Responsible fishing in Western Australia: write an article

Learning Material  |  Interactive Lesson




Description
Go fishing in Western Australia. Look at how and why laws restrict people from taking certain fish. Identify cases where laws apply: size limits, bag limits and closed seasons. Build a magazine article explaining the fishing laws. Use a model structure and persuasive text to support a responsible position. For example, choose words such as 'precious' and 'vitally important' to make strong statements.
Objective

Students complete a factual exposition to suit the social context, audience and purpose.
Students revise a factual exposition to improve language choice and usage.
Students choose opinion adjectives and adverbs to support an evaluative stance.
Students interpret technical language.

Curriculum Information

K to 12
Grade 7, Grade 9, Grade 5
English
Oral Language Listening Comprehension Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Development Writing and Composition Viewing Comprehension Oral Language and Fluency
Learners, Students

Copyright Information

Yes
Department of Education
Use, Copy

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