RIC-20213 Primary Writing Year 5 – Reports

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Report plan 1 1. Plan an information report on an issue you have learnt about in health or society and environment. Remember to include accurate facts and use vocabulary suited to your subject. Title Classification A general statement about the subject. Description Divide the description into sections. ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy Conclusion It may contain a personal opinion. 2. Write your report. 3. Edit your work. PRIMARY WRITING R.I.C. Publications www.ricgroup.com.au 41
2 Reports TEACHERS NOTES Structural and language features are shown on the left and right of the text below. Title Classification – a general statement about the subject of the report Description – provides accurate description and facts Conclusion – a fi nal comment about the subject of the report. (It may include a personal comment by the writer.) The circulatory system The human circulatory system is made up of the heart, the blood vessels and the blood. The heart is the centre of the circulatory system. It is a muscular, pear-shaped organ about the size of a closed fi st, with four chambers separated by valves. The sound heard through a stethoscope is these heart valves closing. Two pumps, side by side, continually send blood around the body. The blood vessels are a series of connecting tubes throughout the body. If the network of these vessels through which blood fl ows was stretched end to end it would be more than 100 000 kilometres in length. The strongest of all the vessels are the arteries, which carry blood from the heart to the tissues and organs like the brain, kidney and liver. They must withstand the pressure of the blood as it surges from the heart after each beat. Arteries appear red because they carry blood with oxygen. Veins carry blood back to the heart and are much thinner than arteries because the blood fl ows through at a lower pressure. They appear blue as they are carrying blood without oxygen back to the heart. As arteries get further away from the heart, they become smaller and divide into arterioles and further divide into capillaries. These connect arteries to veins. Capillaries are extremely tiny vessels that carry blood to and from every cell in the body. The walls are so thin that oxygen and nutrients can pass through them into the cells and waste products and carbon dioxide pass back through the walls into the bloodstream. Besides delivering oxygen and nutrients to the cells and helping dispose of waste products and carbon dioxide, the circulatory system performs other functions. White blood cells destroy bacteria and viruses, helping to protect the body from disease. Circulating blood is directed to and from vessels in the skin to help increase or decrease body temperature. Blood also carries hormones which affect or control activities in the body. The human circulatory system performs many vital functions, so it is important that it is not damaged by disease or injury. Adequate exercise, a healthy diet and regular medical check-ups are the main factors in keeping this system working effi ciently. Teacher information • Read through the scientifi c report with the students and discuss the features of a report. • Revise the third person (see page 38). Students complete the analysis on page 44. • Before students attempt to plan and write their own scientifi c report on page 45, model this process with the whole class, using another scientifi c subject they are familiar with. Students will need to have gathered information about the subject of their choice prior to planning their report. • Students’ reports could be read out orally by them in small groups or to the whole class and discussed. (Purpose/ Audience) • Published reports, accompanied with appropriate illustrations, could be displayed for other students to read and compare. (Publishing/Display/Purpose) • The activity could be done in conjunction with a health and values unit. (Context) • written in timeless present tense; e.g. is made up, send • uses factual language rather than imaginative; e.g. is a muscular, pear-shaped organ, separated by valves • written in the third person; e.g. the arteries, They • technical vocabulary and subject-specific terms are used; e.g. bacteria, viruses • information is organised into paragraphs. Answers Page 29 1. (a) The circulatory system (b) Teacher check 2. The circulatory system is made up of the heart, blood vessels and blood. 3. (a) Teacher check (b) are, fl ows, appear, are carrying (c) As arteries get further away from the heart, they become smaller and divide into arterioles. 4. (a) adequate exercise, a healthy diet and regular medical check-ups ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy 42 R.I.C. Publications www.ricgroup.com.au PRIMARY WRITING
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