Let the celebrations

begin!
by Margaret Wild

Stage 3
Tess Ripa, Jo Shuster Freemans Reach PS & Chris Fraser Literacy Numeracy Leader Western Sydney 2013
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2013

ENGLISH UNIT OF WORK

Stage : 3 Key Concept: Text set:

Term:

Weeks:

Celebrations from different cultures (Symbolism in text)

FOCUS TEXT: Let the Celebrations begin Margaret Wild

If you were at the first thanksgiving Anne Kamma Children just like me Anabel & Barnabas Kindersley The Dragon Dance Joan Holub Celebrating Chinese New Year Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith Fortune Cookie Fortunes Grace Lin Tet,The Vietnamese Lunar New Year Huu Ngoc

Focus:

Integrating English Stage 3 content descriptors:

S & L - Speaking & Listening R & V Reading & Viewing R & C - Responding & Composing W & R - Writing & Representing Spelling G, P & V - Grammar, Punctuation and Vocabulary T I & C -Thinking imaginatively and creatively E T - Expressing themselves R on L - Reflecting on Learning

Acceptable Evidence: Critical aspects: Learning across the curriculum:

Plotting students on the Literacy Continuum to develop student comprehension and vocabulary. Comprehension, Vocabulary, Reading texts, Writing Literacy, creative and critical thinking, difference and diversity, history Creative arts - Students use recycled materials to design and make a toys of their own.

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LITERACY CONTINUUM for Modelled Reading (Stage appropriate)

Comprehension C11
1. Analyses and evaluates the ways that inference is used in a text to build understanding. 2. Re-examines sections of texts for evidence to support interpretations and opinions. 3. Evaluates a personal interpretation of a text by critically re-examining evidence within the text. 4. Responds to themes and issues evident in texts that present different perspectives on a given topic or different points of view in a text. 5. Analyses texts to explain and compare how audience, purpose and context influence texts. 6. Critically analyses and interprets a text to create a summary that demonstrates an understanding of the different views and values represented. 7. Analyses and responds to language and grammatical techniques used to influence an audience. 8. Analyses and compares how information and ideas are presented in a range of texts on the one topic.

Modes/Skills

Session 1

Explicit Modelled Reading Before: Pre-teach some difficult vocabulary from the text. Look at the cover and make a prediction. Have you read or seen this book or others by the same author? During: Model reading, using fluency and phrasing.

G, P & V Spelling R & V

Personal perspective

S & L
Predicting Visualising

Thinking partners discuss

Questioning Clarification

Rephrasing Questions interpreting

Where is the story set? Identify where the countries are. Children write down any words they dont know on post it notes Discuss these difficult words and find synonyms for them. The main characters: character names-Jewish. Brainstorm what they know about WWII, Hitler, concentration camps, Polish and Jewish people. Thinking partners predict every two pages using SO FAR-NEXT After: Revisit predictions. Identify the main themes in the story- celebrations, hope, caring, sacrifice, camaraderie.

Comprehension C12

1. Interprets and critically analyses texts by responding to inferred meaning within a text and justifying interpretations using evidence. 2. Reinterprets ideas and issues by creating innovative personal responses to ideas and issues in literary texts through oral, dramatic, written and multimodal presentations. 3. Critically analyses a wide range of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts in different forms to compare how ideas are presented. 4. Explains how texts can be interpreted from a variety of perspectives by discussing the ways that different views and values are presented. 5. Interprets texts by identifying and discussing multiple purposes within the same text. 6. Interprets and analyses several different texts on one topic to present a summary of information and ideas that show an understanding of the topic. 7. Analyses texts to compare how language structures and features are used to position readers and viewers. 8. Analyses and evaluates how written information and visual images shape meaning by comparing texts on the same topic.

Guided reading (Where to next?) Differentiate groups according to Literacy Continuum Clusters and choose appropriate double pages to photocopy for reading: Reading conference (see Monitoring sheet) Choose common sight words and decoding skills from the text or word lists to treat Discuss the illustrations and how they add meaning to the text Students reread pages (monitoring) to develop fluency Reciprocal teaching:

Predictor, Questioner, Monitoring, Summariser

G, P & V Spelling Vocab: R & V

Purpose First person
Sequencing in visuals Summarising discussion questions making connections

Before: Review the last session and vocabulary. Children draw a visual mind map of events in 6 frames. Discuss emotions using thinking partners. Brainstorm what the characters were feeling. During: Thinking partners discuss Concentration camps. Why were they separated? Why were they imprisoned? Concepts: isolation, racism in our school, area, country and world, empathy, celebrations. After: Thinking partners discuss Imagine not having toys to play with. The children dont know any different (not having something and not knowing it). Having something and losing it.

S & L

Vocab C11

1. Makes effective word choices in response to purpose and audience when creating texts.2. Demonstrates understanding of new words for new concepts. 3. Applies knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to understand the meanings of new words and to create new words. 4. Refines vocabulary choice in response to purpose and audience when editing and reviewing own and peers writing Vocab C12 1. Uses new words for known concepts, e.g. blissful for happy. 2. Increasingly uses appropriate content vocabulary when creating spoken and written texts about specific topics. 3. Accurately uses the vocabulary associated with digital technology and electronic texts. 4. Draws on knowledge of word origins to work out meaning of new words.

Differentiate groups (as above choose a different double page) Reading conference (see Monitoring sheet) Review common sight words and decoding skills from the previous session and new words from the text Discuss the illustrations and how they add meaning to the text Student reread pages (monitoring) to develop fluency Reciprocal teaching:

Predictor, Questioner, Monitoring, Summariser

Guided or Independent tasks

Students write and answer questions from the view point of the characters. Role play interviews.

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LITERACY CONTINUUM
Comprehension C11
1. Analyses and evaluates the ways that inference is used in a text to build understanding. 2. Re-examines sections of texts for evidence to support interpretations and opinions. 3. Evaluates a personal interpretation of a text by critically re-examining evidence within the text. 4. Responds to themes and issues evident in texts that present different perspectives on a given topic or different points of view in a text. 5. Analyses texts to explain and compare how audience, purpose and context influence texts. 6. Critically analyses and interprets a text to create a summary that demonstrates an understanding of the different views and values represented. 7. Analyses and responds to language and grammatical techniques used to influence an audience. 8. Analyses and compares how information and ideas are presented in a range of texts on the one topic.

Session Modes/Skills 3

Explicit Modelled Reading Before: Review vocabulary. Focus on spelling and the meaning of unknown words. Build a synonym chart. Look at prefixes and suffixes. Students make predictions about what could happen next. During: Thinking partners discuss and record VIPs on post it notes living without a warm bed, soft blankets, enough food, clothes, being orphans, not going back to your country of origin- boat people refugees. After: Students are given a picture of a character from the book and with partners, write words to describe the character, thoughts, feelings, fears.

Guided reading Differentiate groups (as above choose a different double page or anther text from the text set) Reading conference (see Monitoring sheet) Review common sight words and decoding skills from the previous session and new words from the text Discuss the illustrations and how they add meaning to the text Student reread pages (Monitoring sheet) to develop fluency Reciprocal teaching:

G, P & V Spelling Vocab:

Synonyms Prefixes suffixes

R & V
Literary text structure Summarising Imagining Making connections Predicting Developing ideas

Comprehension C12

1. Interprets and critically analyses texts by responding to inferred meaning within a text and justifying interpretations using evidence. 2. Reinterprets ideas and issues by creating innovative personal responses to ideas and issues in literary texts through oral, dramatic, written and multimodal presentations. 3. Critically analyses a wide range of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts in different forms to compare how ideas are presented. 4. Explains how texts can be interpreted from a variety of perspectives by discussing the ways that different views and values are presented. 5. Interprets texts by identifying and discussing multiple purposes within the same text. 6. Interprets and analyses several different texts on one topic to present a summary of information and ideas that show an understanding of the topic. 7. Analyses texts to compare how language structures and features are used to position readers and viewers. 8. Analyses and evaluates how written information and visual images shape meaning by comparing texts on the same topic.

W & R
Planning 4

Predictor, Questioner, Monitoring, Summariser

G, P & V Spelling Vocab: R & V

Authors intent Enjoyment Descriptive language
Adjectives: (images)

Before: Discuss authors purpose. What are the main ideas or messages conveyed in the story? Eg: *Celebration of life. *Valuing simple things like having enough food. *Idiomatic expressions- we are starving dummkopfs. *Liberation, inclusiveness. During: Thinking partners discuss Toys versus starvation. Toys become a symbol/metaphor of hope. Older women remember the joy of toys they once had and want the children to have some of that joy. Toys bring joys to young hearts. If Miriam moved next door how would you show her empathy, friendship, compassion and care? After: Use the prologue and the meaning behind the story. Is it factual?

Vocab C11

1. Makes effective word choices in response to purpose and audience when creating texts. 2. Demonstrates understanding of new words for new concepts. 3. Applies knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to understand the meanings of new words and to create new words. 4. Refines vocabulary choice in response to purpose and audience when editing and reviewing own and peers writing .Vocab C12 1. Uses new words for known concepts, e.g. blissful for happy. 2. Increasingly uses appropriate content vocabulary when creating spoken and written texts about specific topics. 3. Accurately uses the vocabulary associated with digital technology and electronic texts. 4. Draws on knowledge of word origins to work out meaning of new words.

Adverbs: (images)

Idiomatic expressions

S & L
Point of view Opinions

Differentiate groups (as above choose a different double page or anther text from the text set) Reading conference (see Monitoring sheet) Review common sight words and decoding skills from the previous session and new words from the text Discuss the illustrations and how they add meaning to the text Student reread pages (monitoring) to develop fluency Reciprocal teaching:

Predictor, Questioner, Monitoring, Summariser

Guided or Independent tasks

Students discuss the VIPs in groups and create a joint construction retelling the story to share with the class.

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LITERACY CONTINUUM Writing 11

1. Writes coherent, structured texts for a range of purposes and contexts. 2. Deliberately structures language in a way that creates more cohesive, imaginative, informative and persuasive texts.. 3. Shows awareness of accurately acknowledging sources in relevant texts. 4. Refines writing in response to feedback. 5. Selects appropriate language for purpose, e.g. descriptive, persuasive, topic, technical, evaluative, emotive, and colloquial. 6. Uses topic sentences and appropriately organises main and subordinate ideas. 7. Experiments with using complex punctuation to engage the reader and achieve purpose. 8. Applies knowledge of generalisations, meanings of base words and word parts (prefixes and suffixes) to spell new words. 9. Writes fluently with appropriate size, slope and spacing. 10. Uses word processing programs confidently and accurately, integrating various functions. 11. Plans and designs more complex multi modal texts

Session

Modes/Skills 1

Explicit Modelled Writing

Guided Writing & Independent Writing

G, P & V
First person Descriptive language

DESCRIPTIVE WRITING sentence types Select a paragraph in the text to model to the students. Compare simple compound and complex sentences. Teacher explains sentence types. Thinking partner are given a copy of a page of text and with three different coloured highlighters identify the three types. simple compound complex

DESCRIPTIVE WRITING Use a graphic organiser tor record sentence types. simple compound complex

W & R R & C
Sentence structure Connectives Clauses Verbs tenses Descriptive writingchoice of vocabulary planning prior to writing eg words with suffixes 2

Children write their own sentences in preparation for writing a description of a celebration (character or setting).

Writing 12

1. Writes sustained texts for a wide range of purposes. 2. Makes choices about the type and form of texts, including combinations of forms and types, to suit purpose and audience. 3. Creates well planned, extended texts that include more complex and detailed subject matter and language features such as nominalisation. 4. Critically reflects on effectiveness of own/others writing and seeks and responds to feedback from others. 5. Selects some sophisticated and subtle language features, literary devices (e.g. irony, humour) and grammatical features (e.g. modality) to engage and influence an audience. 6. Makes sentence level choices (e.g. short sentences to build tension; complex sentences to add detail) using a variety of sentence beginnings and dependent clauses. 7. Uses a range of punctuation to enhance meaning and clarity, including the use of brackets to enclose additional information, quotation marks and commas to indicate clauses. 8. Integrates a range of spelling strategies and conventions to accurately spell most words, including words of many syllables. 9. Uses visuals to extend or clarify meaning, selects from a range of media and experiments creatively with the production of multimodal texts for audience impact.

Vocab C11 (continued) Vocab C12 (continued)

W & R R & C Language forms Text structure First person Past tense Descriptive language reread and edit Reflecting on learning

DIARY ENTRY Students collaborate to create a paragraph for the teacher to scribe. With student assistance, teacher increases the complexity of the paragraph: adding adjectives to the nouns or adverbs to verbs in the sentence, using commas for lists of adjectives. Children take a character out of the book and write a diary entry describing one day in their life. Children read and compare what they wrote in the diary.

DESCRIPTIVE WRITING (continued) Use a Venn diagram to BRAINSTORM thoughts and feelings of the characters in general.
adults

all

children

all

Vocabulary building words to use and describe emotions, fears and thoughts of the characters. Children elaborate on their sentences in preparation for writing their description of a celebration (character or setting).

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LITERACY CONTINUUM Writing 11

1. Writes coherent, structured texts for a range of purposes and contexts. 2. Deliberately structures language in a way that creates more cohesive, imaginative, informative and persuasive texts.. 3. Shows awareness of accurately acknowledging sources in relevant texts. 4. Refines writing in response to feedback. 5. Selects appropriate language for purpose, e.g. descriptive, persuasive, topic, technical, evaluative, emotive, and colloquial. 6. Uses topic sentences and appropriately organises main and subordinate ideas. 7. Experiments with using complex punctuation to engage the reader and achieve purpose. 8. Applies knowledge of generalisations, meanings of base words and word parts (prefixes and suffixes) to spell new words. 9. Writes fluently with appropriate size, slope and spacing. 10. Uses word processing programs confidently and accurately, integrating various functions. 11. Plans and designs more complex multi modal texts

Session Modes/Skills 3

Explicit Modelled Writing

Guided Writing/Independent Writing

W & R R & C Structure Pat tense Compound and complex sentences reread and edit Reflecting on learning
4

RECOUNT Students discuss the kinds of celebrations they have had. Students choose one of significance teacher to model a recount. Discuss structure, writing in past tense, using descriptive language and more complex sentences.

READ & REVIEW Students review and refine their writing of choice (descriptive, diary, recount) and add to their previous paragraph.

Writing 12

1. Writes sustained texts for a wide range of purposes. 2. Makes choices about the type and form of texts, including combinations of forms and types, to suit purpose and audience. 3. Creates well planned, extended texts that include more complex and detailed subject matter and language features such as nominalisation. 4. Critically reflects on effectiveness of own/others writing and seeks and responds to feedback from others. 5. Selects some sophisticated and subtle language features, literary devices (e.g. irony, humour) and grammatical features (e.g. modality) to engage and influence an audience. 6. Makes sentence level choices (e.g. short sentences to build tension; complex sentences to add detail) using a variety of sentence beginnings and dependent clauses. 7. Uses a range of punctuation to enhance meaning and clarity, including the use of brackets to enclose additional information, quotation marks and commas to indicate clauses. 8. Integrates a range of spelling strategies and conventions to accurately spell most words, including words of many syllables. 9. Uses visuals to extend or clarify meaning, selects from a range of media and experiments creatively with the production of multimodal texts for audience impact.

W & R R & C Informative Structure features reread and edit Reflecting on learning
5

REPORT WRITING Students choose a celebration form around the world. Brainstorm specific celebrations. Students choose one of significance teacher to model a report.

In pairs, students research, find the VIPS, summarise and write a report about their chosen celebration. Students review and refine their writing of choice (descriptive, diary, recount) and add a factual report to their previous paragraph.

W & R R & C
Bossy verbs Informative Planning Structure and features Sequence Instructional writing

PROCEDURE Plan a celebration eg Cook a party dish, How to make a piata, toy making Teacher creates a joint construction with student assistance.

Students: use a visual organiser include all the things necessary for a procedure that relates to their celebration. add the procedure to their previous paragraphs.

Vocab C11 (continued) Vocab C12 (continued)

reread and edit Reflecting on learning

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W & R, R & C Reflecting on learning

PARTNER EDITING: writing is read by a partner for editing and reflection using the writing criteria. writing is revised. TEACHER EDITING Conferencing during independent tasks

SESSION 6
Students will have completed a piece of writing that includes: A fictional description (including 3 sentence types) within a recount or diary excerpt A report on one celebration A procedure relating to that celebration Writing is published as a compilation of types of text on the topic CELEBRATIONS. (Students learn that one type of text can include other types of texts.)

Other unit suggestions

Other texts (text sets):

Continuing the unit:

If you were at the first Thanksgiving. Children just like me. The Dragon Dance. Celebrating Chinese New Year Fortune Cookie Fortunes Tet,The Vietnamese Lunar New Year
READING: Using the above texts, cover the same literacy continuum markers and English syllabus content descriptors as listed in this unit. WRITING: During the treatment of other texts in this text set, students may add a persuasive piece of writing discussing the need (or not) for celebrations in society. What role do celebrations play in communal living?

EVALUATION

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VOCAB/GRAMMAR FOR TEXT SET:

If you were at the first Thanksgiving Children just like me The Dragon Dance Fortune Cookie Fortunes

Vocab & Spelling

Grammar & Punctuation

WRAP UP (R & V, S & L) : Compare and contrast texts Evaluate and personally respond to texts

Justify favourite text

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MONITORING From Assessment to Conferring: Sample Needs and Strategies

What We Are Seeing

Reading too quickly Leaving off ends of words Little expression, lacks prosody, and omits punctuation Can t remember what was read

Potential Goals
Fluency Accuracy Fluency Comprehension

Possible Strategy
Adjust and apply different reading rates to match text Cross checking Phrasing, using punctuation Check for understanding

Alternative Strategy
Phrasing, use punctuation Chunk letters together Voracious reading Retell or summarize Make a picture or mental image Determine importance using theme, main ideas, & supporting details Blend sounds; stretch and reread Ask questions while reading Make connections to text Recognize literary elements Voracious reading

Stalls on words Student jumps right into reading story, then lacks understanding Doesnt remember details but understands the main idea Doesnt stick with a book

Accuracy Comprehension Comprehension Reading Behaviors Book Selection Reading Behaviors Fluency Expand Vocabulary Comprehension Accuracy Comprehension

Skip the word, then come back Use prior knowledge to connect with text Retell the story Read appropriate-level text Choose good-fit books Read appropriate-level text

Chooses books that are too hard

Ask, Does this make sense?

Can comprehend literally but cant read between the lines

Infer and support with evidence

Ask questions while reading Predict what will happen; use text to confirm Cross checking Blend sounds Blend sounds; stretch and reread

Reads words with correct letters but wrong sounds Sounds out each individual letter Beginning reader, knows few words but most letter sounds

Accuracy Accuracy Fluency Accuracy Comprehension Expand Vocabulary

Flip the sound Chunk letters together Practice common sight words and high-frequency words Use text features (titles, headings, captions, graphic features) Tune in to interesting words

Doesnt remember details from nonfiction Doesnt understand the text because does not understand key word in selection

Determine and analyze authors purpose and support with text Reread to clarify the meaning of a word Ask someone to define the word for you

The CAFE Book: Engaging All Students in Daily Literacy Assessment and Instruction by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser, The Sisters. Copyright 2009. Stenhouse Publishers.

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READING & VIEWING

Objective A Communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing
Outcome:
technologies Uses an integrated range of skills, strategies and knowledge to read, view and comprehend a wide range of texts in different media and

Stage Three EN3-3A

Key Concept

Celebrations

Develop and apply contextual knowledge *understand how texts vary in purpose, structure and topic as well as the degree of formality (ACELA1504) *appreciate how demanding texts, eg extended novels and informative texts, contain increasing levels of complexity and abstraction to enhance enjoyment *explain and justify the responsible use of digital technologies Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and features *compare texts including media texts that represent ideas and events in different ways, explaining the effects of the different approaches (ACELY1708) *analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text (ACELY1711) *recognise and compare how composers use a range of language features, including connectives, topic sentences and active and passive voice, to achieve their purposes *understand that the starting point of a sentence gives prominence to the message in the text and allows for prediction of how the text will unfold (ACELA1505) *identify the impact of first-person and third-person narration on the reader/viewer *recognise how grammatical features help to build meaning in texts, including reference links and adverbial and adjectival phrases *recognise evaluative language, including emotive language and modality *understand, interpret and experiment with sound devices and imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification, in narratives, shape poetry, songs, anthems and odes (ACELT1611) identify and explain how analytical images like figures, tables, diagrams, maps and graphs contribute to our understanding of verbal information in factual and persuasive texts (ACELA1524) *recognise the effect of multimedia elements, eg film techniques, animation, voice-overs, sound effects, framing, close-ups *explain sequences of images in print texts and compare these to the ways hyperlinked digital texts are organised, explaining their effect on viewers' interpretations (ACELA1511) Respond to, read and view texts *select, navigate and read texts for a range of purposes, applying appropriate text processing strategies and interpreting structural features, for example table of contents, glossary, chapters, headings and subheadings (ACELY1712) *navigate and read texts for specific purposes applying appropriate text processing strategies, for example predicting and confirming, monitoring meaning, skimming and scanning (ACELY1702) *interpret picture books, comic strips and sequences of digital images which do not contain written text *use comprehension strategies to interpret and analyse information and ideas, comparing content from a variety of textual sources including media and digital texts (ACELY1703, ACELY1713) *recognise how aspects of personal perspective influence responses to text *summarise a text and evaluate the intended message or theme *analyse and evaluate the way that inference is used in a text to build understanding in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts *discuss aspects of literature that influence personal choice in reading

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SPEAKING AND LISTENING

Objective A Communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing
Outcome: Communicates effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using increasingly challenging topics,
ideas, issues and language forms and features Develop and apply contextual knowledge

Stage Three EN3-1A

Key Concept

Celebrations

* compare and justify the ways in which spoken language differs from written language according to purpose, audience and context * understand that patterns of language interaction vary across social contexts and types of texts and that they help to signal social roles and relationships (ACELA 1501) * understand that strategies for interaction become more complex and demanding as levels of formality and social distance increase (ACELA 1516) * understand that different social and geographical dialects or accents are used in Australia in addition to Standard Australian English (ACELA 1515)
Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and features

* use and describe language forms and features of spoken texts appropriate to a range of purposes, audiences and contexts * use appropriate metalanguage to identify and describe relationships between and among texts * develop criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of spoken texts * use metalanguage to describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features on particular audiences (ACELT 1795)
Respond to and compose texts * plan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selecting and sequencing appropriate content and multimodal elements for defined audiences and purposes, making appropriate choices

for modality and emphasis (ACELY 1700, ACELY 1710) * use interaction skills eg paraphrasing, questioning and interpreting non-verbal cues and choose vocabulary and vocal effects appropriate for different audiences and purposes (ACELY 1796) * use interaction skills, varying conventions of spoken interactions such as voice volume, tone, pitch and pace, according to group size, formality of interaction and needs and expertise of the audience (ACELY 1816) * participate in and contribute to discussions, clarifying and interrogating ideas, developing and supporting arguments, sharing and evaluating information, experiences and opinions (ACELY 1709) * identify and summarise key ideas and information from guest speakers eg note-taking or using digital technologies * discuss and experiment with ways to strengthen and refine spoken texts in order to entertain, inform, persuade or inspire the audience

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WRITING AND REPRESENTING

Objective A Communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing

Stage Three EN3-2A

Key Concept

Outcome: Composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts

Engage personally with texts
*understand and appreciate the way texts are shaped through exploring a range of language forms and features and ideas *experiment and use aspects of composing that enhance learning and enjoyment *recognise and discuss issues related to the responsible use of digital communication

Celebrations

Develop and apply contextual knowledge

*identify and explore underlying themes and central storylines in imaginative texts *explore and analyse the effectiveness of informative and persuasive devices in texts *understand and use the key elements of planning, composing, reviewing and publishing in order to meet the increasing demands of topic, audience and language

Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and features

*plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, choosing and experimenting with text structures, language features, images and digital resources appropriate to purpose and audience (ACELY1704, ACELY1714) *understand, interpret and experiment with the use of imagery in imaginative texts, poetry and songs, eg similes, metaphors, personification and sound devices such as alliteration *understand that cohesive links can be made in texts by omitting or replacing words (ACELA1520) *investigate how complex sentences can be used in a variety of ways to elaborate, extend and explain ideas (ACELA1522)

Respond to and compose texts

*compose imaginative and informative texts that show evidence of developed ideas *compose texts that include sustained and effective use of persuasive devices, eg texts dealing with environmental issues *present a point of view about particular literary texts using appropriate metalanguage, and reflecting on the viewpoints of others (ACELT1609) *create literary texts that experiment with structures, ideas and stylistic features of selected authors (ACELT1798) *experiment with text structures and language features and their effects in creating literary texts, for example, using imagery, sentence variation, metaphor and word choice (ACELT1800) *compose increasingly complex print, visual, multimodal and digital texts, experimenting with language, design, layout and graphics *use increasingly complex research data from print and digital sources to compose short and sustained texts *assess the reliability of resources, including digital resources, when researching topics *reread and edit students' own and others' work using agreed criteria and explaining editing choices (ACELY1705, ACELY1715) *develop a handwriting style that is legible, fluent and automatic and varies according to audience and purpose (ACELY1706, ACELY1716) *use a range of software, including word processing programs, learning new functions as required to create texts (ACELY1707, ACELY1717)

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RESPONDING AND COMPOSING

Objective B Use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context

Stage Three EN3-5B

Outcome: Discusses how language is used to achieve a widening range of purposes for a widening range of audiences and
contexts

Key Concept

Celebrations

Develop and apply contextual knowledge

* identify and discuss how own texts have been structured to achieve their purpose and discuss ways of using conventions of language to shape readers and viewers understanding of texts * discuss how the intended audience, structure and context of an extended range of texts influence responses to texts
Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and features

* identify and explain characteristic text structures and language features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purposes of the text (ACELY 1701) * identify the ways in which language use in imaginative texts, including use of figurative language, character development, events and setting, creates interest for the reader or viewer * investigate how the organisation of texts into chapters, headings, subheadings, home pages and sub pages for online texts and according to chronology or topic can be used to predict content and assist navigation (ACELA 1797) * analyse strategies authors use to influence readers (ACELY 1801) * understand the use of objective and subjective language and bias (ACELA 1517) * discuss the conventions of a range of complex texts, eg act and stage directions in plays, literary devices in poems and stories, layout conventions in print and digital texts
Respond to and compose texts

* compose more complex texts using a variety of forms appropriate to purpose and audience * recognise the techniques used by writers to position a reader and influence their point of view * identify and use a variety of strategies to present information and opinions across a range of texts * consider and develop sustained arguments and discussions supported by evidence

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GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION AND VOCAB

Objective B Use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context
Outcome: Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and
cohesive texts in different media and technologies

Stage Three EN3-6B

Key Concept

Celebrations

Develop and apply contextual knowledge

*understand that language is structured to create meaning according to audience, purpose and context *understand that choices in grammar, punctuation and vocabulary contribute to the effectiveness of texts

Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and features

*identify and explain how choices in language, for example modality, emphasis, repetition and metaphor, influence personal response to different texts (ACELT1615) *understand the difference between main and subordinate clauses and that a complex sentence involves at least one subordinate clause (ACELA1507) *experiment using a range of language features, eg connectives, topic sentences, active and passive voice and nominalisation *understand how noun groups/phrases and adjective groups/phrases can be expanded in a variety of ways to provide a fuller description of the person, place, thing or idea (ACELA1508) *understand how ideas can be expanded and sharpened through careful choice of verbs, elaborated tenses and a range of adverb groups/phrases (ACELA1523) *show how ideas and points of view in texts are conveyed through the use of vocabulary, including idiomatic expressions, objective and subjective language, and that these can change according to context (ACELY1698) *identify a variety of connectives in texts to indicate time, add information, clarify understanding, show cause and effect and indicate condition/concession *use complex punctuation to engage the reader and achieve purpose *understand how the grammatical category of possessives is signalled through apostrophes and how to use apostrophes with common and proper nouns (ACELA1506) *understand the uses of commas to separate clauses (ACELA1521)

Understand and apply knowledge of vocabulary

*understand the use of vocabulary to express greater precision of meaning, and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts (ACELA1512) *investigate how vocabulary choices, including evaluative language can express shades of meaning, feeling and opinion (ACELA1525)

Respond to and compose texts

*select some more challenging language features, literary devices (eg irony, humour) and grammatical features (eg modality) to engage and influence an audience *experiment with different types of sentences, eg short sentences to build tension and complex sentences to add detail *use topic sentences and appropriately organise main (independent) and subordinate (dependent) ideas to enhance coherence in written texts *select appropriate language for a purpose, eg descriptive, persuasive, technical, evaluative, emotive and colloquial, when composing texts *use grammatical features, eg pronouns, conjunctions and connectives, to accurately link ideas and information to ensure meaning when composing texts

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SPELLING
Objective A Communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing
Outcome: Draws on appropriate strategies to accurately spell familiar and unfamiliar words when composing
texts
Develop and apply contextual knowledge

Stage Three EN3-4A

Key Concept

Celebrations

* understand how accurate spelling supports the reader to read fluently and interpret written text with clarity
Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and features

* understand how to use banks of known words, word origins, base words, suffixes and prefixes, morphemes, spelling patterns and generalisations to learn and spell new words, for example technical words and words adopted from other languages (ACELA1513, ACELA1514, ACELA1526) *understand that the pronunciation, spelling and meanings of words have histories and change over time (ACELA1500)
Respond to and compose texts

* recognise most misspelt words in their own writing and use a variety of resources for correction * integrate a range of spelling strategies and conventions to accurately spell most words, including words of many syllables, when composing imaginative and other texts * use morphemic, visual, syntactic, semantic and phonological strategies, eg recognition of letter patterns of words, when composing texts * demonstrate an awareness of the limitations of spell check features in digital communication

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THINKING CREATIVELY AND IMAGINATIVELY

Objective C Think in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretive and critical
Outcome: Thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas

Stage Three EN3-7C

Key Concept

and identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts
Engage personally with texts

Celebrations

recognise and explain creative language features in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts that contribute to engagement and meaning interpret events, situations and characters in texts explain own preferences for a particular interpretation of a text, referring to text details and own knowledge and experience think critically about aspects of texts such as ideas and events think imaginatively when engaging with texts, using prediction, for example, to imagine what happens to characters after the text
Develop and apply contextual knowledge identify, describe and discuss similarities and differences between texts, including those by the same author or illustrator, and evaluate characteristics that define an authors

individual style (ACELT 1616) compare how composers and illustrators make stories exciting, moving and absorbing to hold readers' interest explore and discuss simple appropriation of texts
Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and features

understand how authors often innovate on text structures and play with language features to achieve particular aesthetic, h umorous and persuasive purposes and effects (ACELA 1518) identify the relationship between words, sounds, imagery and languag e patterns in narratives and poetry such as ballads, limericks and free verse (ACELT 1617)
Respond to and compose texts

create literary texts that adapt or combine aspects of texts students have experienced in innovative ways (ACELT 1612, ACEL T 1618) adapt aspects of print or media texts to create new texts by thinking creatively and imaginatively about character, setting, narrative voice, dialogue and events analyse and evaluate similarities and differences in texts on similar topics, themes or plots (ACELT 1614) experiment with others' imaginative texts by changing aspects such as time, place, characters, rhythm, mood, sound effects and dialogue interpret a range of texts, eg through role-play or drama, for pleasure and enjoyment, and express an analytical conclusion about those texts

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EXPRESSING THEMSELVES
Objective D Express themselves and their relationships with others and their world
Outcome: Identifies and considers how different viewpoints of their world, including aspects of culture, are
represented in texts
Engage personally with texts

Stage Three EN3-8D

Key Concept

Celebrations

*recognise that ideas in literary texts can be conveyed from different viewpoints, which can lead to different kinds of interpretations and responses (ACELT1610) *consider how texts about local events and issues in the media are presented to engage the reader or viewer
Develop and apply contextual knowledge

*make connections between students' own experiences and those of characters and events represented in texts drawn from different historical, social and cultural contexts (ACELT1613) *understand how to move beyond making bare assertions and take account of differing perspectives and points of view (ACELA1502) *identify aspects of literary texts that convey details or information about particular social, cultural and historical contexts (ACELT1608)
Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and features

* recognise how the use of language and visual features can depict cultural assumptions in texts *identify language features used to position the reader/viewer in a wide variety of communication activities for a range of purposes, including debates, formal talks, interviews, explanations, anecdotes and recitations Respond to and compose texts *identify and describe the representation of people, places and events in film and the media *explore, discuss and appreciate connections between Dreaming stories and contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life *clarify understanding of content as it unfolds in formal and informal situations, connecting ideas to students' own experiences and present and justify a point of view (ACELY 1699)

*discuss and explore moral, ethical and social dilemmas encountered in texts *respond to short films, documentaries and multimedia texts that express familiar and new aspects of the broader world *compose a variety of texts, eg poetry, that reflect their understanding of the world around them *discuss aspects of literature from a range of cultures to explore common experiences and ideas as well as recognising difference

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REFLECTING ON LEARNING
Objective E Learn and reflect on their learning through their study of English

Stage Three EN3-9E

Key Concept

Outcome: Recognises, reflects on and assesses their strength as a learner

Develop and apply contextual knowledge

Celebrations

*begin to understand the difference between their way of learning and the way others learn * reflect on own learning achievements against specific criteria
Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and features

*recognise that there is a language for discussing learning experiences * discuss how the reader or viewer can enjoy and discover a wide range of literary experiences through texts
Respond to and compose texts

* develop criteria for assessing their own and others presentations * critically reflect on the effectiveness of their own and others writing, seeking and responding to feedback * identify selections of own writing that they believe reflect their growth and competence as writers * formulate questions for specific purposes, eg to clarify and reflect * discuss and reflect on the roles and responsibilities when working as a member of a group and evaluate the benefits of working collaboratively with peers to achieve a goal * describe how skills in speaking, listening, reading/viewing and writing/representing contribute to language development

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