1. Literacy – Writing Short Information Paragraphs

2. WALT: Write short information paragraphs.

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4. Can you answer these questions without using YES or No

5. Is the sky blue?

6. Is the grass green?

7. Do I travel to work by camel?

8. Do you have a car?

9. Do you play tennis?

10. Do you cook?

11. Main Activity

12. What is a paragraph?

14. Report on Pele

18. Title Text Box Sub heading Text Box

19. For example if I wanted to write a report about myself using paragraphs. What areas might I pick to discuss? 1.Factfile 2.Family 3.Friends 4.Talents 5.Hopes and Dreams for the Future

20. Family I have one younger sister called Deirdre. Deirdre is married to Darren and they have two beautiful girls called Emilie and Abagail. My mother’s name is Denise and my father’s name is Raymond. I am married to Avril and she is a school teacher in Al Ain. Avril is very cross and gives her students lots of homework. A Report on the Life of Michael McCloskey

21. Family i have one younger sister called Deirdre. My favourite hobby is playing rugby and I love to climb mountains. My mothers name is Denise and my fathers name is Raymond. My wife is called Avril and she is a school teacher in Al Ain. avril is very cross and gives her students lots of homework Can you help me spot the mistakes in this report? Hobbies Deirdre is married to Darren and they have two beautiful girls called Emilie and Abagail. I also have a big interest in computers and IT and love learning new software programs especially doing new Powerpoints for class 3(a). My sister lives in Switzerland.

22. WILF Use a Sub Heading Keep to the same subject in each paragraph Use different sentence openers Add humour

23. What is a paragraph?