Reading and Viewing
Understand how texts vary in purpose, structure and topic as well as the degree of formality
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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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Poetry Defined
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop an understanding of what constitutes poetry.
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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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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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Visualising
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply the reading comprehension strategy of visualising.
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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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Narrative Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of narrative texts.
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What's The Story With Stories?
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Idioms
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore some commonly used idioms.
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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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Sound Devices
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and investigate sound devices in poetry.
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Structure, Rhyme and Rhythm
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and investigate structure, rhyme and rhythm in poetry.
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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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Making Connections
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply the reading comprehension strategy of making connections.
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Descriptive Poetry - Odes
A 60 minute lesson in which students will plan and write an ode.
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Historical Recounts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of historical recounts.
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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.
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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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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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Concrete Poetry - Shape Poems
A 60 minute lesson in which students will plan and write a shape poem.
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Figurative Language
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and investigate figurative language in poetry.
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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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Research and Note Taking - Exciting Expeditions
A 60 minute lesson in which students will research and take notes about an exciting expedition in history.
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Historical Recounts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of historical recounts.
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Monitoring
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply the reading comprehension strategy of monitoring.