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WRITING

Model text

88 Read this interview. How is it organized? Analyze it with your partner. Then check with your teacher.

THE SCHOOL HERALD

With so many problems caused by climate change, we wanted to know more about Peyton, a young problem solver. How did you become interested in science?I've been a curious person since I was a child.what made you decide to take on the sandbag?The idea came out of my experience living through hurricanes in South Florida.

Adapted from: Bast, M., Morton Bast & Burchardt, J. (2016, January 03). 3 brilliant inventions from a 12-year-old scientist. Retrieved April 08, 2021, from https://bit.ly/3rVOqHa

Organizing ideas

By Maureen Baldwin

The key to my design is the addition of salt to the polymer. Do you have any advice for other kids who want to get involved in problems affecting their areas? You should start by making a list of all the problems that affect your area and then get to work!

8 Imagine you are going to interview a scientist who will talk about a useful invention. Use these questions to take notes.

a. Who is the inventor?b. What did he/she do?c. Why is the invention useful?

Drafting

88 Write some questions you would like to ask to the scientist. Follow the examples in the model text. Then find the answers to the questions you formulated.

Put the questions and answers together to write the interview. Invent a title for your interview and a name for the scientist. Follow the model and include all the necessary information (title, name of interviewer, introduction).

Revising and editing

588 Check that your questions follow a logical sequence. Check for spelling mistakes.

Writing

6 8 Write the final version of your interview on a separate piece of paper.

Publishing

888 Practice the interview with your partner, taking turns to be the interviewer and the interviewee. If possible, publish the interview on a visible place in your classroom.

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