Bike for sale

Bike for sale

Pencil and paperOnline interactive
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This task is about writing an advertisement to sell a bike.

Question 1Change answer

Look at the picture of the bike. Imagine that it is your bike, and that you want to sell it.

Write a short advertisement to go in the "For Sale" column in the newspaper.

Before you write your advertisement: Think about the important information you will need to give.

Write your advertisement in the space below. Don't draw any pictures.

Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online.
Levels:
2, 4
Curriculum info: 
Description of task: 
For this NEMP task students look at a picture of a bicycle and write an advertisement to sell the bike in a newspaper column.
Curriculum Links: 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • choose effective content, language, and text structure
  • generate content that is relevant to the task
as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.
Learning Progression Frameworks
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
    Y4 (10/1998) Y8 (09/1998)

Details

indicates bike for sale

refers to condition/type/features of bike

price mentioned

contact phone number or address indicated

Effectiveness of advertisement:(persuasiveness)

highly effective 

moderately effective 

slightly effective 

not effective

 

81%

71%

58%

47%

 

4%

27%

40%

29%

 

98%

93%

71%

70%

  

17%

41%

33%

9%

Diagnostic and formative information: 
Commentary
The most common omission was information about how to contact the seller. About 60% of Year 8 students and 30% of Year 4 students produced an advertisement rated moderately or highly effective.
 
Examples 
For Sale!
1 red Scott Peak bike!
Only 3 months old!
21 gears!
Includes drink bottle holder.
Adjustable seat and bars.
For sale for $110 If you are interested, please contact name on phone no.
(YEAR 8)
Bike For Sale! ! !
10 speed, SCOtt, front and back brakes; etc.... exellent condition
2 years old hardly used.
Only $500
PH: phone no.
(YEAR 8)
I want to sell a red Scott Mountain bike with J-bars and drink\ holder.
It also has a light and 21 gears.
It looks like new and is about $500.
(YEAR 8)
BIKE For Sale
A bike is going to on sale on Sunday it is going to be infront of a white creamy garrage in wellington.
It has two lights that turn on orange. And it has a spechal spechal drink holder.
It costs 100 dollars. It will be on sale from Sunday to the next week. It takes eftpos.
And we could hold onto it untill you pay or keep if you pay and when you want to get it you can.
(YEAR 4)