Coming next week: Grade 8 Unit 2 Lesson 2

The creation of the internet and social media apps have opened up the world of
communication. Chatting to friends and family all around the world has never been
faster or cheaper. Do you need some information for a history project or inspiration
for a science fiction story you are writing? Do you need extra explanation on a
difficult maths problem or just want to play an exciting game in your free time? The
internet offers us a world in which we can find anything we need and is only a few
clicks away.
But is it all so innocent?

We will be:
● Looking at what online safety is and why it is important. We will also receive some
good advice from Aunty Em.
● Reading an online magazine article that will give us some more information about
online safety.
● Writing our own online magazine articles in which we give students advice about
how to stay safe online.
Some important information to know before you start your
next lesson:

Use the internet and find a definition of the following terms:

● Paraphrase
● Introductory Paragraph
● Synonym

Think of some online dangers you know of. What advice would you give other
teenagers when using social media? You can make a list of these in your notebook to
help you during the lesson.

Predict the answers:

Do you think you can predict what the difference between ‘organisational’ features and
‘stylistic’ features are?

Look at the different bullet points. Match each bullet point to either ‘organisational’
features or ‘stylistic’ features.

Organisational Features ● Use text printed in bold or

italics
● Headings & Subheadings
Stylistic Features ● Paragraphs
● Printing different fonts and
different font sizes
You will receive the answer during your lesson.

Review: Lesson 1
Make sure you know the meaning of the following words
that we used in Lesson 1:
● Text Type
● Audience
● Purpose
 Question of the week:
Answer to the question in Lesson 1:
Read the sentences below. Which 2 persuasive writing
techniques can you find?

Jenny has become a fabulously famous internet influencer

using Youtube. Everybody's subscribing to her channel!

Answer:
Alliteration - “fabulously famous”
Exaggeration - “Everybody’s subscribing to her channel!” It is
not realistic that every human being in the world has
subscribed to her channel.

Question of the week: Lesson 2

Explain 2 ways in which this heading draws the reader’s
attention.

“NEW APP CAUSES INSOMNIA!”

Look out for the answer in Coming Next: Unit 2 Lesson 3!

And remember to learn the vocabulary for next week’s quiz!