Year 6 · English · Writing
Writing for different purposes
Write narratives, persuasive texts and reports with linked paragraphs, and revise at word, sentence and text level.
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- 3D lesson: Writing for different purposes — Climb the story mountain, build a persuasive argument, explain how and why with cause and effect, and link paragraphs with the right linking phrase.
- 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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