📚 Part 1: Understanding Informative Writing

1. What is the main purpose of informative writing?

To entertain readers with a funny story

To teach readers facts and information

To persuade readers to agree with your opinion

To describe your personal feelings

2. Which features make informative writing effective? (Tick all that apply)

Clear topic introduction

Facts grouped in paragraphs

Personal opinions only

Precise, topic-specific vocabulary

Linking words to connect ideas

3. Which linking words help connect ideas in informative writing?

also, another, together with

once upon a time, suddenly, finally

I think, in my opinion, I believe

because, therefore, as a result

4. A good informative paragraph should have:

Only one long sentence with all the facts

A clear topic sentence, supporting facts, and a conclusion

Lots of personal stories and experiences

Questions for the reader to answer

✏️ Part 2: Planning Your Informative Writing

5. Choose a New Zealand topic to write about and complete your planning:

My topic: ________________________________

Topic sentence (introduce your topic):

6. List three key facts about your topic:

Fact 1: ________________________________

Fact 2: ________________________________

Fact 3: ________________________________

7. Write three topic-specific vocabulary words you will use:

Word 1: _____________ Word 2: _____________ Word 3: _____________

8. Plan your concluding sentence:

🎯 Part 3: Writing and Self-Check

9. Write your informative paragraph using your plan above:

10. Self-check your writing - tick when complete:

I clearly introduced my topic

I included facts grouped logically

I used linking words (also, another, together with)

I used precise vocabulary

I wrote a concluding sentence

I checked my spelling and punctuation

11. One way I could improve my informative writing next time:

Informative Writing Workshop

Informative Writing Workshop

📚 Part 1: Understanding Informative Writing

✏️ Part 2: Planning Your Informative Writing

🎯 Part 3: Writing and Self-Check

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