STEP 1 - PLAN
Read the questions 1-3 and match them to the answers a-f. Then look back at the competition entry on page 80. Number the information in the order it appears in the text
1 What is the problem? c
2 What have they done to help? d, e ,f
3 What are they going to do next? a, b
STEP 2 - WRITE
Write a first draft. Use the sentences in Step 1. Use the model text on page 118 to help you. Use sequences to order the sentences.
"Many lynxes die on the roads in our area because cars drive too fast, and the only lynxes in the country are in our area!
We made a video of our lynxes. We've written a special rap and we sang it on our video! We wanted to make the cars go slower, so we made enormous posters and put them everywhere in our area. We also made big, red triangles and put them on the road, so now cars can't go very fast.
We're going to put our rap video on the internet because we want a lot of people to see it. We hope our project is going to save the lynxes."
STEP 3 - CHECK
Check your work out. Check:
- your paragraphs are organized
- you use sequences correctly
Check your:
STEP 4 - WRITE
Now write your final copy in your notebook
Saving the lynxes
"Many lynxes die on the roads in our area because cars drive too fast, and the only lynxes in the country are in our area!
We made a video of our lynxes. We've written a special rap and we sang it on our video! We wanted to make the cars go slower, so we made enormous posters and put them everywhere in our area. We also made big, red triangles and put them on the road, so now cars can't go very fast.
We're going to put our rap video on the internet because we want a lot of people to see it. We hope our project is going to save the lynxes."
