This term, our Year 3 class has been learning about Australia's closest neighbours.  During writing, we have learnt how to write a topic sentence and a supporting detail.

 A topic sentence introduces what your paragraph will be about, grabs the readers attention, tells the reader what to expect and keeps our writing organised!. We have learnt to add an appositive to our sentences to further explain the noun in our sentence. After mastering the topic sentence, we are now working on our supporting details. These sentences give you interesting facts about the topic sentence, gives reasons and examples.   Here are some samples from our class when we were writing. 

Papua New Guinea by Sophie

Papua New Guinea, a rural island, has an abundant amount of beautiful and pretty flora and fauna.

Much of the flora found here is endemic, but some can also be found in other countries as well. 

The Laulau, a native plant, is a tiny rose apple, shaped like a bell. It is eaten to replenish water in you, and it's healthy for you. The Mushroom plant, native to the area, tastes like cucumber, grows in warm places and is the most popular vegetable used in dishes. The chayote is a native, spikey plant that can be eaten cooked.

Papua New Guinea   by Kobe

 Papua New Guinea, a mountainous area, has a diverse climate. 

There are two seasons, in the wet season from December to April, it has tropical downpours, causing floods.

Papua New Guinea  by Masen 

Papua New Guinea,  a special island,  has abundant native flora and fauna.

Much of the flora there is native, but it is also found in other countries.  

Papua New Guinea By Charlotte

Papua New Guinea, a traditional island, has many unique features. 

Papua New Guinea has a variety of wonderful languages because there are lots of indigenous tribes.

Papua New Guinea has tropical rainforests because it is situated on the equator.

Papua New Guinea By Abbi

New Zealand, Australia’s closest neighbour, has delicate features.                                             

Glaciers,  built out of snow, are only found between tall mountains in New Zealand. 

Papua New Guinea By Blake 

Papua New Guinea, a rural island, has abundant Flora and Fauna.

Much of the flora found here is native, but is also found in other countries.

The Getuya plant is easy to grow and is important because it’s found in most foods.