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Encoding Writing Strategies

Encoding is the process of turning ideas into written language. Help Nathan prepare a short paragraph for a community notice about making the local beach safer for wildlife. Read the mini-brief, then plan, write and review. You may use your own ideas as well as details from the brief.

Mini-brief: Keep the beach wildlife-friendly

At Kōwhai Bay, visitors can help protect seabirds and other wildlife. Rubbish such as fishing line can trap animals, so it should go in a bin or be taken home. People should give nesting birds plenty of space and keep dogs under control near them. A local group plans to add more clearly labelled rubbish bins and wildlife signs. The notice should persuade visitors to take practical care of the beach.

1.In this writing mission, what does encoding mean? Choose the most accurate answer.

Decoding a message written by someone else
Turning ideas into written words and sentences
Adding illustrations instead of writing
Editing only the spelling in a finished paragraph

2.Which sentence would work best as the topic sentence of a paragraph persuading visitors to protect Kōwhai Bay wildlife?

Kōwhai Bay is a beach in New Zealand.
Visitors can protect Kōwhai Bay wildlife by following a few simple actions.
Some people visit beaches in summer.
The new signs are blue and white.

3.Select the two details from the mini-brief that best support the idea that visitors can protect wildlife through their actions.

Fishing line can trap animals.
Visitors should give nesting birds plenty of space.
The beach is called Kōwhai Bay.
The notice is for a community audience.

4.Fill in the blank: Commentary explains how or why a supporting detail the main idea.

5.Improve this detail by adding commentary: “Visitors should put fishing line in a bin.” Explain why this action matters for wildlife.

6.Nathan’s notes are mixed up. Put them in the most useful order for a paragraph: (A) This reduces the chance of birds swallowing or becoming tangled in rubbish. (B) Visitors can help protect wildlife at Kōwhai Bay. (C) For example, they can put fishing line and other rubbish in a bin. Write the letters in order.

7.Plan one more supporting detail and commentary for a persuasive paragraph about protecting Kōwhai Bay wildlife. Your detail should come from the mini-brief; explain how it helps.

8.Write a complete persuasive paragraph for the community notice. Include a clear topic sentence, at least two supporting details and commentary explaining how the details support your message. Use a linking word such as “For example” or “This means”.

9.Revise this paragraph by adding a sentence of commentary after its detail: “Visitors should keep dogs under control near nesting birds. They should also use the rubbish bins.” Write one sentence explaining why keeping dogs under control matters.

10.Proofread this sentence. Rewrite it with correct capital letters and punctuation: “please take fishing line home it can trap seabirds”

11.Review the paragraph you wrote in Question 8. Name one specific change you would make to improve its clarity, detail or punctuation.