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Explanations/Explanatory texts

key features of explanatory texts; writing explanations (of a process)

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reading a range of; features of; plan, compose, edit, refine

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features of explanatory texts

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Information texts

read information texts; compare a variety of; identify main points of

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make a simple record of information from texts read

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write alphabetically ordered texts using information from books etc.

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collect information from variety of sources and present it in one simple format

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Instructions/Instructional texts

read (and follow) instructional texts

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compare/evaluate instructional texts; purposes of/organisation of

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how instructions are organised; writing instructions using organisational devices

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features of instructional texts; writing instructions coherently

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writing clear instructions using appropriate conventions, link phrases & organisational devices

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evaluate range of instructional texts; writing instructional texts

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Letters

reading letters written for a range of purposes

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form and layout of letters; ways of starting, ending addressing; organise into paragraphs

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write letters matched to intended reader; letters to authors about books

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draft, write individual, group or class letters for real purposes

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