Creating texts
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Biography Research Template
Provide students with this biography research template to help them gather key life details and take organised notes for writing a well-structured biography.
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric – Biographical Texts
Use this NAPLAN-style rubric to assess students’ biography writing as you prepare students for Year 5 tests.
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Explanation Text Writing Task – How Does a Plane Fly?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
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Explanation Text Writing Task – How Does the Respiratory System Work?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
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Explanation Text Research Template
A research template for students to use when writing an explanation text.
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Write a Diamante Poem Worksheet
Set your students up for success when writing a diamante poem with this set of scaffolded, easy-to-follow worksheets.
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Analogy- Literary Technique Poster
A poster with a description and examples of analogy, a literary technique.
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Write an Ode Worksheet
Set your students up for success when writing an ode with this set of scaffolded, easy-to-follow worksheets.
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Write a Colour Poem Worksheet
Set your students up for success when writing a colour poem with this set of scaffolded, easy-to-follow worksheets.
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Write a Cinquain Poem Worksheet
Set your students up for success when writing a cinquain poem with this set of scaffolded, easy-to-follow worksheets.
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Write a Ballad Worksheet
Set your students up for success when writing a ballad with this set of scaffolded, easy-to-follow worksheets.
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Write an Acrostic Poem Worksheet
Set your students up for success when writing an acrostic poem with this set of scaffolded, easy-to-follow worksheets.
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Editing and Revising Anchor Chart
Use this editing and revising anchor chart to remind your students of the steps involved in revising and editing their writing.
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Persuasive Text Planning Template (Using OREO)
A planning template for students to use when writing a persuasive text.
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Persuasive Texts Writing Scaffold
A one page scaffolding sheet which can be used to write a persuasive text.
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Editing Symbols Chart
Use this editing symbols chart to help simplify the proofreading process for your students.
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Biography Template Pack
Download this biography template pack to help students structure engaging biographies with differentiated layouts suited for various writing projects.
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Information Report Fact Files and Scaffolding Sheet
Use this set of 5 fact files and information report scaffold sheet to support your students in writing a detailed and well-structured information report.
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Write a Short Story – Overcoming Obstacles
Get your students analysing and writing overcoming obstacles short stories with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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Information Report Writing Template
Use this information report template to help your students correctly structure their informative writing.
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5 Information Report Writing Prompts
Use this set of 5 writing prompts to assess your students’ informative writing skills.
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5 Historical Recount Stimulus Sheets
Writing stimulus sheets with a historical recount focus.
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Writing a Narrative – Template
A template for students to use when planning a narrative text.
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Writing a Narrative - Sensational Story Starters
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate exciting, attention-grabbing methods of starting a story.
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Assessment - Experimenting with Poetry
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of the elements of poetry by writing an ode and a ballad.
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Persuasive Speeches - Constructing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a persuasive speech using appropriate text structure, language features and devices.
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Writing a Narrative - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will write a narrative, in pairs, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
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Narrative Poetry - Simple Ballads
A 60 minute lesson in which students will plan and write a simple ballad.
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Descriptive Poetry - Odes
A 60 minute lesson in which students will plan and write an ode.
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Narrative Features - Developing a Plot
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop a plot for a narrative which includes a setting, characters and a problem to be solved.
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Humorous Poetry - Limericks
A 60 minute lesson in which students will plan and write a limerick.
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Concrete Poetry - Shape Poems
A 60 minute lesson in which students will plan and write a shape poem.