Task Description: Plan and write a narrative story of your own choice
WALT: Describe and use the structural and language features of a narrative
Success Criteria:
Orientation: Sets the scene and mood, introduces the characters (when, where, who or what)
Complication: Dilemma or problem that sets off the events in the story.
Sequence of Events: The events that happen in the story as the character attempt to solve the problem
Climax: The dramatic high point of the action
Resolution: The outcome or ending where the problem is resolved.
Create:
Draft your narrative using the ideas from your plan.
Self check then partner revise your writing.
Publish your writing using book creator.
Share:
Post your narrative writing on your blog.
Don't forget to put the WALT for this activity and a reflection on how you went with the learning.
Task Description: Plan and write a narrative story of your own choice to show me what you already know about narrative structure and writing.
WALT: Describe and use the structural and language features of a narrative
Success Criteria:
Orientation: Sets the scene and mood, introduces the characters (when, where, who or what)
Complication: Dilemma or problem that sets off the events in the story.
Sequence of Events: The events that happen in the story as the character attempt to solve the problem
Climax: The dramatic high point of the action
Resolution: The outcome or ending where the problem is resolved.
Learn:
Task 1: Plan your narrative here
Task 2: Weak verb / Strong verb activity here
Create:
Draft your narrative using the ideas from your plan.
Self check then partner revise your writing.
Publish your writing using book creator.
Share:
Post your narrative writing on your blog.
Don't forget to put the WALT for this activity and a reflection on how you went with the learning.
Task Description: Choose interesting questions to research and write an explanation for
WALT: Describe and use the structural and language features of an explanation
Success Criteria:
Opening Statement: Introduces the topic and defines it.
Body: Key points of the explanation supported by examples and facts including how and why it starts, sequence of events with supporting facts.
Closing statement: A summary that can give a recommendation and or a general statement about the history or use of the object.
Include visual language features: Labeled cyclic diagrams to support ideas
Learn:
Task 1: Possible topics and sources of information plan.
Task 2: Select a question to write about. Research your topic and plan your explanation here
Task 3: Record the sequence of events in visual form.
Create:
Draft your explanation using the information from your plan.
Self check then partner revise your writing.
Publish your explanation including supporting visual language features such as headings, and diagrams. You may like to make a how to video recording.
Share:
Post your explanation writing on your blog along with your diagram.
Don't forget to put the WALT for this activity and a reflection on how you went with the learning.
Task Description: Investigate a familiar classroom object and write an explanation that tells how it works.
WALT: Describe and use the structural and language features of an explanation
Success Criteria:
Opening Statement: Introduces the topic and defines it.
Body: Key points of the explanation supported by examples and facts including what it is used for, what each part does, how the parts work together and how to use it.
Closing statement: A summary that can give a recommendation and or a general statement about the history or use of the object.
Include visual language features: labeled diagrams to support ideas
Learn:
Task 1: Explore the structure of explanations with the worksheet from Mrs P.
Task 2: Select an object from the mystery box and draw a detailed labeled diagram of your object
Task 3: Research your topic and plan your explanation here
Create:
Draft your explanation using the information from your plan.
Self check then partner revise your writing.
Publish your explanation including supporting visual language features such as headings, and diagrams. You may like to make a how to video recording.
Share:
Post your explanation writing on your blog along with your diagram.
Don't forget to put the WALT for this activity and a reflection on how you went with the learning.