Level 5
Understand how texts vary in purpose, structure and topic as well as the degree of formality
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Forms of Poetry
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore some well-known and commonly used forms of fixed verse.
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Sound Devices
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and investigate sound devices in poetry.
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Elements of Poetry
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the common elements found in poetry.
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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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Narrative Poetry - Simple Ballads
A 60 minute lesson in which students will plan and write a simple ballad.
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What's The Story With Stories?
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The Poet's Lament
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore their preconceived ideas and attitudes towards poetry.
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Persuasive Speech - Researching
A 60 minute lesson in which students will research evidence to include in a persuasive speech about a topical issue.
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Persuasive Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of persuasive texts.
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Informative Paragraph Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the correct paragraph structure for informative writing.
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Summarising
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply the reading comprehension strategy of summarising.
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Questioning
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply the reading comprehension strategy of questioning.
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Activating Prior Knowledge
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply the reading comprehension strategy of activating prior knowledge.
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Writing Informative Texts Unit Plan - Year 5 and Year 6
This English unit addresses the informative text type; specifically, how to write a well-structured informative 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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Narrative Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of narrative texts.
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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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Shared Writing - Persuasive Letters
A 60 minute lesson in which students will write a persuasive letter using appropriate text structure, language features and devices.
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Modelled Writing - Improving Persuasive Texts
A 60 minute lesson in which students will improve a persuasive text by applying knowledge of persuasive language features and devices.
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Research Skills - Note Taking
A 60 minute lesson in which students will take appropriate notes from an informative text.
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Constructing a Persuasive Paragraph
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and use correct paragraph structure.
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Persuasive Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of persuasive texts.
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Convince Me, If You Can!
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Informative Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of informative texts.
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Informative Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of informative texts.
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Predicting
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply the reading comprehension strategy of predicting.
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Making Connections
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply the reading comprehension strategy of making connections.
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Persuasive Speeches - Presenting
A 60 minute lesson in which students will present a persuasive speech to the class using appropriate oral presentation skills.
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Experimenting with Poetry Unit Plan - Year 5 and Year 6
This English unit addresses the common elements of poetry and explores how these may be applied to shape poems, limericks, odes and simple ballads.
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Writing Narrative Texts Unit Plan - Year 5 and Year 6
This English unit addresses the narrative text type; specifically, how to write an engaging narrative text.
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Introduction to Historical Recounts Unit Plan
This English unit has been designed to introduce the historical recount text type to older students; specifically, the purpose, structure and language features of factual historical recounts.
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Writing a Narrative - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a narrative, using appropriate text structure, language and features.