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TERM/WEEKS: T2/W3 YEAR LEVEL: 4 LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: ENGLISH Writing

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and creative Ethical Behaviour Personal and social Intercultural Understanding
  thinking  Competence
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Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability

Note: These three lessons are the beginning of a larger unit of inquiry (see mind map below); therefore, the curriculum links mentioned in week 1, lesson 1 are
used throughout the series of lessons.
WEEK/ AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING KEY RESOURCES
LESSON LINKS OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES QUESTIONS
Lang Literacy Literature (include learner diversity)
Understand how texts vary… Students will… 1. An observation 1. Intro/Attention grabber: As a whole class, the iPads &
Week 1 - ACELA1490 grid of student students will watch a short video clip. Youtube clip:
Lesson 1 1. Identify and contribution will be https://www.y
Identify and explain language discuss the used throughout the 2. WALT & WILF outube.com/w
features of texts unit of work. The
elements of a atch?time_con
- ACELY 1686 rating system to be
story used will include 3. The students will then use Padlet (QR Code on big tinue=237&v
Identify characteristic features the following: screen with a link to the Padlet) on their iPads to What makes a =mZ6eeAjgS
used in imaginative, 2. Create a simple  No evidence answer these two questions: great story? ZI
informative and persuasive story using  Beginning a. (Padlet) What makes a great story? Discuss.
texts to meet the purpose of Puppet Pals  Developing b. (Padlet) What elements do you think should What elements Padlet & QR Codes
the text  Consolidating be included in a story? Discuss do you think
- ACELY 1690  Extending 1. The Croods
should be
2. Wreck it
4. Using their iPads, the students, split into groups, included in a Ralph 2
Plan, draft and publish will have an adventure walk around the room story?
imaginative, informative and 2. Use student 3. Grandpa’s
responses from the
scanning the QR codes that are hung up on the Big Adventure
persuasive texts
- ACELY 1694 Padlets to indicate walls. These codes are linked to several videos of 4. The
the rating on the children’s books being read aloud (4 to 5 different Patchwork Bike
Use a range of software observation grid. stories in total). 5. My Two
including word processing a. During the stories, the students will have a Blankets
programs to construct, edit third Padlet to address this question: What What elements
and publish written text elements of a story did each text have? of a story did QR Codes
-ACELY 1697 Students are able to type their answers or each text have? printed and
include pictures of their answers on the hung around
Use metalanguage to describe Padlet. the room
the effects of
ideas, text structures
and language features of 5. After the groups have watched the stories, the class
literary texts will readdress the elements of a story on the third
- ACELT 1604 Padlet.

Discuss how authors and 6. Use Animate video to inform the class that they will
illustrators make stories be creating their own children’s story (using this
exciting, moving and app will provide visual and written instructions). Animate
absorbing The students will be told that they will be the video &
- ACELT1605 authors, illustrators and animators of their stories. Rubric
They will be shown what is expected of them (a
Create literary texts that
explore students’ own rubric) and what constitutes an “A” on their project.
experiences and imagining
-ACELT 1607 7. The students will then open the Puppet Pals 2 app
and the teacher will give them a brief introduction Puppet Pals
 Create literary texts by to the program. The students will then have the app
developing storylines, opportunity to begin familiarising themselves with
characters and settings the app.
- ACELT 1794

These curriculum links are 8. Finally, the teacher will show a demonstration of a
used throughout the unit of previously made story on PP2 and ask if any Pre-made
inquiry. students have a story they would like to show to the Puppet Pals
class. story

Catering for Learner Diversity:

Instructions will be provided in a visual and written
format. A written copy of the rubric and instructions
will also be available for those who need it. Also, the
teacher will be available to help anyone in the class that
needs it. Finally, students that may need extra help with
the technology aspect of the lesson will be seated next
to those who are more tech savvy.

For the advanced learners, they will be encouraged to

further develop their Puppet Pals show and even begin
developing an idea for their stories.
WEEK/ AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING KEY RESOURCES
LESSON LINKS OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES QUESTIONS
Lang Literacy Literature (include learner diversity)
Students will… 1. Use student 1. Intro/Attention Grabber: Begin the class by Book: My
Week 1 See links from Week 1, responses from the reading: My Dead Bunny by Sigi Cohen Dead Bunny
Lesson 2 Lesson 1 1. Identify and Padlets to indicate
discuss different the rating on the
observation grid.
2. WALT & WILF
types/genres of
stories 2. Students will 3. Remind the students that they will be creating Explain
self-assess their their own children’s story (again using the Everything
2. Create a simple contributions in Explain everything app). The students will be What will you App video
story using the their groups. They told that they will be the authors, illustrators and be the author,
Puppet Pals app will also provide an animators of their stories. They will be shown illustrator and
that adheres to assessment of their what is expected of them (a rubric) and what animator of?
the genre group members iPads,
constitutes an “A” on their project.
assigned by the contributions
teacher. (rating system of Socrative Quiz
contributions: no 4. Using Socrative, have the students complete a
real contributions to quick quiz about story elements for formative
the group, minor feedback.
group contributions,
team player) the Padlet
5. Review the Padlet from the previous lesson that
from the
discussed the elements of a story. Use the iPad
previous class
app: Randomly to select classmates to answer
& the
review questions.
Randomly app
&
6. The students will then use AnswerGarden to What literary AnswerGarden
answer this answer this question: genres of stories
a. (AnswerGarden) What literary genres of are out there?
stories are out there? Maybe even ask if
the students know what genre means.
Discuss.
b. Explicitly teach what a literary genre is

7. In groups (use Randomly to generate the What are the Randomly app
groups), students will use Google Slides and the characteristics & Google
Jigsaw method (https://www.jigsaw.org/) to of your genre? Slides
become experts on a preselected genre of story https://docs.go
(Using the Symbaloo website embedded in the ogle.com/prese
website). The groups will then present their ntation/d/1s5z
findings using their Google doc to the class. qsAhfEBb85
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and assigned a literary genre (one they didn’t lide=id.gc6f88
work on) to create a story based on that genre 9893_0_0
using Puppet Pals.

9. The class will watch the stories on the

presentation screen.

Catering for Learner Diversity:

For those students needing extra attention, the teacher
will be moving around the room to help anyone that gets Puppet Pals
stuck. Also, students that may need extra help with the app
technological aspect of the lesson will continue to be
seated next those who are more tech savvy.

For the advanced learners, they will be encouraged to Video

begin solidifying and possibly examining the idea of Projector
storyboarding.

Video
explaining
storyboarding
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WEEK/ AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING KEY RESOURCES
LESSON LINKS OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES QUESTIONS
Lang Literacy Literature (include learner diversity)
By the end of this 1. Use student 1. Intro/Attention Grabber: Kahoot quiz with iPads &
Week 1 See links from Week 1, lesson, Students responses from images of famous fictional characters. Kahoot Quiz
Lesson 3 Lesson 1 will… the
AnswerGarden to 2. WALT & WILF
1. Identify and indicate the rating
discuss the on the observation 3. Again, remind the students that they have been
character traits grid. laying the foundation to create their own
that contribute to children’s story. Remind the students that they
2. Use a grading will be the author, illustrator and animator of
the establishment rubric to assess their stories. Remind them of where to find the
of a “good” the students’ rubric.
fictional character profiles
character and character 4. Review the elements that have been discussed What elements Randomly
designs. thus far by using the Randomly app. of a story have App
2. Develop and we discussed
create an original 5. The students will then answer and discuss a thus far?
character and character related question on Padlet both Padlet
character profile individually, with a partner and as a whole class. Who’s your Questions
using the favourite
provided ICT 6. Note: After the first discussion regarding the character in a
tools. story? Link to
students’ favourite characters, the students will
Minions’
watch a Minions Short mini-movie. The students What are some Short:
will then use the “think, pair, share” learning of the qualities https://www.yout
strategy with a partner to help generate ideas you see in the ube.com/watch?ti
me_continue=1&
and thoughts in regards to answering the second characters? v=todcApS3BIY
Padlet question about character qualities.

7. After the discussion, the students will be shown Puppet Pals

an example of what they are to create using the App
What elements & Padlet
Puppet Pals app and a character profile template. do you think Template
you need to
8. Students will need to complete the profile and include when
(send it to the teacher for assessment) and then creating a
begin creating their character in the Puppet Pals character
profile?
app.
 9. Once completed, students will send the teacher
their character created in Puppet Pals for
Email app
assessment and a few characters will be shown
to the rest of the class.

10. Finally, the students will ‘think, paid, share’ What key ideas
with their shoulder partner 3 new things they have you
learnt from the lesson. learned about
character
Catering for Learner Diversity: development?
For those students needing extra attention, the teacher
will be moving around the room to help anyone that gets
stuck. Also, students that may need extra help with the
technological aspect of the lesson will continue to be
seated next those who are more tech savvy.

For the advanced learners, they will be encouraged to

continue solidifying their stories and continuing to
examine the idea of storyboarding.