Activities and resources
Your teacher may direct you to use some of the resources below or complete some of the attached activities:
Creative writing
SEE-THINK-WONDER: Exploring reading and writing. Students use the attached images to begin considering what reading means to them and what makes ‘good’ writing.
Exploring your senses: Students begin to develop their use of descriptive language and sensory imagery
Figurative language: Resources and activities on a variety of figurative language devices, such as metaphors and similes
Persuasive writing
Using the problem ⇨ solution structure to public speaking – Planning Template
The public speaking ‘sparks’ below can be a good place to start thinking about a topic. Not all the links will be current – if the ‘page can no longer be found’, click on another link of interest.
Public Speaking Sparks 2
Intro to persuasion – 4 corner debates, logos-pathos-ethos, advertisements