LITERACY Odyssey 2 Create BEING CREATIVE MANAGING INFORMATION AND THINKING
WORKING WITH OTHERS NUMERACY STAYING WELL
1. Rewrite this extract from Sense and Sensibility in a modern context. Letters are out. Texts and posts are in. Real communication is still difficult! Change from: In the next few days, Willoughby neither came nor wrote. To In the next few days, Will didn’t text. He didn’t post.
Success Criteria: n I am writing in a modern, informal style. n I am referencing modern technology.
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n I am keeping the same characters but changing their circumstances. o n I am keeping the same communication difficulties, but changing how they are expressed.
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2. Imagine Marianne writes a letter of reply to Willoughby – write that letter. Your letter should contain relevant information based on this extract. It should be written in the formal style of the time, and it should help to move the story forward.
Success Criteria: n I am writing a letter of reply from Marianne to Willoughby. n I am including relevant information. n I am writing in an appropriate style. n I am moving the story forward.
