Writing meaningful text: text features resources

A writing task, where students argue a case for or against single sex education, discussing and defending their point of view.

Students express interest in a job by writing a letter and a message to leave on an answer phone.

Students explore the issue of school uniforms, developing arguments around it from different points of view.

Students use a given example of a blurb about a book to create their own blurb for a book of their choice.

Using the whare tapawhā model of hauora (well-being), students explore the different dimensions of health, and write an explanation of how each can be cared for. The assessment focus is on the features of an explanation.

This task is about topic, supporting, and summary sentences in paragraphs of explanation.

This task is about identifying the topic sentence, supporting sentences, and summary sentence in a paragraph of description.

This task is about topic, supporting, and summary sentences in paragraphs of persuasion.

Students are assessed on their ability to use the modelled features of a thesaurus to create their own thesaurus page.

Students reflect on notes taken during a rugby game to write an effective report. They also consider some features that will add effect to their report. A link to student support material is given under the "Working with Students" tab.

Students write an argument about the impact of rugby in New Zealand. The features of a written argument are the focus for this assessment. Links to self-assessment writing supports are given under the "Working with Students" tab.

This transactional writing resource requires students to express their views about organ donation.

Students write an argument either for or against daily physical education in schools. Support materials and links to exemplars for writing an argument are given under the "Working with Students" tab.

Students choose the most appropriate topic sentence for a set of supporting sentences.

Students identify the topic sentence, supporting sentences and summary sentence in a given paragraph. They then write their own paragraph, working to include these elements.

The assessment focus is on the features of an explanation. Students explore and write an explanation of the impacts the food industry could have on improving health.