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Year 7 · English · Writing

Writing to entertain

Plan and write narratives and poems with a clear structure, sensory language and figurative language.

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  • 3D lesson: Writing to entertain — Climb a 3D story mountain, find the climax and complication, tap the sensory words, sort figurative language and complete a haiku.
  • 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 3 (Years 7–8), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.

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Word origins and vocabulary · Comprehension strategies · Text structures and features · Thinking critically about texts · Spelling patterns · Sentences and grammar · Punctuation · Writing to inform · Writing to persuade · Planning, drafting and editing

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