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Explanation  text  planning  sheet:  “What  is  School?”    Your  Task:  An  alien  has  just  landed  on  earth  to  find  out  what  a  School  is.  It’s  your  job  to  explain  everything  to  him!      Remember  to  use:       I  can  write  in  the  present  tense                               I  can  write  factual  sentences  (not  opinion)           I  can  use  connectives,  adjectives  and  WOW  words    

Good  connectives  to  use:    

However     Because       While         even  though       so  as  to  

Good  WOW  words  to  use:  

fascinating     extraordinary       typical         curious       tranquil  

Introduction  (Give  a  few  details  about  school:  Who  goes?  Why?  When?  Where?    

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How  do  we  learn  in  school?      

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Why  do  we  have  rules?      

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(Now  write  your  own  paragraph.  What  will  your  title  be?)  How/  Why  …….    

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Conclusion:      

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