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Expository Writing Planning Worksheet
Use the prompts to plan an informative text about looking after belongings. Write in your own words, and use the model text to notice how an expository text is organised.
Plan Your Writing
Topic: Why it is worth looking after the things we use
1.Introduction: Write an opening that catches a reader’s interest and introduces why looking after belongings matters. You could begin with a question or an interesting statement.
2.Main point one: Give one reason that caring for belongings is useful. Add an explanation or an example to support your reason.
3.Main point two: Explain one way that keeping and reusing belongings can help the natural environment. Include an example if you can.
4.Main point three: Describe two practical habits that help people care for their belongings.
5.Conclusion: Sum up your main reasons and finish with a final thought about taking care of belongings.
Vocabulary Bank
Choose words from the bank to make your explanations clear and link your ideas together.
Caring for belongings: look after, maintain, mend, protect, store, reuse
Money and value: cost, affordable, save, valuable, replace
The environment: rubbish, landfill, pollution, resources, habitat, recycle
Linking ideas: first, another reason, also, for instance, because, as a result, in conclusion
Read a Model Text
Notice how the writer introduces the topic, develops reasons and examples, and brings the ideas together at the end.
A school bag that is cared for can carry books for years, while a neglected one may soon need replacing. Looking after the things we use is a simple habit with benefits for people and the planet.
First, caring for belongings can save money. When shoes are cleaned and dried properly, they may stay in good condition for longer. A small repair, such as fixing a loose button, can also be cheaper than buying a replacement.
Another reason to take care of our things is to reduce waste. Items thrown away can add to the rubbish sent to landfill. Making new products also uses materials and energy. Reusing or repairing an item can help us make better use of those resources.
There are easy ways to build this habit. We can put equipment away after using it, keep food and drinks away from books and devices, and ask for help to mend something that has broken. For instance, storing a raincoat on a hook helps it dry and keeps it off the floor.
In conclusion, looking after belongings can help them last, save money and reduce waste. Small choices, repeated often, make a worthwhile difference.
6.In the model text, copy or describe the opening detail that is used to interest the reader.
7.Name two linking phrases from the model text that help organise its ideas.
8.What two benefits of looking after belongings are explained in the model text?
9.What does the writer do in the final paragraph?
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