Section outline

  • Welcome to Week 5 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

    • Choose our own topic: brainstorm, research, note taking, plan, edit and publish

    • Lessons on note taking, planning, hooking the audience, summarising, editing and publishing.

    • Planning templates provided.