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Informative Writing unit Procedure Term 3 Weeks 1-5 Year 2 2014

Castle Cove Public School

Weeks 1 & 2 Introduction to the text type
Outcomes

EN1-2A: Plans, composes and reviews a
small range of simple texts for a variety
of purposes on familiar topics for known
readers and viewers.

EN1-3A: Composes texts using letters of
consistent size and slope and uses digital
technologies.

EN1-4A: Draws on an increasing range
of skills and strategies to fluently read,
view and comprehend a range of texts
on less familiar topics in different media
and technologies.

EN1-9B: Uses basic grammatical
features, punctuation conventions and
vocabulary appropriate to the type of
text when responding to and composing
texts.
Lesson 1

*Pre- Assessment

Ask the students to write instructions
about how to clean their teeth
these should be written as if the
reader is an alien who has never
encountered tooth brushing before.
Lesson 2
*Introduction to the text type: Watch YouTube
How to write a Procedural Text

Play the learning object: Lets make a mask
(TALE). As the procedure plays, have students
follow it and make the mask.

*Deconstruction text structure

Display the headings Title, Goal, Materials
and Steps on IWB. Remind students of the
structure of a procedure as the titles are put
into position on the IWB.

Display procedures for Lets make a mask
on the IWB. Re-read the text revisiting the
purpose of each section. Point out that the
materials are presented in a list.

Identify the steps and note the numbers used
for sequencing. Link the final step to the goal.

Lesson 3

*Sequencing activity

Provide students with a
blank procedure template
for making a mask, along
with pictures for each step.
Children write the aim and
materials in the spaces
provided. Paste pictures in
the correct order and write
a sentence for each step.

Resources
Writing books, pencils Lets make a mask TALE clip
Copies of lion template for each student

Worksheet and photos for
sequencing activity
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Week 3 Deconstructing with a grammar focus
Outcomes
EN1-2A: Plans, composes and reviews a
small range of simple texts for a variety
of purposes on familiar topics for known
readers and viewers.

EN1-3A: Composes texts using letters of
consistent size and slope and uses digital
technologies.

EN1-7B: Identifies how language usage
in their own writing differs according to
their purpose, audience and subject
matter.

EN1-8B: Recognises that there are
different kinds of texts when reading and
viewing and shows an awareness of
purpose, audience and subject matter.

EN1-9B: Uses basic grammatical
features, punctuation conventions and
vocabulary appropriate to the type of
text when responding to and composing
texts.
Lesson 1

*Reread Make a lion mask
procedure and have students identify
and highlight the verbs.

*Students can write a simple
procedure for washing hands, using
a different coloured pencil to show
verb usage.
Lesson 2

*Making slime - Display various recipes for
making slime (Notebook file created for this)
and have students identify the main parts of
the procedure and note importance of pictures
in helping us understand the procedure. Point
out and discuss the fact that verbs are written
in present tense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urnmjzQ-
YW4
Students watch the above video whilst
completing the Making slime worksheet (or
writing the procedure in their workbooks),
adding the list of ingredients and procedural
steps.
Students make the slime and teacher takes
photographs.

During Week 4 computer lesson, students can
type this procedure, adding photographs to
accompany each step. You might also like to
sue i-Pads to reproduce the procedure.
Lesson 3

*Cloze activity

Show class the IWB version
of How to clean your
teeth from MacMillan
Interactive Non Fiction Text
Types.
Point out the adverbs,
adverbial and adjectival
phrases that give more
detailed information.
Discuss their importance.

Students look through
recipe books/magazines,
and collect as many
adverbs and action verbs as
they can.

Resources
Lets make a mask procedure,
writing books, pencils
Slime notebook file, procedure template for
slime, cornflour, food colouring, bowls,
paddle-pop sticks, camera
MacMillan Interactive Non
Fiction Text Types from
Server, recipe
books/magazines
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Informative Writing unit Procedure Term 3 Weeks 1-5 Year 2 2014

Castle Cove Public School
Week 4
Outcomes
EN1-2A: Plans, composes and reviews a
small range of simple texts for a variety
of purposes on familiar topics for known
readers and viewers.

EN1-3A: Composes texts using letters of
consistent size and slope and uses digital
technologies.

EN1-9B: Uses basic grammatical
features, punctuation conventions and
vocabulary appropriate to the type of
text when responding to and composing
texts.

EN1-10C: Thinks imaginatively and
creatively about familiar topics, ideas
and texts when responding to and
composing texts.

EN1-12E: Identifies and discusses
aspects of their own and others
learning.


Lesson 1

You Tube: How to sneak your
monster into school.

Watch the clip above which finishes
by telling us that you need: *a clown
nose, big sunglasses, a pink wig* to
sneak your monster into school.

Students use the template provided to
write the steps for sneaking their
monster into school. Encourage
creative thinking.
Lesson 2

*Model the writing of a procedure
explaining how to put on
sunscreen.
*Watch Telmo & Tula Tuna
sandwich on You Tube
*Identify each ingredient and step
in the procedure.

In workbooks, students turn this
information into a procedure.
Provide support as required.
Teacher to provide a checklist on
the board so that students can
evaluate their own and each
others writing.

Lesson 3

*Sherbet Shop
(IWB notebook of instructions already
created)
Provide students with the three
ingredients needed to make sherbet
(citric acid, icing sugar, bicarbonate of
soda, jelly crystals) and explain the
functions of each element.

*bitter add more sugar
*not fizzy add more c.a or bicarb

Students experiment with various
combinations, recording each time and
only using a small spoon, until they
have the perfect recipe. Students write
a procedure for the perfect sherbet!
Resources
You Tube clip, template

You Tube clip, workbooks,
procedural checklist on IWB
IWB notebook, Bicarbonate of soda,
jelly crystals, citric acid, icing sugar,
bowls, spoons, paper.
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Week 5 Ice cream in a bag
Outcomes
EN1-2A: Plans, composes and reviews a
small range of simple texts for a variety
of purposes on familiar topics for known
readers and viewers.

EN1-3A: Composes texts using letters of
consistent size and slope and uses digital
technologies.

EN1-8B: Recognises that there are
different kinds of texts when reading and
viewing and shows an awareness of
purpose, audience and subject matter.

EN1-9B: Uses basic grammatical
features, punctuation conventions and
vocabulary appropriate to the type of
text when responding to and composing
texts.


Lesson 1

Ice cream in a bag
*Students are given the investigative
task Ice-cream in a bag. With a
partner, they must look online to
determine if ice cream really can be
made in a bag, and what the best
recipe is for it.
Students must take into consideration
Australian conversions, ease of
recipe and equipment available.

Lesson 2
(Swap Literacy groups to Thursday)

Ice cream in a bag
*Using research from earlier in the
week, students work with their
partner to write a procedure for
making ice cream in a bag.
Students must include all necessary
materials as the teacher will be
choosing one for the class to
follow.
Reiterate the grammatical functions
and layout of a procedural text.
Lesson 3

*Ice cream in a bag
(Best done outdoors the library
veranda works well).

Teacher has necessary ingredients
prepared. Students take it in turns to
follow the recipe and make their ice
cream in a bag. Eat and enjoy!

Follow up was it easy to follow the
recipe? What would you change? Did it
work? Were the instructions clear?

Post Assessment

*Read the story Wombat Stew.
Deconstruct the story and ensure
all the ingredients and key words
are displayed.
Students use this information to
write the recipe for wombat stew.
Resources
Clipboards, lesson instructions,
pencils, internet access
Paper, pencils, research from
previous lesson, workbook
Procedural notebook for ice cream in a
bag, ingredients. Students bring in own
measuring cup and tea towel.
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Additional procedural activities
Tale: Lets make a banana
split

Online instructions step by
step
Tale: Lets plant a tree


Online instructions step by
step
Tale: Lets make a sock
puppet

Online instructions step
by step
Tale: Lets make a kite


Online instructions step by
step
How to build a snowman
- craft and writing activity
*Writing template in
dropbox folder
How to make a scarecrow
-craft and writing activity
*Template in dropbox folder
(students can use paper to
write procedure)
Origami
Traposo US has some easy
instructional videos on
YouTube (type Traposo US
origami into YouTube
search)
Classroom Procedures
Review and write a procedure
for school safety drills (fire,
lockdown, etc).
Cooking
Telmo & Tula have some
instructional videos on
YouTube for cooking (fruit
salad, chocolate truffles,
smoothies, etc).
Pirates Dont Change
Diapers
Online book, discussion and
activity
*Activity instructions in
dropbox folder
Verbal Instructions
Children give each other
verbal instructions to get
somewhere, make/draw
something.
i-Pad Project
Students can decide on
something that they want to
teach and make a video or e-
book to do so (drawing, tying
shoelaces, playing a game,
etc).