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What is Writing?

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What is Writing?

What is Writing?

Students writing and sharing ideas

📝 Part 1: Understanding Writing

1. What is writing? Write your own definition below:
2. Circle all the reasons why people write:

To entertain others with stories

To inform people about facts

To persuade someone to do something

To share feelings and experiences

To give instructions

To remember important information

📚 Part 2: Types of Writing

3. Match each type of writing with its main purpose:
1. Story
2. Recipe
3. Advertisement
4. News article
5. Poem
A. To persuade
B. To inform
C. To entertain
D. To give instructions
E. To express feelings
4. Think of three different types of writing you have seen or used. Write them below:

Type 1: _________________________

Type 2: _________________________

Type 3: _________________________

🎯 Part 3: Audience and Purpose

5. Who might be the audience for these types of writing? Draw lines to connect them:
Birthday card
School newsletter
Bedtime story
Shopping list
Parents and families
Young children
Yourself or family
A friend or family member
6. Choose the best answer. When we write, we should think about:

Only what we want to say

Who will read it and why we're writing

Making it as long as possible

Using the fanciest words we know

💭 Part 4: Your Writing Experience

7. What is your favourite type of writing to do? Explain why:
8. What do you find challenging about writing?
9. Fill in the blanks about writing in your daily life:

At home, I see writing on _________________ and _________________.

At school, I write in my _________________ and on _________________.

One place I see writing outside is on _________________.

10. What type of writing would you like to try or get better at?

🌟 Part 5: Reflection

11. Draw a picture showing someone using writing to communicate:
12. Complete this sentence: "Writing is important because..."
13. One new thing I learned about writing today is:

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