Writing

CURRICULUM FOCUS

This week in Writing we are learning to write a narrative that considers the audience and purpose. 

VOCABULARY

Orientation: introduces the setting, the characters and the situation. It's the who, what, where of the story.

Purpose: an author's purpose may be to amuse the reader, to persuade the reader or to inform the reader.

Pebble: the start of the problem.

Rock: the next part of the problem, continuing on from the pebble.

Boulder: the biggest part of the problem. Can be a continuation or a reaction to the problem.

Climax: the turning point of a story when the main character's problem begins to be solved or resolved

Resolution: the end of the story. 

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Using the prompt below, have your child write a narrative that considers its audience and purpose. Students can create a poem, a rap, a comic strip or write a narrative to showcase their imaginations!

It is Halloween at Wyndham Vale Primary School and something is afoot! A few of the grade 5’s have spotted shadow’s lurking around the library. What could it be? Who could it be? Why are they there?