???? Magazine Marvels: Year 5 Uncover the Secrets of Non-Fiction!
This week, Year 5 kicked off an exciting new English unit: Writing for a Magazine. Before we can become world-class journalists and editors, we had to learn how to "decode" the different types of writing found on the page.

The Great Text Sort ????
The classroom was a hive of activity as we worked in teams to sort a mountain of cards. We had to match Text Types with their specific Examples, Features, and Purposes. It was a brilliant way to see the difference between:

Instructions (How to do something)

Explanations (How something works)

Recounts (Retelling an event)

Information Texts (Sharing facts)

Persuasive Texts (Convincing the reader)

Discussion Texts (Looking at two sides of an argument)

Real-World Research with Aquila ????
To put our new skills to the test, we delved into copies of the wonderful Aquila Magazine. We became "Text Detectives," hunting through the pages to see which types of writing the editors used most. Our big discovery? While there was a sprinkle of everything, Information Texts are the true kings of the magazine world!

We are now feeling inspired and ready to start planning our own professional magazine spreads. Watch this space!

Join the Investigation!
When you're reading a newspaper or magazine at home this week, see if you can spot a 'persuasive' advert or an 'explanation' article—can you tell your child what gave it away?