Y 10 Writing Skills Transactional Writing Writing Project

Y 10 Writing Skills Transactional Writing

Writing Project Deadlines • This is the last week before May half-term. • By Thursday 4 th June (week after half-term) you need to submit two pieces of writing: Ø A piece of imaginative writing Ø A piece of transactional writing • Over the past two weeks you have focused on imaginative writing and should have attempted two different pieces. • You now need to pick ONE of these pieces to refine, redraft, and perfect. • Today we will focus on transactional writing.

Recap 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What story was the extract taken from last week? What was the name of the brother and sister? What was the name of the author? What happened as they walked home from the school play? What did the author try to do throughout the chapter? How did she do this effectively?

Answers 1. What story was the extract taken from last week? To Kill a Mockingbird 2. What was the name of the brother and sister? Jem and Scout 3. What was the name of the author? Harper Lee 4. What happened as they walked home from the school play? They were attacked 5. What did the author try to do throughout the chapter? How did she do this effectively? Harper Lee built tension through effective imagery. She used the senses, particularly sound, to disorientate and unsettle the reader. She built towards one climactic event.

Read the Review of ‘The Last Dance’ When reviewing anything you should be attempting to offer an engaging and considered opinion of that thing. A review should not just document a series of events, and offer a simplistic opinion of it. The example below is what you should avoid: I went to Nandos with my mates last Saturday and was amazed at the length of time I had to wait for my Butterfly Chicken Burger. However, when the burger came it was fantastic. I would definitely recommend Nandos as the chicken is always good. This is too simplistic and doesn’t attempt to influence the reader with any subtlety. Instead, you should try to think of a way you can write about an event from an interesting perspective. If you were going to write a review of Nandos you could easily adopt a different voice: local chef, food critic, celebrity blogger, etc.

Tasks 1. Watch the following clip: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=w 0 BQKX_lsz. Y 2. Define the following words: • • • Deprived Evolution Candid Unprecedented Speculation 3. How does the review suggest that this series is needed in the current climate? 4. What information does it give about the series itself? 5. How does the review transition from discussing the series itself to Michael Jordan’s character? 6. Why does it offer opinions from teammates? 7. Why does it quote Jordan directly? And how does it use these quotes effectively? 8. How does the review conclude? Notice, it does not have ‘star ratings’.

Transactional Writing Choose ONE of the following to complete. Plan your answer first by considering: • • The perspective you will adopt The intended purpose, audience, and form How you will make your review engaging, opinionated, and relevant The general structure of your writing: beginning, middle, end 1. Write a review for a magazine of a restaurant or food destination you have visited. 2. Write a review for a magazine of a concert or show you attended. 3. Write a review of a book or TV series you have read/watched. Purpose = to inform/persuade Audience = it says ‘magazine’ so you need to carefully consider the type of magazine and who the reader will therefore be Form = an article

Homework Complete your writing tasks. You need to submit them by Thursday 4 th June. Please submit them to your Thursday morning teacher (Language lesson). You should submit a transactional and imaginative piece – two in total. EXT: Watch ‘The Last Dance’ on Netlfix, if you can.