:Postcard
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Approach:  Station Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus:  Writing an informative postcard.
Resources: Postcard.
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Questions/instructions:

Imagine that you have had a really good holiday.

Write a postcard to someone you really like.
Tell them about your holiday.

Write on the postcard.

% responses
y4
y8
name in address area
24
49
city/town/centre in address area
29
65
other necessary address information (e.g. street address)
29
64
greeting, in any appropriate form
61
79
indicates who card is from
59
79
Examples used in marking:
Example A

Dear Litiana,
This week I’ve had a really cool holiday.
I’ve been missing you a lot.
Yesterday I went to the pools.
I went on the Tarzan rope, hydroslide, and the high and low diving board. I had fun.
Bye.
Love, Bailee
Example B

Dear Phillippa,
I just went to Cape Reinga. It was really cool.
I want to go back there.
Have you been on holiday lately? I had lots of fun.
I have to go now.
See you.
Maddy
Amount of information:
higher than Example A
5
20
same as Example A
8
20
between Example A & B
9
17
same as Example B
24
24
less than Example B
54
19
Focus on holiday activities:
all/most
56
55
about half
21
20
some
10
21
none
13
4
Legibility:
good
67
78
borderline
30
20
poor
3
2
Total score:
12–14
6
30
9–11
18
32
6–8
40
24
3–5
32
13
0–2
4
1

Commentary:
Compared to year 4 students, year 8 students were much more likely to include formalities like name, address and sender on the postcard. They also included more information, somewhat more legibly.

Chapter Graphic
 Postcard Exemplars
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