Sally Jones - Dolphin Day Out. Brush Up on Your Writing Skills

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Creative Writing Tutor

DOLPHIN DAY OUT

by

Sally Jones and Amanda Jones

Publisher Information

Published by GUINEA PIG EDUCATION

2 Cobs Way

New Haw, Addlestone

Surrey, KT15 3AF

www.guineapigeducation.co.uk

Digital edition converted and dstributed in 2012 by

Andrews UK Limited

www.andrewsuk.com

Copyright 2011 Sally A Jones and Amanda C Jones

This pack may not under any circumstances be photocopied, without the prior consent of the publisher.

Choose a topic and start to practise writing. Each booklet has a theme to help you start to write...stories, reports, articles, letters and many more. Start collecting them now.

Guinea Pig Creative Writing booklets also provide extra practice for children who have completed:

- Creative Story Writing

- Persuasive Writing & Argument

- Information Writing

They are for children who are working at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum, levels 3-5 (in Years 5 and 6 of primary school), children who are working at Key Stage 3, levels 3-5 (Years 7 and 8 of Secondary School). They provide practice for all 9-13 year olds, especially children taking 11+ examinations.

First things first...

Lets learn how to write to persuade .

When you write to persuade:

• you convince people to do something or believe in something
• you can exaggerate to get other people to agree with your view.

You must decide:

• Who will be my target audience?
• Who will read this writing?
• What is the purpose of my writing?

Lets persuade people to go out for the day and take their children.

• You must speak to the reader directly - if youre dotty about dolphins...
• You must use cool words - admirable adjectives and nouns -
• dazzling day out, scrumptious bird shaped biscuits, the softest feathers
• You must use vibrant verbs and adverbs - The ostriches were striding along/strutting proudly.
• You must involve your reader so they agree with your opinions - We will teach you much about these delightful creatures.

Use a non-fiction writing plan:

PARAGRAPH 1

• Write a memorable opening sentence appealing to your reader.
• Introduce some facts about your chosen subject.
• Use techniques like alliteration - (d) sounds dazzling day out.
• Use imperatives - come, bring

PARAGRAPH 2, 3, 4...

• Write down some points you want to make in an order.
• Write in detail developing your points.

Conclusion

• Draw all your ideas together in a conclusion.
• Use a memorable slogan.

Remember:

• Use connectives or conjunctions:
  • and or but (to join compound sentences)
  • or, so, if, when, while, after, before, because, unless, until, whereas, although (to join complex sentences)
  • use pronouns - who, which, whose, what, that
  • to link ideas use - firstly, later, therefore, on the other hand, at that moment, by this time, next, soon...
• Use a range of sentences - simple, compound and complex sentences

Daring Dolphin Day Out

Now the owners need a lavish information leaflet, to persuade people to come and experience this wild and watery place. They have given you this job: first, you must design a plan of the centre. Then, you must produce some persuasive writing to tell people what they will see and do there.

You should include:

• reasons why people should visit the centre.
• what there is to see and do there.
• any other useful information.

Make a plan of the Daring Dolphin Day Out Centre. Include an entrance and exit, the different attractions, the cafe and the shop. What else would be there?

If youre dotty about dolphins, come and experience a dazzling day out at our new DOLPHIN CENTRE.

You will learn so much about these delightful creatures. Bring the whole family to the centre, so they can enjoy a day out theyll never forget. Teachers, if you bring your class, they will learn so much. The children will be able to fill in our fun work sheets as they observe the behaviour of these delightful animals up close.

When you come to our centre, you must experience swimming with the dolphins. It would be simply amazing to tell your friends youve been diving deep in the blue water with these gentle creatures. Even if you dare not come in such close contact with our friendly dolphins like Borris or Bethan, you can still watch them perform amazing tricks in the pool, with their trainer, during our daily dolphin show.

Our education centre has a wealth of literature on dolphin behaviour. You can watch some D.V.D clips on how dolphins live in their natural environment or enjoy a showcase of information on endangered wildlife threatened by extinction.

Beside this, there are walks through lovely gardens on your way to the aquarium, which houses hundreds of exotic colourful fish.

When you feel like a break, the Dolphin Cafe serves freshly made hot drinks in dolphin shaped mugs. It has an amazing selection of pasties and hot meals, with some sensational animal character cakes and biscuits. Definitely worth a try!

Dont forget to call in at our dolphin shop. Take home one of our special ornaments to decorate your home and remind you of your visit.

Where are we?

We are easy to find. Come off the M26 motorway at junction 20 and then follow the signs.

Cost

Adults - 10.00 Children (under 16) 7.50

Opening Times

Summer time - 9am - 6pm Wintertime - 9am - 4pm

Interesting dolphin facts

• Dolphins belong to a group of whales called toothed whales. The killer whale comes from this family.
• They are aquatic, warm-blooded mammals that live in the sea or ocean. Dolphins are found all over the world - from the icy seas of the Arctic and Antarctic to the tropical oceans. Some species are even found in the Amazon River.
• A dolphin has a streamlined body, smooth skin, no hair and no ears. Under the dolphins smooth skin, there is a layer of fat or blubber which helps to keep him warm.
• To swim, they push down with their powerful tail fin and steer with their flippers.
• The colour of their bodies helps camouflage them in the water, so they cant be seen by predators.
• Dolphins can stay under water for a long time. Some dolphins can live underwater for as long as 30 minutes. They have a blowhole on top of their head, so they can come to the surface and breathe.
• Dolphins are social creatures and live in family groups called schools. Often a family will consist of a grandmother, a daughter and her children. They hunt for food together.
• To locate prey, they send out a series of clicks from their throats (echolocation), which bounce off shoals of fish ahead and returns to the dolphins ear. Fish and squid are their favourite foods.
• They are fast, agile swimmers. They leap out of the water and perform somersaults. Together, they glide across the water to communicate with other dolphins. This is why they enjoy swimming with humans.
• Sometimes a dolphin pushes his head out of the water, looking for food or land.
• Dolphins are very intelligent creatures. In fact, they have an IQ as high as a human toddler!

Have a go at writing a persuasive leaflet, persuading people to visit The Dolphin Day Out Centre.

Use the information on this page to help you write an informative leaflet about dolphins.