6AB Literacy Block - Term 2 - Week 7

Monday
Reading
Whole
Group

TEXT: Antibiotics
Report Books SHARED
READING
Learning Intention:
we are learning to identify
the features of an
Informational Report
SC- I am able to..
identify the
opening statement
locate the
topic paragraphs
identify
titles and subtitles
identify
technical language,
passive voice, word
chains
identify
visual elements ;
diagrams, charts,
maps, heading
layouts

Reading
Activity

TEACHER GROUPPRIORITY LEARNING TASK

Literature circle roles(See Lil)
Articles on medical inventions
and scientific research that
have aided in the improvement
of our stewardship

Tuesday
Athletics
District Carnival

TEACHER SELECTED
LEARNING TASK
NO. 1
Using Grammar in
Informative Texts
1. Thunder and Lightening
2. Do plants cry?
3. Gladiators

TEACHER
SELECTED
TASKS(ie)

1. Using Grammar in
Informative Text
2 Spelling - Prefixes
3 Spelling - Prefix continued

4. Structure of a Report
CSIRO/HELIX Article:
The History of Science.

Annes
literacy
criteria

Teacher Group:
Students unpact various
articles on medical inventions
and scientific research that
have aided in the improvement
of our stewardship..
FOCI:- Students explore
scientific reports to gain a
deeper understanding of how
science has improved
mankind,

Comprehension:
Finding key information to
answer comprehension
question.
L.I:- We are learning to read
an information report to
decipher the information
relevant to answer
comprehension questions.
S.C;- We able to answer the
questions and complete the
tasks with our comprehension

Wednesday
TEXT:
Report Books SHARED
READING
Learning Intention:
we are learning to identify
the features of an
Informational Report
SC- I am able to..
identify the
opening statement
locate the
topic paragraphs
identify
titles and subtitles
identify
technical language,
passive voice, word
chains
identify
visual elements ;
diagrams, charts,
maps, heading
layouts

Thursday
PROBE

Friday
PROBE

TEACHER SELECTED
LEARNING TASK
1. ous/ious Gp F Resource
Bk
Check with students books &
See Lil/Mel

TEACHER SELECTED
LEARNING TASK
Transfer to next week due
to PROBE
Comprehension
Passive Smoking
Reading & Thinking
Unit 23 p54

TEACHER SELECTED
LEARNING TASK
Transfer to next week due
to PROBE
NO. 4 Structure of a
Report
Unit 8: Its Only Water
Targeting English Bk1 p76

Spelling:
adding the suffix ous/ ious Examine how the bases word
changes when the suffix is
added. Examine the meaning
of the suffix and how it
changes the use of that base
word.
L.I We are learning that letters
are dropped when you add a
suffix ous/ious
S.C; Students correctly spell

Language Experience:
Objective and Subjective
language
information - Scientific Report:We are
L.I:- We are learning to find
objective and subjective
language.
S.C:- Students will analysis a
text for subjective and
objective language
understand that subjective

Text to text, Text to Self,

Text to our Community
Learning Intention: Students
learn to respond to a written
science report
Success Criteria; Students
will be able to: identify key
facts
select
relevant facts and
information

Monday
Whole
Group
Writing

WHOLE GROUP
MODEL:
Antibiotics
LEARNING INTENTION:
We are learning to identify explicit
elements used to form a report
TEACHING FOCUS:
Explore a range of Information
reports to identify key elements
WRITING TASK:
Using Helix Article on Antibiotics,
draft a report on either founding
person
1. Antonie van
Leeuwenhoek
2. Louis Pasteur
3. Minoru
Shirota
SUCCESS CRITERIA
I am able to

identify specific
headings to use

record
information under the
chosen headings

use complex
sentences

use
paragraphs

and deciphering skills.

words when adding ous/ious

Group 1, 2 & 3
All student complete tasks
related to adding ous/ious All students work from Group F
resource.

language is giving a personal

opinion whereas objective is
not.

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Transfer to Week 8 due to PROBE

Transfer to Week 8 due to

RELIGION

ATHLETICS
DISTRICT CARNIVAL

SPECIALIST CLASSES

INQUIRY
ACTION GROUPS

WHOLE GROUP
LEARNING INTENTION:
We are learning to identify the
language used in an information
report
TEACHING FOCUS:
Writing in third person
use nominalisation
WRITING TASK:
Edit writing using nominalisation
SUCCESS CRITERIA
I am able to.

rephrase my
sentences starting with a
nominalisation

Note: The students must include

all stages of work in their reportdata chart, plan and final
product.

Alternative online text (as per

previous plan):
GORILLAS
http://www.worldwildlife.org/spe
cies/mountain-gorilla#why-theymatter

View:
http://www.englishw.co
m/Nominalization.php
This ones better:
Nominalisation
lecture/slideshare

highlight key
learning
expand their
vocabulary and
understandings of the
topic

WHOLE GROUP
LEARNING INTENTION:
We are learning to use compound
and we are learning to use
compound and complex sentences
to construct a report
TEACHING FOCUS:
Use of conjunctions to connect
and make complex sentences
WRITING TASK:
Begin writing report using
compound and complex sentences
SUCCESS CRITERIA

follow my notes
from my data chart

successfully
construct compound
sentences and complex
sentences

group my
sentences to formulate
paragraphs under specific
headings