Writing 3rd Grade

Writing

Purpose of writing

to practise your writing skills, experiment with different kinds of writing, develop fluency and increase your writing confidence.

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Think about:a) a person who is special to you and a special event in your life OR...b) an experience you had which was very memorable.TIPS

• Always make a plan.
• Use sequence linkers (time expressions) such as:

(first, second, third, after that, before, during, meanwhile, when, then.) Use your dictionary. (120 - 150 words) Don't forget to write a title.

Task

A biography or autobiography

So what do the words mean?

Bio: means lifegraph: means to writeauto: means self.

Can you put the following in the order you think they happened? Write the events on the time line on the following page. For some of the points, you may need to write Pre for before a specific year and During when it happened in between some years.

BIOGRAPHY: J.K. Rowling (author of the “Harry Potter” books.)

Activity 1

Write your plan for a biography or autobiography. Use a time line, like in the image to indicate significant events in the person’s life.

Activity 2

Write a plan about: 3. DESCRIPTION: APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY4. ACTIVITIES5. LIKES AND DISLIKES6. OTHER COMMENTS

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A description of an object or place

When you write a description of a place (or object), you generally use simple present tense unless you are describing something happening now or something you have seen in the past.

The following mind map shows ideas one student has brainstormed about the view from a room.

WRITING TASKUse a mind map like the one below to write about the view from your home or school. Refer to the list of prepositions and use adjectives. Try to help your readers imagine the view.

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The mechanics of writing

You probably remember that a simple sentence has a subject and a verb. But if you write only using simple sentences, your writing will seem childish. You should write using a mixture of simple, compound and complex sentences.

Kinds of Sentences

Writing a process or explaining how to do something

Think about something you want to tell others how to do (for example, how to cook something,make a kite, build a plane etc.) Make a plan and then write your first draft.PLAN

• What will you tell others to do?
• List the materials which will be needed.
• Write the steps which should be followed in order.
• Check you know how to form passive voice in simple present tense.
• Write some sequence words to use.

Writing Task

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Different types of narratives

WRITING TASKLook at the pictures below. You can write one narrative which includes both pictures or just one.

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