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Family Writing Fun

Use the ideas on this page to plan, write and improve a piece of writing. You can write about people you know or invent a family for your story. Remember to use capital letters and punctuation.

Choose your writing purpose

Match each kind of writing to the job it does. Write the correct letter beside each number.

1.You want your family to try a new game at the next picnic. Which kind of writing would help you give reasons and persuade them?

Recount
Informative
Persuasive
Narrative

Be a story detective

Read this short story, then use its details to answer the questions.

On Saturday morning, Charlotte and her whānau spread a blanket beside a stream. Just as they unpacked lunch, an apple rolled down the grassy bank. Their dog, Puku, chased it—but stopped when the apple bumped into a tiny hedgehog. Charlotte gently picked up the apple and placed it back in the basket. Then everyone shared the fruit, and Puku enjoyed a crunchy dog biscuit.

2.Who went on the picnic, and where did they spread their blanket?

3.What rolled down the bank, and what did Puku do when it moved?

4.Why did Puku stop chasing the apple?

5.Number these events from 1 to 3 in the order they happened: everyone shared the fruit; Puku chased the apple; Charlotte picked up the apple.

Plan and create

Use the picnic scene or invent your own family adventure. Make your writing clear and interesting.

6.Plan a short family adventure. Write who is there, what happens, when and where it happens, why it happens, and how the characters respond.

7.Write two sentences to begin your adventure. Introduce the characters and place, and make the reader want to find out what happens next.

8.Improve this sentence by adding a describing word: “The bird sat on the fence.” Write your improved sentence.

9.Rewrite this sentence with the correct capital letter and full stop: “on saturday we made pancakes”

Draw the most exciting moment in your family adventure. Add one speech bubble with something a character might say.

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