Group ______

Writing Task Analysis Form

Writing Task

Suitable for

Which major C is

Involvement of

Can the C(s) you identified be developed

which level

being involved?

other Cs

through the writing task? Why? / Why not?

Activity 2
Writing Task 1
I.

Interview 5 classmates on how they spend their pocket money. Ask the following 3 questions to get their answers. You can think of one
more question to ask if you like.
Student 1

Student 2

Student 3

Student 4

Student 5

a. How much pocket money do you have each week?

b. What do you spend your pocket money on?
c. Do you think you get enough pocket money to spend?
d. Your question:
______________________________________________
II.

Write a report on how your classmates spend their pocket money. The first line of the report is provided. Expressions as below may be of
use when you write.

Spending of pocket money

I interviewed five classmates and asked them how they spend their pocket money.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Activity 2
Writing Task 2
Below is a list of facilities found in your school.
Facilities
Problem
Classrooms
Music Room
Library
School Hall
Playground
Basketball Court
Tuck Shop
Other

How to improve

In groups, discuss and agree on 3 facilities you want the school to improve. Tick the boxes, write
down the problems and last of all what you want the school to do.
You may use
sentences like:
phrases like:
- There is not enough
- First, Second, Third
- We cant
- We want/need more
- We would like to have
- There should be
Write a letter to your principal telling him/her about the problems and your suggestions.

Dear ____________,
We would like to make some suggestions for improving our school. ___________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Activity 2
______________
Writing Task 4

Your parents feel that they have given all you want and so you dont really need
pocket money at all.
We prepare snacks and
a lunch box for you, so
dont spend money on
junk food.

No worry! We will
buy all the things
your teachers ask you
to buy for school use.

We drive you to school every day, so

you dont need transport money.

But you dont agree with your parents. Give three reasons why you need pocket
money. Tell them what you use the money for and how much you need. Write one
reason in each bubble. An example is given.

Many classmates go
to school by
themselves. I want
to be like them. I
think $20 a week is
enough for taking
the bus.

Activity 2
Writing Task 5

If you had the power to turn yourself into an animal you wish, which animal would you choose to
turn into?
Draw the animal you want to turn yourself into inside the box.

Then write about life of that animal for one day. You can use the Wh-questions to help you:
- why (you want to become that animal)
- where (you lived and went),
- who (you met)
- what (you did and saw)
- when
- how

Which animal
would I choose
to turn into?

Activity 2
Writing Task 6

The story Cinderella ends with her marrying the prince and then living happily ever after.

Suppose Cinderellas foot had swollen and did not fit into the glass slippers, what different
endings can you write for this story?

Jot down points in the story map first before you start writing the story.

Characters
Setting

Title:
Cinderella with
a swollen foot

What happened?

Activity 2
Writing Task 7

What happened in the end?

Are you familiar with the story of Little Red Riding Hood? The pictures below may remind you
of the story.

Pretend you have to interview Little Red Riding Hood after her escape from the bad wolf. What
questions would you ask her? The following question chart may help you:

WHO?
WHEN?
WHAT actually
happened to Little
Red Riding Hood?

WHERE?

Y?
WH

HOW?

Work in pairs. Think of answers to the questions, then act out the interview with one being Little
Red Riding Hood and the other being the reporter.

Activity 2
Writing Task 8

If you could program your robot to do two pieces of housework to help mothers, what are they
and why? Write your ideas down and present them in class as a group :
- one describing the robot
- one telling what housework it can do
- one giving reasons why the two pieces of housework are chosen
In groups of 3, write down different kinds of housework mothers usually do below.

Different kinds of
housework

What the robot looks

like?

Cho
two ose
pro to
int gram
o
you
r
rob
ot

Which two kinds of

housework can it do?

Activity 2
Writing Task 9

Why choosing these

two for mothers?

You and your classmates will form a committee to organize a class party to mark the end of the
school year. The committee has to decide the following things for the class party:
- date and time
- who to invite
- how many people will attend
- where the party is held
- what food to eat
- what things to do, e.g. games to play
- what things to prepare
Next, the committee has to write a notice to pin on the board telling other classmates about the
class party.

Class Party of
___________
To: ______________
From: Class Committee
Date: ____________
Time: _______________
Place: ___________________________________________________
Food to eat: ______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Things to do: _____________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Things to prepare: _________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

You are most welcome to join us!