: After School
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Approach: Station Level: Year 4 and year 8 
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Focus: To inform, describing ideal person for a job
Resources:Newsletter in recording book
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Questions/instructions:

In this activity, you are going to write a short advertisement in the school newsletter.

Imagine you need someone to look after you when you get home from school. Your parents have asked you to write a short advertisement to put in the school newsletter. In the ad describe the kind of person you would like to have looking after you. Tell the kinds of things they would have to do.

Write your advertisement in the space on the newsletter.
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After School newsletter

% responses
2006 ('02)
y4
y8

focused on after school care

25 (32)
52 (49)
contact details included
16 (15)
52 (47)
Approriateness of language style:
strong
9 (3)
24 (34)
moderate
36 (28)
53 (41)
weak
55 (69)
23 (25)
Suitable heading included:
16 (17)
48 (44)
Described the kind of person required:
very well
16 (10)
31 (30)
moderately well
38 (44)
42 (31)
poorly
46 (46)
27 (39)
Described the kinds of things they would do:

very well
10 (4)
6 (14)
moderately well
34 (36)
35 (38)
poorly
56 (60)
59 (48)

Addressed the need for proper care:
(rather than just fun activities child would like)
very well
4 (5)
7 (18)
moderately well
25 (22)
36 (30)
poorly
71 (73)
57 (52)
Total score:
7–11
6 (1)
22 (27)
5–6
14 (10)
29 (33)
3–4
29 (30)
27 (16)
1–2
31 (44)
14 (14)
0
20 (15)
8 (10)
Subgroup Analysis:
Year 4
Year 8
Commentary:
Few students handled this challenging task really well. In general, girls did a little better than boys at both year levels but there were only minor differences in performance between Pasifika, Mäori and Pakeha students.
MID RANGE EXEMPLARS: HIGH RANGE EXEMPLARS:

YEAR 4 | YEAR 8

YEAR 4 | YEAR 8
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