Writing Worksheet: School Magazine Article
Topic: A Farewell Party for Gigi
Target Text Type: Article (informative, with a clear structure and purpose — to inform
the school community)
Your Task: You are Henry, a student in Secondary 2. Your class is organizing a farewell
party for your classmate Gigi, who is going overseas to study. Write an article for your
school magazine (around 110 words) to tell others about the party and how the class
prepared for it.
Step 1: Understand the Text Type – What is an Article?
An article for a school magazine:
- Has a title
- Begins with an introduction (What is the topic?)
- Has a main body (What happened? What did you do?)
- Ends with a conclusion (Final thoughts or wishes)
- Uses clear, friendly language
- Often written in past or future tense, depending on when the event is
Step 2: Plan Your Article with Support
Title: Choose a catchy title for your article.
Some examples: - Farewell, Gigi! / - Saying Goodbye to a Great Friend/ - A Special
Party for Gigi
My title: ________________________________________
Introduction – What is the article about?
Use these sentence starters to help you:
- Our class is planning a farewell party for Gigi, who is going to study overseas.
- Organizing a farewell party is exciting and meaningful.
- We want to show Gigi how much we care.
Write your introduction:
___________________________________________________________________________
Main Body – What did you do? What will happen at the party?
Use the mind map to help you.
Preparations (Use past tense)
- We booked a room.
- We ordered food and bought presents.
- We also made a card and decorated the room.
Write about the preparations:
___________________________________________________________________________
Activities at the Party (Use future tense)
- We will play games and chat.
- We will take photos with Gigi.
- Some classmates will sing a song for her.
Write about the party activities:
___________________________________________________________________________
Who will we invite?
- We want to invite all our classmates and some teachers.
- Our class teacher helped us organise everything.
Write about the guests:
___________________________________________________________________________
Conclusion – Final thoughts or wishes
Use these sentence starters:
- I would like to thank our class teacher for helping us.
- We wish Gigi all the best in her new school.
- I’m really looking forward to the party!
Write your conclusion:
___________________________________________________________________________
Final Check – Have I…?
Included a title?
Written an introduction?
Described the preparations?
Described the party activities?
Mentioned who we invited?
Written a conclusion?
Written about 110 words?
Used correct tenses and spelling?
Sample 1:
Farewell, Gigi!
Our class is organizing a farewell party for our classmate Gigi, who is going to study
overseas. We want to make the day special for her.
To prepare for the party, we booked a room, ordered food, and bought some presents.
We also decorated the classroom and made a big farewell card for everyone to sign.
During the party, we will play games, chat with Gigi, and take lots of photos. Some
classmates are planning to sing a song for her. We invited all our classmates and a
few teachers.
I want to thank our class teacher for helping us. We wish Gigi all the best in her new
school!
Sample 2:
A Party for Gigi
Gigi is leaving our school, so we are going to have a farewell party for her.
We booked a room and ordered food. We also bought some presents and prepared a
card for her. Everyone helped with the decorations.
At the party, we will play games, take photos, and talk with Gigi. Some friends will
sing a song too. We invited our classmates and our class teacher to join.
I hope Gigi will enjoy the party. We wish her good luck in her new school and hope she
makes many new friends.
Sample 3:
Goodbye Gigi
We are having a party for Gigi. She is going to study in another country.
We got food and bought gifts. We also booked a room. We will take pictures and play
games at the party.
Our teacher and classmates will come. We want to make her happy.
I thank my teacher for helping us. We miss Gigi and wish her good luck.
