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In writing for a variety of purposes and audiences, the aim is to…… “shape, craft and adapt sentence structures, selecting from the wide repertoire of styles and types deployed by writers, and apply them accurately, creatively and appropriately to achieve impact and effect”

In writing for a variety of purposes and audiences, the aim is to…… “shape, craft and adapt sentence structures, selecting from the wide repertoire of styles and types deployed by writers, and apply them accurately, creatively and appropriately to achieve impact and effect”

In writing for a variety of purposes and audiences, the aim is to…… “shape, craft and adapt sentence structures, selecting from the wide repertoire of styles and types deployed by writers, and apply them accurately, creatively and appropriately to achieve impact and effect”

In writing for a variety of purposes and audiences, the aim is to…… “shape, craft and adapt sentence structures, selecting from the wide repertoire of styles and types deployed by writers, and apply them accurately, creatively and appropriately to achieve impact and effect”

… the examiner is looking for:writing that is coherent and controlled;form, content and style that are generally matched to purpose and audience;paragraphing used to enhance meaning; vocabulary choices showing increasing sophistication;the use of rhetorical devices;a variety of sentence structures used for effect;accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Write me an interesting paragraph about how you would like to change the school.

Think about something different and unique you could say.

Think about how you could say it so that it gets the attention of your readers.

Imagine your readers are the school community-adults and children.

What makes it interesting? Write down 5 things that keep you interested in an article.

Wither - weaken and fade and die Tedious - dull and boring Transparent - see through, obvious Anarchist - someone who fights for freedom and a break from society’s rules and restrictionsBogus - false, fake Intolerances - things that people cannot put up with Concur - agree Eradicated - got rid of Imperative - necessity Baffling - confusing

Highlight sections that grab your interest. Be ready to say why.

Identify one extract that stands out to you and explain why.

Find three examples of controversial things Coram says.

What words/ phrases help to give the piece structure?

These are known as discourse markers

… are not just … they are …

A report … appears to show

It’s a better … because … But it does …

… is … (short, punchy sentence)

It’s why … It’s why …

It’s the same with …

… never … They just …

I absolutely concur with the notion that … We absolutely do.

Listen to how I have used some of Giles Coren’s discourse markers as a model to create my own piece of writing …While listening, follow Coren’s article and see if you can spot how I’ve used it as a model for my own writing.

Talking with a partner, devise your own opinion piece, using some of Giles Coren’sdiscourse markers as a model.Choose from one of the following topics, which have recently been ‘trending’ online:

Ebola crisis

Miley Cyrus

Great British Bake Off

X Factor

iPhone 6

Now write your opinion piece, drawing on the ideas and the repertoire of language styles and sentence structures that you used when talking to your partner.

You have 20 minutes. See how much you can get written down in that time.

With a partner, explain where, in your writing, you were able to…

… “shape, craft and adapt sentence structures, selecting from the wide repertoire of styles and types deployed by writers, and apply them accurately, creatively and appropriately to achieve impact and effect”

Be prepared to share your sentence(s) with the class

Read through Hugo Rifkind’s article “Why we’ll be rubbish...”.

Annotate what you consider to be the discourse markers.

Re-think your original idea. Now write about something that you don’t like about the school/ society

▪ Be controversial

▪ Use discourse markers

▪ Use new vocabulary

▪ Use the check list!!

Your response must show that you can:• make choices in writing that are

appropriate to audience and purpose• spell, punctuate and use

grammatical structures that are accurate and appropriate for purpose and effect.

Write the script for a podcast for a young people’s website about an issue related to family holidays.

• To consider the potential range of topics for the controlled assessment.

• To identify useful discourse markers in a range of model texts.

• To make choices in writing that are appropriate to audience and purpose.

By the end of this lessonAll will:

have discussed a range of topics on the theme of pets;

have identified some useful discourse markers.

Most should:

have discussed a range and chosen a specific topic for their written piece.

Some might:

have started planning their written piece, with a clear sense of purpose and audience.

For each article, consider and make notes on:

the ideas and issues about holidays?

any useful discourse markers that you may want to use in your own writing.

Extension

What techniques has the writer used to convey their point of view (and that of others)?