English
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Look at the picture above. There are two options. We expect at least 3/4 of a page of writing.
Option 1- Write a story about the picture.
Use the story starter below to start you off if you want.
“Leave us alone! This is our home!” the animals all declared as one.
The humans didn’t seem to care…
Can you continue the story?
Success Criteria
We are looking for a range of sentence openers, conjunctions and punctuation. Please make sure your story isn't full of speech (limit yourself to 4/5 lines of speech)! Remember it is more important to describe the character's actions.
Option 2- Persuasive letter
Write a letter to the government, persuading them not to build on the animal's home.
Success Criteria
If you are writing a persuasive letter, remember to include emotive language (see below), rhetorical questions and subordinating conjunctions (however, despite, therefore, although)
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Emotive language to use in persuasive writing |
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Surely you can see |
| Amazed |
| Shocked |
| Astounded |
| Dismayed |
| Very concerned |
| Extremely disappointed |
| Extremely angry |
| I cannot believe that… |
| It is not difficult to understand that… |
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Here is an example letter:
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