Project 8 Sprint 1 year 2 2020 - 2021

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Project 8 Sprint 1

Father King George VI,

Mother Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother,

Longest reigning monarch in Britain,

She’s the only person in the UK allowed to drive without a licence

DoorEngels

- please start up DoorEngels

- find project 8

Warming up Task 3

1.1  What are the main points?

1.2 What information can be left out?

1.3 When was the last time you made a summary?

1.4 In what other situations can summaries be useful?

What is the most important thing to think of when writing in English?

What is a paragraph?

1. at least three sentences
2. the middle part of a text
3. a group of sentences with the same idea

Why would you write in paragraphs?

Most texts - for example, letters, reports or stories - need an introduction, a middle and an end.

Text in one long run can put the reader off and is difficult to read.

So it’s best to split it up into

paragraphs.

Many texts need an introduction, some middle paragraphs, and a .....

1. question
2. conclusion
3. summary

How many sentences are there in a paragraph?

1. Just 1
2. At least 2
3. At least 3
4. Answers A, B and C are all possible

What does putting your writing in paragraphs help you to do?

1. Write less
2. Write longer sentences
3. Organise what you want to say

What does a paragraph NOT help you to do?

1. Separate out your ideas
2. Make your writing clearer
3. Make your writing more funny

What does a paragraph NOT help you to do?

1. Separate out your ideas
2. Make your writing clearer
3. Make your writing more funny

Will I need to use headings in formal writing?

Planning

Headings in planning? Sure

In final draft? No

Planning

Ways to plan:

- list

- mindmap / spiderdiagram

- sticky notes / post-its

Planning - List Step 1

When you plan your writing, it’s best to write down ideas before you start writing sentences.

Here are some ideas for writing about a holiday.

Would it make sense to change the order?

Write them down in the best order so that each idea follows on from the one before.
A. The place you stayed at and places you visited.
B. The trip from home to holiday place, arriving.
C. Packing for the holiday.
D. The trip home, people you met.
E. Planning and booking the holiday.
F. The last night on holiday.

G. Best and worst days

Planning - List Step 2

When you plan your writing, it’s best to write down ideas before you start writing sentences.

Here are some ideas for writing about a holiday.

Now decide which points can go in the same paragraph.

Write them down in the best order so that each idea follows on from the one before.
A. The place you stayed at and places you visited.
B. The trip from home to holiday place, arriving.
C. Packing for the holiday.
D. The trip home, people you met.
E. Planning and booking the holiday.
F. The last night on holiday.

G. Best and worst days

Now write

Write the letter about a holiday you've been on.

Make sure you write in paragraphs.

Hand in via Teams.

What do you think a topic sentence is?

1. The first sentence of a paragraph
2. A sentence that gives you the main idea of a paragraph. Often the first sentence.
3. The last sentence of a paragraph.

Topic sentence

A topic sentence gives you the main idea in a paragraph.

It’s often the first sentence in a paragraph.

For example, if you’re writing about your family, the topic sentence in your first paragraph could be:

My large family are very close.

You could then write more sentences to add to this idea in the paragraph.

And write some more!

Hand in assignment via Teams please.

Sprint 1/2

12 t/m 19 mei