Section outline


  •                                                       FOCUS / ARONGA

    We are FOCUSING on explanation writing by choosing language that is appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose.

    We are FOCUSING on grammar by explaining the effects of conventions in a written/visual text.


                                                                          Success Criteria:


    • I can categorise my ideas into paragraphs with clear ideas and following a writing frame eg. TEXAS, PEDAL etc.
    • I can identify the different uses of language in a range of text.


    Knows Covered:


    KNOW: Codes, conventions, and features of different types of texts are often subtle and able to be flexibly applied. Recognising them and the effects they have in different types of texts supports the analysis and crafting of texts.

    KNOW: Structural elements can be arranged for deliberate effect to build up meaning across a text.


    Week 3 Learning Activities

                                                                                 Tuesday


    • On slide 9 of the "Spooky Mysteries Explanation Writing Slideshow" you will see a template of where to put researched information. Also, look at this link of how to write good introductions/conclusions. Draw the template in your English books and write the researched information within it.
    • Write an explanatory essay about your thoughts on spooky mysteries.


                                                                                Thursday


    • Firstly, the students will watch this about grammar and verb tenses.
    • Then they will Look at the table of "Grammar Terms Examples." Then put in their own examples of grammar terms in their "Grammar Terms Worksheet."
    • Afterwards, on slide 6 of the "Grammar Slideshow 2" they will see a list of sentences with wrong grammar in them. They will need to write the sentences with the correct grammar into their English books.
    • After that, they will create a piece of writing with the words, phrases and sentences they wrote from their "Grammar Terms Worksheet."
    • Finally, they will draw, label and colour a picture of what they have written to AT LEAST A YEAR NINE STANDARD.