Writing

Retelling a Myth

WALT retell a myth

Use your narrative planner to rewrite the the Legend of the Mooncake Festival

Success Criteria

  • include the main characters
  • use the same setting
  • follow the same plot
  • add detail to sentences using adjectives and adverbs
  • include poetic language features (simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, repetition, personification)

Writing Paragraphs

WALT organise related ideas into paragraphs

Success Criteria

  • take notes and group them into related topics
  • write a topic sentence
  • turn note into sentences that support the topic sentence

The House Activity

Group the sentences and then write three paragraphs from the sentences about the house.

Sort the sentences

Orca Activity

Choose one of the paragraphs about orcas and take notes about it. Write your notes into your own paragraph.

Orca Facts

Kid Power: Persuade to Change

WALT use persuasive language features to write a persuasive letter

Success Criteria

  • use at least 3 different persuasive language features
  • include 3 points to support your change
  • use a hook to grad attention
  • summarise your main points in the conclusion
  • follow the format for a persuasive letter

Activity 1

  1. Read the Pocket Money persuasive letter.
  2. How many persuasive language features can you identify?
  3. Are you persuaded by the points that the author makes? Explain why.

Activity 2

  1. Identify your audience: teacher, parent, sibling, friend, principal etc.
  2. Select an area that you would like changed: uniform, homework, break times, bed time etc.
  3. Plan your persuasive letter using the planner.
  4. Include at least 3 persuasive language features.
persuasiveletter_camping.pdf

Activity 3

  1. Create a slogan / chant to support the change that you want to happen.
  2. Design a poster that communicates the change that you want to happen. Include your slogan on the poster.

Chants

Ain’t no power like the power of the people,

Cause the power of the people don’t stop! (Say what?)


Hey hey, ho ho!

__________* has got to go!



Persuasive Writing: Power of 3

WALT use the rule of 3 persuasive technique in our writing

  • explain why the rule of 3 is is used when trying to persuade
  • know what a verb, noun and phrase are
  • apply the rule of 3 to persuasive sentences
Rule of 3

What is a phrase?

A phrase is a group of words that work together to make meaning, but it is not a complete sentence. In other words, it does not have both a subject and a verb.

Persuasive Writing: Purposes and Audiences

WALT: shape texts for different purposes and audiences

Success Criteria:

  • You will show a growing awareness of purpose and audience through careful choice of content, language, and text form.
  • You will use words that show your personal voice where appropriate.
Persuasive Writing Audience and Purpose

Persuasive Writing: Language Features

Persuasive Writing Language Features

WALT: Use language features appropriately, showing a developing understanding of their effects.

Success Criteria:

  • Uses oral, written and visual language features to create meaning and effect and engage interest.