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Writing text types: A practical journal (Ages 11+) is a full-colour resource designed to help teachers promote and develop a range of writing skills covering the following topics:

Impacts of technology
Sources of energy
Environmental issues
Health, well-being and 'who I am'
Global concerns
Reaching out, stepping up
Students are encouraged to use their prior knowledge of the topics; and their imagination, personal experience and opinions in completing different writing tasks in specific genres. A total of 60 writing topics covering six themes are included, focusing on the writing forms: recount, discussion, narrative, exposition, procedure, explanation and report.

Features include:

six themes, each with 10 writing activities
tasks cover the seven writing forms within each theme
explanation of each writing genre including definition, text structure and language features
icons indicate each theme being covered