Library Overview December

2014
Grade Six
In Library the Grade Six children have covered several areas during their library sessions.
The Grade six students have learnt about the parts of both fiction and nonfiction books.
Within the library sessions the children have particularly explored parts of a nonfiction text in which they have
looked at nonfiction texts in comparison to a fiction texts. The students have explored contents pages, index,
glossaries and the types and purpose of pictures in a nonfiction text.
The Grade six students have also shared several of types of literature and have been encouraged to respond to that
literature in a variety of ways.
In fourth term the grade 6 students have explored note taking strategies and then have used notes that they have
taken to write a brief persuasive text using the TEEL format..
Focus:

Term Three Responding to Literature

Term Four Note taking & Report Writing

Lumen Christi Library Skills Covered

Is able to follow correct borrowing procedures
Is able to locate both fiction and nonfiction texts a on the shelves using both
alphabetical order and the Dewey Decimal System
Knows the differences between picture, chapter and nonfiction books
Responds to literature in a variety of ways
Exhibits some ability to respond to a text by predicting, inferring, retelling and
discussing character analysis
Analyse how authors innovate on text structures and play with language features
to achieve particular aesthetic, humorous and persuasive purposes (ACELA1518 &

December
2014

ACELY1801)

Is able to identify the key features of a text using the appropriate terminology
Identify, describe and discuss similarities and differences between texts,
including those by the same author or illustrator (ACELT1616)
Is able to investigate how the organisation of texts into chapters , headings,
subheadings etc. according to chronology or topic can be used to predict content
and assist in navigation

Is able to critically analyse the purpose of a text, the likely audience and inferred
knowledge from a text (ACELY1711)
Is able to present a point of view about a particular literary text using appropriate
language reflecting on the viewpoints of others
Is able to predict likely events in a text and justify their predictions

Displays a basic ability to take notes from a text or from an oral presentation
Is able to interpret notes and present information taken from their notes into a
report format

Library Teacher: Alison Partridge

December 2014