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Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features
Elaborations
- using research from print and digital resources to gather ideas, integrating information from a range of sources; selecting text structure and planning how to group ideas into paragraphs to sequence content, and choosing vocabulary to suit topic and communication purpose (Skills: Literacy, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- using appropriate simple, compound and complex sentences to express and combine ideas (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- using grammatical features including different types of verb groups/phrases, noun groups/phrases, adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases for effective descriptions as related to purpose and context (for example, development of a character’s actions or a description in a report) (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
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Biography Checklist Pack
Use this biography checklist pack to help students review and refine their writing with structured guidance on essential biography features.
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Biography Poster Project Cut-Outs
Download this biography poster project containing engaging cut-outs that help students design an eye-catching and informative display about a person of their choice.
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Landform Report – Mini Book Template
Download this information report template to use when teaching informative writing to primary students.
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Magical Story Starters Task Cards
Get your students writing magical stories with this set of story starter task cards.
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Text Type Structure Poster Display Pack
Display these posters in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a variety of text types.
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Nonfiction Text Features – All About Me Project
Implement a text features project with an “All About Me” theme to explore informational text features with your students.
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Explanation Text Writing Task – How Does the Water Cycle Work?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
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Roll to Create a Silly Book Title – Differentiated Writing Activity
Print a differentiated literacy activity using dice and a chart to create a silly book title and storybook.
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Explanation Texts Writing Scaffold
A scaffolding sheet that can be used to write an explanation text.
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'Pick Three' Writing Inspiration Worksheet
A worksheet to use when students need writing inspiration for a narrative piece.
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Informative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 4
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their informative writing.
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How to Make a Milkshake – Procedural Writing Worksheet
Explore how to make a milkshake while your students fine-tune their procedural writing skills.
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Onomatopoeia Poems Poster and Templates
Use this onomatopoeia poem poster and accompanying template to teach your students how to write an onomatopoeia poem.
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Argument Planning Template (Castle)
A castle-themed persuasive argument planning template.
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Alliteration Poem Poster and Templates
Use this alliteration poem example and accompanying worksheets to teach your students how to write an alliteration poem.
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Sensory Poems Poster and Template
Use this sensory poem example and accompanying template to teach your students how to write a sensory poem.
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Imagine This! Silly Story Template
A template to use as a fun writing activity.
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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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Persuasive Texts Writing Scaffold
A one page scaffolding sheet which can be used to write a persuasive text.
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Gemstones Fact File and Report Writing Scaffold
Support your students in writing an information report about gemstones with this fact file and writing scaffold.
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Cars Fact File and Report Writing Scaffold
Support your students in writing an information report about cars with this fact file and writing scaffold.
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Doctors Fact File and Report Writing Scaffold
Support your students in writing an information report about doctors with this fact file and writing scaffold.
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Eagles Fact File and Report Writing Scaffold
Support your students in writing an information report about eagles with this fact file and writing scaffold.
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Elephants Fact File and Report Writing Scaffold
Support your students in writing an information report about elephants with this fact file and writing scaffold.
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Healthy Lifestyle - Advertising Challenge
A fun advertising challenge to use in the classroom for students to persuade others to live a healthy lifestyle.
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric for Poetry
A NAPLAN-style rubric designed to help teachers to assess student's poetry.
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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.
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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.
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Using a Stimulus - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a persuasive text, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
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Planning and Writing a Narrative Poem
A 60 minute lesson in which students will plan and write a narrative poem which includes a setting, characters and a storyline.
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Using a Persuasive Prompt - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use a writing prompt and scaffolding sheet to write a persuasive text in pairs.