SEMESTER 1, 2010 OVERVIEW

WHAT WILL WE BE EXPLORING THIS HOW WILL WE DO THIS?

SEMESTER?
LITERACY READING: Focus on Multi-Literacies; Based on a Literacy
including novels, poetry, newspaper Circle model, students
articles and issues response, website will assign themselves
analysis, film analysis, critical analysis of to “fluid”, like needs
advertising reading groupings of 3-
6, in which they will
explore novels,
newspaper articles,
poetry, film and other
media.

Students will plan, draft,

WRITING: conference, edit and
Recount
complete a specific
Focus on prepositions, conjunctions and
writing task every two
paragraphs
weeks. Tasks will
Creative Narrative inspired by “The
include narratives,
Mysteries of Harris Burdick”
reports, recounts and
Focus on Plot, using adjectives and
persuasive writing.
adverbs to ‘show not tell’

Letter to the Editor

Focus on persuasive language and
opinions supported by arguments,
consideration of audience when writing a
LTO

Report
Focus on planning report structure,
using text features such as paragraphs
and topic sentences. Students use
language and vocabulary suitable for a
report, such as third person voice and
conjunctions.

Narrative (Zooming in)

They will use adjectives, adverbs and
diction to show the reader a lot about
a little, focusing on the imagery

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 created. Students will use words
involving the five senses to create a
sense of place/setting.

Argumentative essay
Students will thoroughly plan their
essay, then use the plan whilst writing
a first draft. Students will use
paragraphs, topic sentences,
counterarguments and persuasive
language to convince the reader their
position on an issue is correct.
Students will use a variety of sentence
structures.

Letter to the editor

Students use formal persuasive
language when supporting their
opinion. Students to produce their
text in a formal letter structure.

Narrative (plot)
Students will plan their story using the
introduction, problem solution model,
with a particular view to creating a
strong plot with a twist ending.

Report
Students will use notes taken
throughout the integrated unit to
produce a report on the systems of
government they have examined,
including a system of their own. Report
structure.

SPEAKING & LISTENING: Literature

Circle and Integrated Unit Presentations.

NUMERACY NUMBER: Whole number computation, Fluid, like needs

Fractions, Decimals, Computation of groupings involved in
Fractions and DecimalsPercentages, hands on, practical
Money. activities and focused
MEASUREMENT: Temperature, Length, point of need teaching.
Mass, Capacity, Time.
CHANCE & DATA: Collections and
representation of data; Tables, Grids and
graphing.

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 SPACE: Geometric Patterns, 2 D & 3 D
Objects, Mapping and mapping
conventions

INQUIRY Environmental Landcare – Practical investigation of

Investigating local and global conservation local conservation issue
LEARNING issues, and implementing local – working with water
conservation strategies watch to monitor Merri
Creek. Research
various countries
environmental policies
and present findings at
an end of Term
environmental summit.

Media and Persuasion –

Critically examining the role of the media, Analysis and creation of
and its consequent affect on our world. local and global media.

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