Writing

Wanted Poster Steps
The following are the directions to help you to create your wanted poster.

//Step 1//: Select a character. Write the name of the character on notebook paper and begin a list of items to write on the wanted poster.

**Research Character** //Step 2//: Search the text and find if there were any aliases used in the novel for the character. //Step 3//: Make a physical description of the character and include any outstanding or distinguishing traits about a character. For example, you should list the following: height, weight, sex, hair color, eye color, scars, clothing, nationality, etc. //Step 4//: Describe why the character is "wanted." What terrible thing did the character do? Is the character hiding? Is the character with another character? Is the character "armed and dangerous"? //Step 5//: What is the character like? What does the character like to do? What skills or hobbies does the character have? //Step 6//: Write where the character was last seen. //Step 7//: You need a picture of your character, you can search the Internet for a picture or photo. //Step 8//: You need to put together all of the parts of the wanted poster: **Assess Wanted Poster**
 * The words "Help Wanted" need to go at the top of the poster in big and bold letters.
 * The name of the character need to be written below in bold letters as well. If you found an alias, please write that too.
 * The picture of the character needs to be glued neatly in the center.
 * You can type or neatly write the physical description. The words "physical description" should be written in bold letters before the description.
 * Write or type why the character is wanted. You can write the word "crime" before the description.
 * Write or type any special skills or hobbies the character has.
 * Write or type where the character was last seen.


 * * Content provides enough description and is accurate.
 * Very few writing convention errors.
 * Titles, description and picture are neatly written, placed and cut.
 * Color and creativity make the poster attractive and interesting. || * Content mostly provides enough description and is mostly accurate.
 * A few writing convention errors.
 * Titles, description and picture are mostly neatly written, placed and cut.
 * Color and creativity mostly make the poster attractive and interesting. || * Content somewhat provides enough description and is somewhat accurate.
 * Some writing convention errors.
 * Titles, description and picture are somewhat neatly written, placed and cut.
 * Color and creativity somewhat make the poster attractive and interesting. || Content does not provide enough description and is not accurate.
 * Many writing convention errors.
 * Titles, description and picture are not neatly written, placed and cut.
 * Color and creativity do not make the poster attractive or interesting. ||
 * 4 points || 3 points || 2 points || 1 point ||

Term 3: Week 1- 5

WALT: Write Reports.
This is an example of a report on Space Telescopes:



A Report should have: 4 Parts: A Title, General Statement (What living or non-living thing is in the subject of this information report?), A Description (What do they look like? Where are they found? How do they behave?), and an Evaluation (How has the writer summed up the information?).

Report should have: Nouns, Adjectives , Present tense verbs , Adverbs and __Adverbial Phrases__



Weeks 7 -11

WALT: Write Narratives.
What Our Writing Needs:



Writing Tasks: Write your own Narrative



Check out our individual pages to see our fantastic narratives.
Weeks 1 - 6 WALT: Write descriptions of people, places and things. What Our Writing Needs:

Writing Tasks:
 * Describe a Cheese Toastie


 * We are going to be using a writing site called [|'Toasted Cheese Literacy Journal']
 * Our Toasted Cheese descriptions will be on our individual wiki pages

What Our Writing Will Look like:
 * Writing Fonts: Arial, Comic Sans, Georgia, Times New Roman, Verdana, or Tohoma in standard form (no Bold, italics, or underlined unless for specific situations.
 * Writing Fonts no bigger that 12 font. Titles up to 36 font.
 * No Colour.