Both texts are newly written practice sources about invented people, places or projects.

Text One: An original account by a pupil using a paper planner.

At the start of each week, I copy deadlines from the classroom board into my planner. I write each task beneath the date when it must be handed in and check the page while packing my bag each evening.

At first, I wrote entries such as “science” or “history”. Later, I sometimes could not remember whether I had to revise, answer questions or bring something to the lesson. I now record the exact task, any materials needed and where the work must be handed in.

Last month, a deadline moved from Thursday to Friday. I crossed out the first entry and rewrote it under the new date, leaving the original visible so that I could see what had changed. This made the page less tidy, but it prevented me from following the old plan. If I miss a lesson, however, I still depend on someone telling me about any new deadline.

Text Two: An original report about an invented after-school club.

The club keeps a large written calendar beside the entrance. Each entry names the task, the person responsible and the date by which it should be completed. As everyone can consult the same calendar, members do not need to keep separate versions of the plan.

The calendar is altered when arrangements change. When one meeting had to move, the secretary added the new date in a different colour and recorded the previous arrangement in a change log. Members who were absent were also sent the updated information.

One member had copied the week’s dates into a notebook before the alteration, so the notebook still contained the old date. The club concluded that a shared record is useful only when changes are added promptly and members check the latest version.