All About a New Zealand Animal — Information Writing — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 3 informative writing writing prompt.
Year 3 · English · Informative Writing
All About a New Zealand Animal — Information Writing — Answers
Plan
Answer each question. Each answer will become a part of your report.
Answer: The kererū.
Answer: It is a big pigeon. It has shiny green and purple feathers and a white chest.
Answer: Kererū live in forests, parks and gardens all over New Zealand.
Answer: It eats fruit, leaves and flowers.
Answer: Its wings make a loud whooshing sound when it flies.
Write
Model answer: The Kererū. The kererū is a large native pigeon. It has shiny green and purple feathers and a white chest. Kererū live in forests, parks and gardens all over New Zealand. They eat fruit, leaves and flowers. Kererū help forests grow because they swallow big fruit and spread the seeds. Their wings make a loud whooshing sound when they fly.
Success criteria:
- My report has a title that names the animal
- I wrote facts, not a story
- I wrote about what the animal looks like, where it lives and what it eats
- I included one interesting fact
- I used 'is', 'are', 'has' and 'have' (present tense)
- Every sentence has a capital letter and a full stop
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.