This term we will be focusing our writing unit on the text type of Discussion.
The Writing Fun website by Jenny Eather is an interactive writing help site that includes downloads to save for off-line use.
I will definitely be referring to it in class when explaining discussion to the class and undertaking some joint construction!
Here is a one page handout that could assist in a Text Types lesson:
Discussion Texts
I also found this rubric which is easily edited, making a good starting point for thoughts about marking:
