LITERACY - WRITING: TERM PLAN

YEAR: 5 TERM: 3 TEACHERS: Jasmyn Rullo & Anna Rhodes

CURRICULUM FOCUS:
Content Descriptions used in this term.
 Identify and explain characteristic text structures and language features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of
the text (ACELY1701)
 Use interaction skills, for example paraphrasing, questioning and interpreting non-verbal cues and choose vocabulary and vocal effects appropriate for
different audiences and purposes (ACELY1796)
 Navigate and read texts for specific purposes applying appropriate text processing strategies, for example predicting and confirming, monitoring meaning,
skimming and scanning (ACELY1702) 
 Use comprehension strategies to analyse information, integrating and linking ideas from a variety of print and digital sources (ACELY1703)
 Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound
appropriate to purpose and audience(ACELY1704 )

BIG IDEA: Creating Informational Texts

ASSESSMENT
 Informational Text written report
 Informational text publication (choice between book, poster, documentary, or powerpoint)
Week Learning Experiences Resources Assessment
1  Explore Informational Texts – looking at different report formats  Report Brightpath cold task
o Analyse – sticky notes  Encyclopaedia
o Compare and contrast with Persuasive & Narrative texts  Documentary – David
o Create a class glossary/display of features of informational texts Attenborough clip
1. Create list of features students have noticed https://www.youtube.
2. Divide students into small groups to define each feature com/watch?v=-
3. Students create a poster for their feature 0TkWdGRJPw
o Definition  Poster
o What kind of Informational Text uses this feature?  Non-fiction books
o What does it look like? Biographies
o What is its purpose?
 Contents
  Tables
 Diagrams
 Captions
 Glossaries
 Index
 Title
 Heading
Sub-heading

2  Intro Informational Text assignment Plagiarism video

 Choose a topic to write informational text on (Australian animal, icon, event, https://www.youtube.com/w
person) atch?v=uAmm5YSe_us
o Modelled planning – brainstorm as a class
o Plan for success – brainstorm 10 ideas Brainstorm scaffold
 Begin Research https://sceanet-
o Scaffold research notes my.sharepoint.com/personal/
o Finding good sources anna_rhodes_mundaringcc_w
o What info is relevant? a_edu_au/Documents/
o How to take notes – including sources (overview of plagiarism) Desktop/10%20ideas
%20brainstorming.docx

3  Review 7 steps 7 steps planning graph

 Plan for success https://sceanet-
o Modelled planning - Consolidating notes into relevant sub-sections my.sharepoint.com/personal/
 Plan informational text using research notes anna_rhodes_mundaringcc_w
a_edu_au/Documents/
Desktop/Literacy/7%20Steps
%20Resources/
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4  Writing informational report – introduction 7 steps sizzling start
o Examine engaging introductions
o Introduction structure – general to specific, tell them what you’re going to
tell them
o Students plan their introductions

5  Writing informational report – paragraphs

o Headings & sub-headings
o PEEL paragraphs
o Types of evidence – diagram, table, etc.
 Refer to posters made in week 1

6  Writing informational report – paragraphs Informational Text

o Headings & sub-headings Assignment written report
o PEEL paragraphs (Point, Evidence, Explain, Link) DUE
o Types of evidence – diagram, table, etc.
 Refer to posters made in week 1
 Write conclusion – wrapping up & summarising
o Specific to general
o Tell them what you’ve told them

7  Publishing in chosen format (book, poster, powerpoint, documentary) Documentary - Video editing
o Students choose between options to publish their informational text website – Animoto (make a
 Book free account):
 Format as a booklet in Word https://animoto.com/projects
 Include contents, glossary, index etc.
 Front and back cover
 Poster
 Information presented in sections
 Diagrams/tables/images
 Title
  Powerpoint
 Information presented in separate slides
 Images, tables, diagrams etc
 Documentary
 Written script
 Relevant images/visuals

8  Presenting Informational reports Informational Text

 Peer feedback – 2 stars and a wish Assignment final copy DUE

Brightpath hot task

9  Presenting Informational reports
 Peer feedback and self-reflection