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Years 5–6 · 25 lessons

NSW Selective Writing

Read the task. Choose your approach. Write with purpose.

Practise task reading, a range of writing forms, content, organisation, language choices and editing.

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What students practise

Build skills through specific choices.

01

Identify purpose, audience and form

02

Adapt to different writing tasks

03

Review choices under time constraints

Inside the course

25 lessons. A clear route through.

Open each module to explore the lesson titles. The first three lessons are the free starting point.

Reading the task and writing forms · 7 lessons
  1. 01Six useful checks for your writing · Free lesson
  2. 02The 60-second read: PAFT and the task check · Free lesson
  3. 03Advice sheets that help a reader · Free lesson
  4. 04Newspaper reports that explain the news
  5. 05Diary entries with a personal voice
  6. 06Emails that fit their purpose
  7. 07Formal letters with a clear purpose
More writing forms · 7 lessons
  1. 08Speeches written for listening
  2. 09Persuasive / opinion piece
  3. 10Discussion
  4. 11Review
  5. 12Narrative
  6. 13Blog post
  7. 14Advertisement
Content, organisation and language · 6 lessons
  1. 15Content: details that do a job
  2. 16Organisation: guide the reader through related ideas
  3. 17Style: choose language for your reader
  4. 18Vocabulary: choose words that keep your meaning
  5. 19Sentences and punctuation: read, connect, check
  6. 20Editing and typing: make checking useful
Longer practice and review · 5 lessons
  1. 21Multiple purposes: read the task, then connect the work
  2. 22Full mock 1: working with a new form
  3. 23Full mock 2: coverage and time choices
  4. 24Full mock 3: one retained assignment, four course forms
  5. 25Retest and course activity completion
Questions parents ask

Before you begin.

Where do the lessons open?

The course opens in the existing Ace Achievers learning area, where the lesson list and practice activities are organised together.

Do I receive unlimited assessments?

No. This course includes 10 full writing assessments. Additional assessment packs are separate.

What should we do with feedback?

Check the comments against the task and original writing, choose a useful next practice, and revisit the draft.