Australian Curriculum Categories
ACELY1801
Analyse strategies authors use to influence readers
Elaborations
- identify how authors use language to position the reader and give reasons (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
18 teaching
resources for those 'aha' moments
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Liquid Ice – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 3).
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Year 6 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter's Year 6 magazine.
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Blast Off with Space Rex 2000 – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 2).
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The Teleporting Trampoline - Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 6 magazine (Issue 2).
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Year 6 Magazine – “What’s Buzzing?” (Issue 2) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 2 of Teach Starter’s Year 6 magazine.
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Year 6 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 1 of Teach Starter's Year 6 magazine.
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Novel Study - Chapter Summary Worksheet
A worksheet to help students reflect on their thoughts after reading a chapter in a class novel.
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Novel Study - How Thinking Changes Worksheet
A worksheet allows students to examine how events in a novel can change the main character's thinking.
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Novel Study - Important Events Worksheet
A worksheet for students to explore how decision making in a story changes the course of the plot.
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Novel Study - Alternate Story Ending Worksheet
A worksheet which encourages students to write an alternate ending to a shared class story.
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Novel Study - Create a New Cover Worksheet
A worksheet which encourages students to create a new book cover for a shared class novel.
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Novel Study - Draw a Scene Worksheet
A worksheet which helps students explore important scenes from a class novel.
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Novel Study - Making Predictions Worksheet
A worksheet to assist students in making predictions before reading a novel.
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Novel Study - Points of View Worksheet
3 worksheets to help students analyse the points of view of opposing characters in a literary text.
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Novel Study - Character Map Worksheet
3 worksheets to assist with analysing characters in a class novel.
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Rio de Janeiro - Comprehension Task
A comprehension task that encourages students to apply a range of comprehension skills when finding out interesting fun facts about Rio.
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Direct and Indirect Characterisation
A set of two posters explaining direct and indirect characterisation.
resource pack
Novel Study Activity Resource Pack
A comprehensive resource pack to use with your class when studying a class novel.