Writing for communication
Writing is one of the most important skills you can develop. Like reading, writing is an essential skill. But there’s lots of different ways of writing. When you want to communicate to your friends by text message it is appropriate to use txtspk with all the abbreviations that you’re used to. When you are writing formally for assessment it is important that you use standard English and all the conventions of punctuation that you have learnt since primary school. It is important not to get mixed up.
This term, our focus will be on communicating well with all our different audiences, communicating by writing (and reading) and also using our voices. There will be chances for you to speak to a whole class and also in small groups as we start Literature Circles.
What I would like you to write about this lesson is anything that has interested you over the last fortnight. Make sure you use language appropriate to your global audience and use at least two hyperlinks to what it is you are discussing. Moderate your comments and maybe add some comments in return.
