6AB Literacy Block - Term 2 - Week 8

Reading
Whole
Group

Reading
Activity

Monday

Tuesday

TEXT: Antibiotics (complete)

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

TEXT: Forensics: Otzi-The

Iceman
Reading a-z Level W

TEACHER GROUPPRIORITY LEARNING TASK

CSIRO/HELIX Article:
The History of Science.
Literature circle roles(See Lil)
Articles on medical inventions
and scientific research that
have aided in the
improvement of our

TEACHER SELECTED
LEARNING TASK
Comprehension
Cause and Effect - 1
Teaching Comprehension
Strategies
Book D pp76-79 (Whole Class)

Wednesday
Inquiry
Science Rotation

Report Books SHARED

READING
Learning Intention:
We are learning to identify
the features of an
Informational Text
We are learning to infer
and hypothesise the
circumstances around Otzi
passing based on the
evidence provided.
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
use the
evidence to infer
and hypothesize
scenarios around
Otzis death.

Thursday

Friday

TEXT: Forensics: Otzi-The

Iceman
Reading a-z Level W

TEXT:
http://www.theage.com.au/t
echnology/scitech/astronomy/sydneyuniversity-physicsundergraduate-maps-hugeplasma-tubes-in-the-sky20150601-ghcc9g

Report Books SHARED

READING
Learning Intention:
We are learning to identify
the features of an
Informational Text
We are learning to infer and
hypothesise the
circumstances around Otzi
passing based on the
evidence provided.
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
use the
evidence to infer
and hypothesize
scenarios around
Otzis death.

TEACHER SELECTED
LEARNING TASK
Apostrophe:
Contractions and
Possessive
Oxford Grammar: 4,5 & 6
Book 4-p77 & 87
Book 5-pp72-75
Book 6-pp75-77

TEACHER SELECTED
LEARNING TASK
Grammar:
Stolen Cookies
Word Up! Grammar Book 6
p102-105

Newspaper report SHARED

READING
Learning Intention:
We are learning to identify
the features of a newspaper
report based on a scientific
discovery.
We are learning to decipher
differences between a
newspaper report and a
scientific 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
analyse the
difference between
a newspaper report
of a scientific event
and a scientific
report
TEACHER SELECTED
LEARNING TASK
No Bones About It
http://forensics.rice.edu/en/
materials/activity_nine.pdf

stewardship
TEACHER
SELECTED
TASKS(ie)

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

4.

Annes
literacy
criteria
Week 7

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
and deciphering skills.

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
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 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
language is giving a personal
opinion whereas objective is
not.

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
highlight key
learning
expand their
vocabulary and
understandings of the
topic

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

WHOLE GROUP
SHARED: Nominalization

WHOLE GROUP
SHARED:
Use of commas in text:

lists

separating
main from subordinate
clauses

following
introductory clauses

before
quotation marks
Exemplars of Year 6: Acara work
samples:
http://www.acara.edu.au/curriculu
m/worksamples/year_6_english_p
ortfolio_satisfactory.pdf

WHOLE GROUP
Model writing in Google templates.
Read and discuss observable
differences between scientific and
newspaper reports
http://www.theage.com.au/technolo
gy/sci-tech/astronomy/sydneyuniversity-physics-undergraduatemaps-huge-plasma-tubes-in-thesky-20150601-ghcc9g

WHOLE GROUP
LEARNING INTENTION:
We are learning to interpret
evidence and translate it into a
newspaper report about Otzi the
Iceman.

(Used to

Whole
Group
Writing

Nominalisation
lecture/slideshare

MODEL: Complete
Scientriffic: Antibiotics
LEARNING INTENTION:
We are learning to identify the
language used in an information
report
TEACHING FOCUS:
1. Extend to
inclusion of paragraphs
for Introduction and
Conclusion
2. Discuss the
report structure/guide to
be used by students
3. Writing in third
person
4. use
nominalisation
WRITING TASK:
Edit writing using nominalisation
SUCCESS CRITERIA

LEARNING INTENTION:
1. We are
learning to use
compound and we are
learning to use
compound and complex
sentences to construct a
report
2. We are
revising the basic
structure of simple
sentences/clauses
(singular
subject=singular verb)

Comprehension
Passive Smoking
Reading & Thinking
Unit 23 p54

SPECIALIST CLASSES

INQUIRY
ACTION GROUPS

LEARNING INTENTION:
We are learning to interpret
evidence and translate it into a
newspaper report about Otzi the
Iceman.
TEACHING FOCUS:
Students to consider their purpose
as the newspaper reporter-to
persuade the reader on the cause
of Otzis death.
Consider:

use of tone,
persuasive language and
objectivity

use of third
person position

use of tense to
report on an past event.

TEACHING FOCUS:
Students to consider their purpose
as the newspaper reporter-to
persuade the reader on the cause
of Otzis death.
Consider:

use of tone,
persuasive language and
objectivity

use of third
person position

use of tense to
report on an past event.

use of
elements of information
reports to substantiate
their claims.

the differences
between a newspaper
report and a scientific
report.
WRITING TASK:

I am able to.

rephrase my
sentences starting with a
nominalisation

TEACHING FOCUS:
Unpack sentence structure
explicitly

Alternative:
http://www.englishw.com/N
ominalization.php

WRITING TASK:
Continue report on Founding
Scientists of Antibiotics
SUCCESS CRITERIA

identify
specific headings to use

record
information under the
chosen headings

use complex
sentences

use
paragraphs

use of elements
of information reports to
substantiate their claims.

the differences
between a newspaper
report and a scientific
report.
WRITING TASK:
Newspaper Templates-Google Docs
SUCCESS CRITERIA

use scientific
evidence to hypothesise a
scenario around Otzi
death.

write a
newspaper report that
considers tone,
objectivity, persuasion ,
third person orientation
and past tense.

successfully
construct compound
sentences and complex
sentences

group my
sentences to formulate
paragraphs under specific
headings

Newspaper Templates-Google Docs

SUCCESS CRITERIA

use scientific
evidence to hypothesise
a scenario around Otzi
death.

write a
newspaper report that
considers tone,
objectivity, persuasion ,
third person orientation
and past tense.

successfully
construct compound
sentences and complex
sentences

group my
sentences to formulate
paragraphs under specific
headings

1. Scope S3 Ep.42 http://tenplay.com.au/channel-eleven/scope/season-3/episode-42 - science in sport (Whole class)

2. Reading comprehension- How Soccer Can Help Understand Physics http://www.readworks.org/passages/how-soccer-can-help-usunderstand-physics
3. Helix-Science in sport (WHole Class)
4. Reading a-z - Seeing the Evidence: Forensic Scientists at Work. Level K (Whole Class)
5. Reading a-z - Otzi the Iceman - forensics
6. Reading z-a - Microbes - Friend or Foe; Genetics at Work; Fungus among us; Book of Blood; The Hard Stuff- All About Bones;The Amazing
Brain
7. Procedural text - experiments. Scope http://www.csiro.au/en/Education/DIY-science/Physics/Collide-a-ball
8. Writing Exercise - Forensic case file - the students can write a story based on their theorising of an event based on clues.
9. Food science- fun experiments to write up or understanding nutrition
10.