Formal language: leatherback turtle
Whiteboard Challenges
Challenge 1
Rewrite the first sentence so that it is in a formal style, using some of the words from the Word Wall.
Challenge 2
Rewrite the second sentence so that it is in a formal style, using some of the words from the Word Wall. Make sure that there are no abbreviations or contractions in your writing.
Challenge 3
Write a short paragraph for Leo’s letter that explains why leatherbacks should be protected. Try to include some of the technical words from the Word Wall and use a formal writing style.
Whiteboard Challenges
1) Loads of bad things are still happening to leatherbacks with some people eating their eggs and others ‘doing them over’ for their meat.
2) I’ve known for a while that, in the Carib, turtle eggs (considered yummy by some folk around the world) are dug up and sold for loads of cash.