They scribe and illustrate them. Students pose questions and answers. Teacher collates these for a new quiz on the computer. A Whale of a Quiz . Reports Use an overhead projector to display a short report, eg.
Teacher asks questions of each paragraph.
Students identify the language and structural features of a report . Random Fact Sheet During modeled writing as a class, in pairs or in groups, produce a random list of facts about a topic, eg. Baleen whales, Toothed whales. Planning Teacher models filling in a Planning Sheet . Report Writing Teacher and students discuss the criteria for their report writing .