Write an obituary of someone you know well for a community newsletter.
In planning your response, you should consider:
the key features of the genre
the relationship with the reader
lexical and grammatical choices.
Aim to write about 300 words.
What are some distinguishing features of a newsletter?
Who will your audience be for this task – who is likely to read a community newsletter?
What will your purpose be for this task? What will you want your audience to know after reading the obituary that they did not know before?
Now use the interactive and printable resources to help build the skills needed to complete this task successfully.