Year 7 · English
Purpose and audience awareness in Year 7 English
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Focus on writing for a specific audience and purpose. Start with “Explore the Use of Formal Language in a Piece of Writing: The Cat”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 7 learners practise writing for a specific audience and purpose.
The activities include Explore the Use of Formal Language in a Piece of Writing: The Cat, Identify Suitable Vocabulary and Devices For a Specific Audience, Practise Writing a Logical Argument: School Trips, and related practice. The checked support below includes practice, video, worksheet, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Explore the Use of Formal Language in a Piece of Writing: The Cat
- Identify Suitable Vocabulary and Devices For a Specific Audience
- Practise Writing a Logical Argument: School Trips
- Practise Writing For Specific Audiences
- Recognise Texts About Past Experiences
- Revise the Features of Formal Official Language
- Write For A Specific Audience
- Write For An Audience
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What Is Formal Language?
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Recognising Purpose and Audience
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Oak lesson video: Victorian Childhood Preparing An Argument
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Oak lesson video: Use Of Flashback In Skin Of The Sea
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Using standard and non-standard English
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Oak lesson slides: Writing Persuasive Speeches
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How to write for different audiences
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Oak lesson slides: Victorian Childhood Preparing An Argument
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How to write a recount
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Recount Examples Resource Pack - KS2
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Writing to inform: Maps, charts and presentations
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Giving Your Opinion Word Mat
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Oak worksheet: Using The Active And Passive Voice
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Formal and Informal Speech Differentiated Activity Sheets
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Oak worksheet: The Structure Of An Opinion Article
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Oak worksheet: Victorian Childhood Preparing An Argument
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Purpose, Audience, Style and Form Activity Sheets
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Oak worksheet: Delivering Persuasive Speeches
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Oak worksheet: Editing And Improving Your Article
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