Section outline

  • Welcome to Week 4 Term 3

    Learning intentions:

    • we are EXPLORING/FOCUSING on the olympics and understanding  that explanation writing is used to describe how or why something happens, providing clear and logical information.

    • we are EXPLORING/FOCUSING on the olympics and analysing the typical structure of an explanation text, including the introduction, explanation sequence (steps or causes), and conclusion.

    Success criteria: 

    • I can select and use structural features
    • I can express the purpose of the text using a variety of sentence structures, beginnings, and lengths for effect
    • I can compare/contrast how the purpose of the text affects the structure of a text
    • I can compose a range of text using language features effectively while sustaining a writing style which is appropriate for my audience
    • I can modify my writing by seeking and respond to feedback, or I can critique my own writing using a given criteria 

    Literacy activities

    • Warm up 10 minutes: Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation on slides

    • What is expository writing? Explanation writing slides

    • Working in groups and dissecting explanation examples.

    • Looking at the purpose, structure and language features of explanation writing.

    • Finishing off Olympic Reading Puzzle sheet

    • To do Grammar task 1 on Google classroom