AN IMAGINARY PLANET NAME YEAR 6 WRITING TEST 2: MAY 2012 Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport / British Council Bilingual ProjectDescribing An Imaginary Planet Imagine that you are on a completely different planet... This planet looks interesting, mysterious and strange. Nothing looks like Earth. Close your eyes and try to put an image of this place in your mind. Draw and label a picture of your planet in the box below. If you need them, you can also use some of the words in the word bank. oceans, craters, rings, mountain, water, aliens, spaceship, moon Today you are going to write a description of that new planet. Before you write, you are going to plan your writing carefully using your picture and the planning sheet on the next page You will be marked for: 1. your notes on the planning sheet 2. how you organize your text 3. the content of your text. YEAR 6 WRITING TEST 2: MAY 2012 Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport / British Council Bilingual ProjectPlanning Sheet Title: What is the name of your planet? Choose a good name to describe your planet. Paragraph 1 Complete the sentence Welcome to planet (name of your planet)! Write a sentence so that the reader gets interested in your writing. Paragraph 2: Describe your planet. 1) What does it look like? 2) Compare your planet to Earth. Paragraph 3: Describe life on your planet. What things can/can't you do on your planet? life different on your planet? Conclusion How do you feel on your planet? Tell people why they should visit your planet. YEAR 6 WRITING TEST 2: MAY 2012 Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport / British Council Bilingual ProjectNow write your text using all the information from your planning sheet. Name YEAR 6 WRITING TEST 2: MAY 2012 Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport / British Council Bilingual Project