Stage 3
- Plus Plan
Fact or Opinion?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the difference between a fact and an opinion.
- Plus Plan
Constructing a Paragraph - Modelled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will correctly construct an informative paragraph.
- Plus Plan
Making Connections
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply the reading comprehension strategy of making connections.
- Plus Plan
Persuasive Speeches - Presenting
A 60 minute lesson in which students will present a persuasive speech to the class using appropriate oral presentation skills.
- Plus Plan
Questioning
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply the reading comprehension strategy of questioning.
- Plus Plan
Activating Prior Knowledge
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply the reading comprehension strategy of activating prior knowledge.
- Plus Plan
Structure, Rhyme and Rhythm
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and investigate structure, rhyme and rhythm in poetry.
- Plus Plan
Research Skills - Note Taking
A 60 minute lesson in which students will take appropriate notes from an informative text.
- Plus Plan
Informative Paragraph Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the correct paragraph structure for informative writing.
- Plus Plan
Informative Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of informative texts.
- Plus Plan
The Missing Mona Lisa - Chapter 1: The Case
Your students, the Adventure Agents, will be taken on a learning journey where they are required to piece together the clues and information provided to crack the case of the Missing Mona Lisa!
- Plus Plan
Biographical Texts Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of biographical texts.
- Plus Plan
Historical Recounts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of historical recounts.
- Plus Plan
Historical Recounts - Literary vs Factual
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the difference between a literary historical recount and a factual historical recount.
- Plus Plan
Biographical Text Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of biographical texts.
- Plus Plan
Humorous Poetry - Limericks
A 60 minute lesson in which students will plan and write a limerick.
- Plus Plan
Independent Writing - Amazing Achievements
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a historical recount using appropriate text structure, language and features.
- Plus Plan
Idioms
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore some commonly used idioms.
- Plus Plan
Figurative Language
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and investigate figurative language in poetry.
- Plus Plan
Shared Writing - Incredible Inventions
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a historical recount about the development of a famous invention in pairs.
- Plus Plan
Research and Note Taking - Exciting Expeditions
A 60 minute lesson in which students will research and take notes about an exciting expedition in history.
- Plus Plan
Historical Recounts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of historical recounts.
- Plus Plan
The Poet's Lament
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore their preconceived ideas and attitudes towards poetry.
- Plus Plan
Poetry Defined
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop an understanding of what constitutes poetry.
- Plus Plan
Using a Stimulus - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write an informative text, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
- Plus Plan
Using A Fact File - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use a fact file and scaffolding sheet to write an informative text in pairs.
- Plus Plan
The Missing Mona Lisa - Chapter 2: I Saw You!
Now it's time for the Adventure Agents to learn some of the main characters and look at their witness statements. They will have the first pieces of this fun puzzle!
- Plus Plan
Oral Presentation – An Adult I Admire
A 60 minute lesson in which students will present a biography as an oral presentation.
- Plus Plan
Independent Writing – An Adult I Admire
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a biography using appropriate text structure, language and features.
- Plus Plan
Shared Writing – A Teacher's Life
A 60 minute lesson in which students will write a biography in pairs about a teacher’s life using primary information.
- Plus Plan
The Art of the Interview
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the skills required to conduct a successful interview.
- Plus Plan
Life Events – What to Include?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore life events that may or may not be included in a biographical text.