Watch my Youtube instructions here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_0-uCCZw_c

We are learning to – Write brief instructional pieces of writing.What I’m looking for – Text message responses, a step-by-step piece of writing and response to a professional email. This is because – In the working world you will need to ‘write for practical purposes’ quite frequently.

1. In the phone templates below, write down how you would respond to each text message…

2. A friend of yours has sent you a text message, saying that they’ve never learnt how to tie their shoes. Write a step-by-step guide on how to tie your shoes on the phone template below…

Hey, where

are you?

You say:

What time does

school start?

You say:

How you feeling today?

You say:

What’s for dinner?

You say:

Can you work

tomorrow?

You say:

You say:

3. The ‘Dan Hawkins Guide to being cool’…

a). What type of text is ‘The Dan Hawkins Guide to Being Cool’, highlight the correct answer.a). A Short Story. b). A Persuasive Piece. c). An instructional text. d). An article.

b). What is the purpose of the above text? (answer here).

c). Explain the following key words;- Kind; - Enthusiastic;- Creative;

d). What is your opinion on ‘Dan’s Guide to Being Cool?’. Do you think people who follow this guide will be truly cool or not? Why? (answer here).

4. Now write your own ‘Five Steps to Being Cool’ in the space provided below.

5. Now read both your ‘Guide to Being Cool’ and my ‘Guide to Being Cool’ and compare them. Are there any similarities to our lists? What are they? (answer here).

Step one: Find a cool pair of shades and put them on. Everyone knows that all of the coolest people wear shades.

Step two: Become a teacher at Hume Valley School, all of the coolest people I know work at Hume Valley School.

Step three: Get on the stage and start acting, actors a cooler than cool.

Step four: Be kind, creative, enthusiastic people who have these three attributes are truly cool.

Step five: Don’t listen to the haters, they’re just jealous!

Step one:

Step two:

Step three:

Step four:

Step five:

6. What are the differences between your guide and my guide? (answer here).

7. Now read the ‘fake’ email that I have written to you from an employer.

a). Who is this email from and how can you tell? (answer here).

b). Who is CCed into this email? Why might this person be CCed in? (answer here).

c). What is the subject of this email? (answer here).

d). Is this a formal or informal email? How can you tell? (answer here).

e). What type of email would be an informal email? (answer here).

f). Now, write your response to the email in the template provided below. Make sure you succinctly respond to all three of Peter Grunnings’ questions.

You!

The Assistant Manager

RE: Casual Position

Dear Person,

Thank you for taking the time to apply for a casual position at Grunnings Warehouse. I just have a few follow up questions I would like to ask. I may offer you an interview depending on how you respond to these…

- In your resume you said that you worked at Bunnings Barbeque, what did you learn while doing this?- You also said in your resume that you have a lot of good skills and attributes, could you please list one of these skills and give an example of when you used it?- If you were to be successful in this application, what hours would you prefer to work?Sincerely,Mr. Peter Grunnings

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