Literacy – Writing Short Information Paragraphs

WALT:

Write short information paragraphs.

Starter

Can you answer these questions without using

YES or No

Is the sky blue?

Is the grass green?

Do I travel to work by camel?

Do you have a car?

Do you play tennis?

Do you cook?

Main Activity

What is a paragraph?

Report on Pele

Title

Text Box

Sub heading

Sub heading

Sub heading

Sub heading

Text Box

For example if I wanted to write a report about myself using

paragraphs.

What areas might I pick to discuss?

1.Factfile 2.Family 3.Friends 4.Talents 5.Hopes and Dreams for the Future

Family

I have one younger sister called Deirdre. Deirdre is married to Darren and they have two beautiful girls called Emilie and Abagail. My mother’s name is Denise and my father’s name is Raymond. I am married to Avril and she is a school teacher in Al Ain. Avril is very cross and gives her students lots of homework.

A Report on the Life of Michael McCloskey

Family

i have one younger sister called Deirdre. My favourite hobby is playing rugby and I love to climb mountains. My mothers name is Denise and my fathers name is Raymond. My wife is called Avril and she is a school teacher in Al Ain. avril is very cross and gives her students lots of homework

Can you help me spot the mistakes in this report?

Hobbies

Deirdre is married to Darren and they have two beautiful girls called Emilie and Abagail. I also have a big interest in computers and IT and love learning new software programs especially doing new Powerpoints for class 3(a). My sister lives in Switzerland.

WILF

Use a Sub Heading

Keep to the same subject in each paragraph

Use different sentence openers

Add humour

What is a paragraph?