RMO Y9 Transactional Writing

• Modern foreign language
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Transactional Writing

Rewrite the following and correct the SPAG where neccessary. 

1. lots of media outlets are biased towards men (2)

2. Apps such as facebook and instagram often stereotype women. (2)

3. Why do we allow online bias from the media. (1)

4. The owner of these companies must do more, they are responsible.  (1)

5. there's no doubt that it has improved, so what more need to be done? (3)

Challenge: Create your own rhetorical question about sterotyping in the media.

17th January 2024

Types of Nouns

Proper nouns: A proper noun is a noun that serves as the name for a specific place, person, or thing.

Common nouns: Common nouns are words for types of things, people, and places. 

Abstract nouns: a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object, e.g. truth, danger, happiness. 

Which of the above needs a capital letter?

Proper

common

abstract

television

jealousy

Mr Zuckerberg

social media

Tik-Tok

anger

women

London

A sentence that contains a FANBOYS conjunction.

1. Simple
2. Compound
3. Complex
4. Multi-clause complex

DAFOREST

DAFOREST Examples

The media and TV create damaging stereotypes of both genders. Write a speech to agree or disagree with this statement.

Checklist:

Connective

Make a clear point

Explain/ expand

Use AFOREST to develop

Example Paragraph

Firstly, it is ridiculous that in the 21st century, we still encourage girls to dress up as princesses and dream of true love as an ambition. This is the most damaging idea ever and causes inequality and stereotyping. How can we claim equality when from the early years, we are forcing girls into a subservient role?

The media and TV create damaging stereotypes of both genders. Write a speech to agree or disagree with this statement.