Stage 1

1/2H Striving for Excellence

English: Learning Intention: To create persuasive texts that convince the reader.

Striving for excellence looks like:

• Use a plan to organise arguments and reasons
• Use thinking verbs
• Use ‘because’ to support arguments
• Use high modality words to show feelings

Charlotte used a plan to organise her arguments about why a ‘cat is the best pet’. 

Izyan composed a persuasive plan to organise his arguments about why a ‘cat is the best pet’. 

Janvi wrote a persuasive text that convinces readers that ‘dogs are the perfect pet’.  She used thinking verbs well, e.g. think, believe.   

Ayra composed a persuasive text that convinces readers that ‘hamsters are the perfect pet’.  She used high modality words when persuading, e.g. certainly, definitely.  

Visual Arts: Learning Intention: To appreciate artists and use their artwork as inspiration for our own.

Striving for excellence looks like:

• Use the elements of art, e.g. colour, space, shape
• Explore different art forms, e.g. painting,  
• Create artworks inspired by artists

Students used collaging to create an artwork in the likeness of artist Henri Matisse.

Students explored hot/cold colours when painting an artwork in the likeness of artist Ted Harrison.