English

Term 1

In Term 1, our focus will be on persuasive writing through advertisements and language features of narratives.

Learning intentions

Students will:

use comprehension strategies to read a range of different types of texts
understand how authors choose language and structural features to meet the purpose and context of a text
identify the context and purpose of a range of spoken and written texts that aim to persuade, including advertisements, short narratives and letters
identify language that persuades in a range of different text types
understand that the use of evaluative language can make a text more or less persuasive
identify the point of view in a text and understand that there can be alternative points of view
identify contractions and understand that contractions can make a text less formal
understand how paragraphs organise information in a text
experiment with persuasive language features and devices to write short persuasive texts.

Learning intentions

Students will:

identify elements of a narrative including characters, setting and plot
understand that the meaning of sentences can be enriched through using nouns and noun groups, verbs and verb groups and circumstances that include
adverbs and prepositional phrases
identify how the author has used direct speech to develop characters
identify how pronouns are used to reference nouns and the use of text connectives of time can make texts cohesive
explain how authors make choices to use language features and techniques to develop characters and build plot tension to hold the readers’ attention
use comprehension strategies that build literal and inferred understanding and connect ideas across the narrative
plan, draft, edit and publish a new chapter based on the characters, settings, and events from the selected narrative.

In Term 2, our focus is on storytelling and structures when writing.

Learning intentions

Students will:

understand that stories are told in different ways depending on cultural context and purpose
understand that there are many First Nations Countries in Australia each with their own stories that have been passed down orally through generations
understand how storytellers select language features to link ideas and provide details about events
identify how Aboriginal stories use text structures and language features to convey important cultural knowledge and beliefs
use comprehension strategies to connect ideas across a story
to create and present an informative multimodal response to an Aboriginal story.

Learning intentions

Students will:

use literal and inferred understanding to build comprehension of a novel
understand that authors choose language features to develop characters, events and setting
identify text structure and language features, including in dialogue that is used to develop characters and events
create procedural texts that are inspired by the characters and events portrayed in the novel
understand that procedural texts can be spoken, written or multimodal and shift in formality depending on the purpose and social context
understand how to plan and deliver short presentations, using tone, pace, pitch and volume for different effects
express opinions about a novel using ideas and information to support viewpoints.