Tell me ’bout it

In Literacy, we’re looking to develop our ability to write with the intent ‘to describe’. While descriptive language is an important part of any writing, we’ll be looking specifically at Information/Scientific Report. We believe this will help us the most with our inquiry in both comprehending information we are reading and in communicating our understandings. We have completed a pre-assessment that will give us a starting point for your child which will be on display in their portfolio and will have a post-assessment later next term to see evidence of growth. We have also conducted a few activities that help build up your child’s subject specific vocabulary and basic understanding of grammar, these will also be available in their portfolio.

The text structure looks a little like this…

Title Introduction – brief description/classification (What is it that you’re describing) Appearance – What does it look like? Parts – What is it made up of? Function – How does it work? Features – What makes it unique? Uses – How does it affect other systems? Value – What would be like without it? Conclusion – Summarising the main points or anecdotal observation

Here is a basic description/example, apologies to arachnophobes…

This would be a great opportunity to have a look around the house and find things to discuss or write about together. The idea is to find something that your child is passionate, knows a lot of facts about and has an audience that would be excited to hear their knowledge.