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Year 5 · English · Writing

Planning and structuring writing

Plan multi-paragraph texts with an introduction, body paragraphs and a conclusion, for different purposes.

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  • 3D lesson: Planning and structuring writing — Build a piece of writing with an introduction, body and conclusion, boil sentences down to key-word notes, persuade with evidence and revise a muddled draft.
  • Teacher presentation — slides to put on the projector.
  • Worksheets at three levels — Tūī (support), Kererū (core) and Kea (extension), each with an answer key on the last page.
  • Online practice — assign it to your class in the Crateclass classroom and the results come back by themselves.

Written for Te Mātaiaho, Phase 2 (Years 4–6), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.

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