In Room 6 we have been learning about using Surface Features correctly in our writing. We wrote this as a class to help us remember what each of the features are and what they mean.
Surface Features are the features in writing that you notice straight away. Surface Features are the same in every type of writing, while Deep Features are different depending on the genre. Surface Features are Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling.
Grammar is making sure you are using the English language correctly. When you check your work for Grammar mistakes, make sure the sentence makes sense, that there are no words missing and that words are used correctly.
Punctuation is using the symbols associated with writing accurately. A comma is used to separate ideas that are still connected. A full stop is used to show the end of a sentence. Some other types of common punctuation are speech marks, apostrophes, question marks, exclamation marks, brackets, colons, and a lot more!
Spelling is putting the letters together accurately to make words. Correct spelling is important to make sure that your audience can understand what you are trying to say.
Surface Features are really important to get right, as it makes it very hard to read something with surface mistakes. We are going to work hard to correct our Surface Features in our writing.
This is extremely helpful. I'm currently analysing and evaluating my students writing and trying to locate exemplars especially for narrative writing. My students view surface features as being the most important part to being successful in narrative writing.
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