Steve Irwin

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Steve Irwin

• Final Writing Task

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Biography
autobiography
Persuasive text
skimming
transactional
Recount text
fact
Topic sentence
scanning
opinion
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Biography
autobiography
Persuasive text
skimming
sequencing
transactional
fact
Note taking
Topic sentence
scanning
opinion
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Biography
autobiography
Persuasive text
sequencing
transactional
Recount text
fact
Note taking
Topic sentence
scanning
opinion
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Biography
autobiography
Persuasive text
skimming
transactional
sequencing
Note taking
fact
Recount text
scanning
opinion
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autobiography
Biography
Persuasive text
skimming
transactional
Recount text
fact
Note taking
Topic sentence
scanning
opinion
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Task

• You have been asked to write a biography of Steve
  Irwins life for a new book entitled Famous
  Naturalists.
• The target audience will be the general public
  who are interested in reading facts about Steve
  Irwin.

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• This is a recount text.
• It should be written in a formal tone.

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Planning.

• There are five texts for you to look at in Text
  for Scotland One, starting on page 23.
• You will be using your skills in skimming,
  scanning, selecting, note- taking and sequencing
  to help you write your report.

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• Copy the following headings into your jotter.
• Leave half a page between each heading.
• Introduction
• Early Life
• Career
• Death
• Negative Views about Steve Irwin
• Positive Views about Steve Irwin
• Conclusion.

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Working in pairs

• Read each text.
• As you do so, take notes under each of the
  headings you have in your jotter.
• Your teacher will stop you after each text to
  discuss what you have found.
• N.B. Notes should be in your own words as far as
  possible.

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Introduction
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Early Life
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Career
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Death
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Negative Views about Irwin
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Positive Views about Irwin
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Conclusion
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Ready to Write?

• Remember each paragraph should have a topic
  sentence.
• As this is a report, you should use subheadings.
• Use a formal style.
• Build on the work you did last time. What are
  your targets?

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