I have been thinking about all the different ways a child might be required to write and rembered a handy tool from the Mind Gym book called a morphological matrix
basically you complete a grid with lists of attributes and then to choose different combinations from each list
so here it is anyway , unfinished as yet , but hopefully a handy tool when thinking of a different way to set a written task
| Format of writing | Audience or in character as | Purpose |
| Diary | Teacher | entertain |
| letter | Young child | describe |
| email | Best friend | Make someone apologise |
| Web page | MP | Make someone feel bad |
| text | Pop star | Make someone feel sad |
| Encyclopaedia page | Police | Make someone laugh |
| blog | Head of school | Inform |
| website | Character from book | instruct |
| Twitter entry | Famous person from history | Explain |
| Shopping list | Alien | Thrill |
| Memo | TV star | Warn |
| Witness statement | Film star | Remember |
| Factfile | Children’s laureate | Reminisce |
| Questions | The queen | Predict |
| Instructions | An animal | scare |
| Page from a book | An inanimate object | Say sorry |
| Leaflet | Spaceman | Persuade |
| Story | Doctor | Give choices |
| report | scientist | Ask for help |
| Story ending | A puppet | Get more information |
| Story opener | Chef | Justify a decision |
| Character description | Yourself | Show you understand |
| Questionnaire | The rest of the school | Show you care |
| Song | An imaginary creature | sympathise |
| Poem | An author | disagree |
| Rap | Someone you dislike | debate |
| Limerick | Someone you love | Say thankyou |
| Acrostic | Parent |
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| Chart | Grandparent |
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| Poster | Great grandparent |
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| Series of notes | |
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| News report | |
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| Advertisement | |
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| Invitation | |
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| menu | |
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| playscript | |
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| Interview questions | |
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| prayer | |
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