Comparing texts based on audience & purpose.
Formal letter to an author.
Analyzing advertisements for:
Fact, opinion & bias
Literary & linguistic features
Travel brochure or website.
Investigating opinions & preferences in literature and reading.
Week of December 1-10
"The Gift" text (Writer's Effect practice)
"The Gift" questions (Writer's Effect practice)
Thursday Homework: Watch this video, then write examples of Assonance, Consonance and Alliteration.
Friday Homework: After watching this video, explain the three types of irony in your own words and give examples (not from the video!).
Week of December 13-15
"The Gift" graphic organizer (Writer's Effect)
"BIOS Scientists" article for annotation & summarization practice
January 5 - The One Word Project
To begin 2022 and the new term, we want to ensure that we are developing a growth mindset.
January 6-13
"BIOS Scientists" article for annotation & summarization practice
IGCSE Summary Writing (Cyan & Violet)
Do Now - Identifying Sentence Types
Compound-Complex Sentences (Cyan & Violet)
Compound and Complex Sentences (Lilac)
Features of Nonfiction Notes (fill in the blanks)
Writing Based on Audience:
Writing for Audience & Purpose Assignment:
Create a magazine article or short book on the animal of your choice for a child aged 5-8 years. Be sure to consider the following things:
Who is my audience?
What format will I write in?
What is the best text structure for the format I am choosing?
What elements of nonfiction do I need to include?
Where will I get information from?
What is my purpose for writing?
Submit your assignment via Schoology or email to Mrs. Westhead. The due date is as follows:
M3 Cyan & Violet - Friday, January 28th
M3 Lilac - Monday, January 31st
You may want to consider using Google Slides for this assignment. For a book, use a slide for each page. For a magazine article, you can alter the size/shape of the page by: go under the File tab; select Page Set Up; change to Custom and then change the dimensions of the page.
January 24-28
Friendly Letter to someone you know (Lilac)
Application/Business Letter (Cyan & Violet)
January 31 - February 4
Fronted Phrases & Clauses (Cyan & Violet)
Compound-Complex Sentences (Lilac)
Reading Comprehension - "Taco Head" (Lilac)