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Year 8 · English

Purpose and audience awareness in Year 8 English

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Focus on writing for a specific purpose and audience. Start with “Identify Purpose and Audience”, then explain the idea in your own words.

Year 8 learners practise writing for a specific purpose and audience.

The activities include Identify Purpose and Audience, Practise Writing For A Specific Audience, Practise Writing in Formal Language: The Caravan, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, interactive, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Identify Purpose and Audience
  • Practise Writing For A Specific Audience
  • Practise Writing in Formal Language: The Caravan
  • Understand How to Write a Letter in Formal Language
  • Write a Logical Argument About the Watching of Television
  • Write For A Range of Audiences
  • Write For A Specific Audience

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Watch it explained

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WatchOak National Academy

The Skill Of Writing An Article

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Open video
WatchOak National Academy

Writing Persuasive Speeches

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Open video
WatchYouTube — Bristol Council: Employment, Skills & Learning

Formal vs Informal writing

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Open video
WatchOak National Academy

Opinion Articles

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Open video
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Learn it properly

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LearnTwinkl

Formal Letters Lesson Pack

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Open lesson
LearnTwinkl

KS3 Formal Letters Lesson Pack

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Open lesson
LearnOak National Academy

Opinion Articles lesson slides

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Open lesson
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