Teaching Formal Writing -The Functional Grammar Shortcut

In a Nutshell

A Functional Grammar approach to the teaching of Writing Skills.

This resource was produced to help Year 10 students write an explanation essay at Curriculum Level 5 or 6. This is the level students need to write at in order to achieve the new literacy standard in writing. The resource above is on my webpage and is aimed at teachers who wish to use Functional Grammar as a way to focus on the language needed for Explanation Writing. In this, we encourage students to ask, what is the function of this writing task? Then we ask, what language do I need to master in order to complete this writing task?