Phase 2: Information Report
PURPOSE:
Classifies, describes and gives factual information about people, animals, things or phenomena
STRUCTURE:
- Begins with a general classification or definition
- Lists a sequence of related information about the topic,
- A conclusion (optional).
PURPOSE:
Classifies, describes and gives factual information about people, animals, things or phenomena
STRUCTURE:
- Begins with a general classification or definition
- Lists a sequence of related information about the topic,
- A conclusion (optional).
Instructions:
1. Open up the document titled "Antarctica_student"
2. Read the information report "Antarctica"
Discussion: What is the purpose of the text?
Discussion: Who is the intended audience of the text?
4. Highlight all of the classification section in red.
5. Under the column heading "Text Features"- write "CLASSIFICATION" capitalised, in bold and size 16 font.
Discussion: What do we do when we classify?
6. Underneath this heading, write your own definition of classification.
7. Highlight all of the description section in blue.
8. Under the column heading "Text Features"- write "DESCRIPTION" capitalised, in bold and size 16 font.
Discussion: What do we do when we describe?
Underneath this, write your own definition of a description.
9. Underline the topic sentences in each of the description paragraphs.
Discussion: What is a topic sentence? What term have we already used that serves a similar role to a topic sentence?
10. Find any technical words that relate to the topic, italicise these words and change them to an orange font colour.
information_report_antarctica_student_copy.docx | |
File Size: | 15 kb |
File Type: | docx |
PART 3
Instructions:
As a class we are going to use the "Antarctica" report example, to do a joint re write of your pre-writing sample "Australia"
1. Download the document "information_report_rewrite_student_copy"
2. Use a similar sentence structure from "Antarctica" as a guide for your "Australia" report.
3. Start with the classification then proceed to the description section.
4. Save your work onto your USB.
Things to address:
- Who is the audience?
- What is he purpose?
- Is it written in third person?
- Does it
1. Classify?
2. Describe phenomenon?
Instructions:
As a class we are going to use the "Antarctica" report example, to do a joint re write of your pre-writing sample "Australia"
1. Download the document "information_report_rewrite_student_copy"
2. Use a similar sentence structure from "Antarctica" as a guide for your "Australia" report.
3. Start with the classification then proceed to the description section.
4. Save your work onto your USB.
Things to address:
- Who is the audience?
- What is he purpose?
- Is it written in third person?
- Does it
1. Classify?
2. Describe phenomenon?
information_report_rewrite_student_copy.docx | |
File Size: | 15 kb |
File Type: | docx |