1. The purpose is to describe factual information. Brakes There are front and rear brakes which when well adjusted allow you to slow down with fingertip control.

2. Write using Nouns and Pronouns Dogs Bikes People They It He Which None You

3. Write in the present ate Past eat Present Dogs only eat twice a day. The dog ate twice a day. Timeless present tense uses words like

4. Write in the Present Timeless Present Tense [Has no relation to any particular time] It rains a lot in Auckland. Cats kill mice. The Earth revolves around the sun. The Moon shines at night. ____________________________ ____________________________

5. Write a title Write an introduction – Write a statement or a brief description that is a classification or generalisation. – Use present tense – Use nouns – Use pronouns – Use technical language The Tuatara Tuataras belong to the reptile family but they are not lizards. They are known as a living fossil.

6. Tuataras range from olive brown to orange red. The male has spines running down its neck. They eat insects, lizards, seabird eggs and chicks. The tuatara lives in old burrows dug by seabirds. But they are in danger of extinction. A Tuatara can hold its breathe for an hour. What does it look like? What does it eat? Where does it live? Special Features

7. Conclusion Tuataras are an endangered species that can only be found in offshore islands and sanctuaries. People need to be aware of how important it is look after the Tuatara as it is part of our national heritage. A summary of the main facts. Will include… an impersonal evaluative comment. Will include… an impersonal evaluative comment.

8. Conjunctions join sentences

9. Action Verbs are time telling words they tell you when things are going to happen

12. Have I Written in the present tense? Written using nouns and pronouns? Written an introduction that gives a brief description or statement? Said ‘How or why it starts’? Said ‘what happens next and after’? Said what happens in the end? Written a conclusion with a summary, or a comment? Have I used other words for ‘and’? Have I used action verbs? Have I used technical or scientific words?

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17. Use one page of PowerPoint and Keynote to publish your story. Choose a suitable theme.