Week 5 Information Report Writing
This week in the writing workshop the class reviewed what generalisers were and had a go at using them in sentences.
Following this activity, we added information from the class tool box into our Magpie journal (the tools specifically relevant to the shared writing task we would be working on in this session). These specific tools were: title, sub title, questioning hook and generalisers.
We then discussed what a hook is and how the model text used a question to engage their readers. The students then brainstormed different ways a writer can begin writing a ‘questioning hook’ and shared with the class. Following this activity, students each selected a different way to write their own questioning hook to introduce an African elephant. We then used all of these great generated ideas to co-construct the first two parts of our information text.
Shared writing from class today:
The African Elephant
Could you picture yourself in a safari jeep driving rapidly alongside the largest mammal in the world? This creature is known as the African elephant!
The grey majestic beast of Africa
Wandering through the large continent of Africa, African elephants live in the savannas (the bush) and the rainforests of Central Africa. This varied African environment is home to vast, wet and dry grasslands, tropical rainforests, dark woodlands and harsh desserts.
