Functional Writing: (Suggested Time – (40 minutes)
Read the situation below and complete the
assignment that follows.
The
Situation
Pretend that your name is Kelly Brown and you are a
student at Dino Elementary School. You
are also a reporter for your school newspaper.
Your class received the following invitation to attend a charity
event. You and your parents decide to
visit the event and you will report back to your classmates.
___________________________
You are Invited ___________________________
To an event sponsored by the Dino Elementary School to raise funds for their Students’ Union.
Dino School’s
Got Talent
Students from
Dino Elementary will share their talents with the school and community, in
hopes of raising money for the students of their school. All proceeds will go directly to the
students of the school.
Entry into this
event is $2 per person or $5 per family.
Donations to the local food bank will give you an entry into the door
prize draw.
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Assignment
Write a news article for your school
newspaper that will inform your classmates (the readers about Dino School’s Got Talent) and tell
about what you learned while you were there.
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When writing your news article, be sure to:
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Provide readers with information that will support
the purpose of the news article
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Use a style of writing appropriate for a news
article
·
Use a style of writing appropriate for the
audience
You can use the information below to
assist you as your write your news article.
Use the page provided to plan your writing. Begin writing your news article as soon as
your plan is complete.
News Article Notes
Where and When was the event?
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Dino, Alberta
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May 21, 2012
Why did the event happen?
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To raise money for Dino Elementary Students’ Union.
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To bring community and school together.
Who was involved?
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Dino Elementary Students
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Parents, teachers, community members and students
making up the audience.
Purpose of the talent show?
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To raise money for the Students’
Union.
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Money will be used to
plan a school wide field trip for grade k – 8 students.
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Food bank donations
will be collected to benefit the forgotten lunch program.
·
Bridge community and
school in a fun, meaningful way.
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Interesting Facts
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All
students in grade K – 8 were eligible to enter.
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18 acts
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Children
created and practiced on their own time.
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Some
acts included: singing, guitar playing, air-bands, lightshows and dancing.
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Participants
ranged from individual performances to small groups to whole classes.
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All participants
received a package of starbursts
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The
winners received a bundle of helium balloons to proudly display in their
classroom.
Door Prizes
· Entry
for anyone who brought a food bank donation
· Winner,
James Allison, won the family movie package.
Donations/ Money Raised
· SU
raised $300.
· They
intend on taking the entire school bowling and to a movie, in May.
· The
collection of food bank items, stocked the shelves for the forgotten lunch
program.
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