English / Year 6 / Literature / Examining literature / ACELT1616 Content Description: Identify, describe, and discuss similarities and differences between texts, including those by the same author or illustrator, and evaluate characteristics that define an authors individual style. Elaboration: exploring two or more texts by the same author, drawing out the similarities, for example subject or theme, characterisation, text structure, plot development, tone, vocabulary, sense of voice, narrative point of view, favoured grammatical structures and visual techniques in sophisticated picture books
English / Year 6 / Literacy / Interpreting, analysing, evaluating / ACELY1801 Content Description: Analyse strategies authors use to influence readers Elaboration: identify how authors use language to position the reader and give reasons
Humanities and Social Sciences / History / Year 6 / Historical Knowledge and Understanding / Australia as a nation / ACHHK116 Content Description: The contribution of individuals and groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and migrants, to the development of Australian society, for example in areas such as the economy, education, science, the arts, sport. Elaboration: considering notable individuals in Australian public life across a range of fields (for example the arts, science, sport, education), including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a range of cultural and social groups, and women and men drawn from the Australian Living Treasures list or from the Australian Dictionary of Biography) QCAA:
Use text-processing strategies when viewing and reading, including: connecting to prior knowledge about the author and specific learning area content questioning, crosschecking and reviewing texts to identify point of view using literal and inferred information to draw conclusions about significant concepts, arguments or descriptions (VR6 iii)
Use interaction and communication skills to contribute to informal debates and discussions by: interrogating and analysing ideas evaluating information and comparing solutions repairing breakdowns in discussion offering explanations and describing processes (LS6 v)
Identify the purpose, content, context, text structure and writer reader relationships when writing and creating learning area texts (WC6 i)
Classroom Organisation Whole class, teacher led Individual work
Resources 27 x Culture Journal (Blank, lined workbooks) 28 x Jirrbal, Rainforest Dreamtime Stories (27 student copies, 1 teacher copy) Cardboard pieces for word wall Bingo Worksheet (Resource Three)
Learning Experiences 1. Begin lesson by acknowledging traditional owners of the land. 2. Discuss text Jirrbal, Rainforest Dreamtime Stories (Barlow, 2012). What text did we examine last lesson? What phenomena was the text attempting to explain? What strategies did the author use to maintain reader interest? 3. As a group, read the additional excerpts included by the author. Discuss why this information was included. What does the author want the reader to learn and understand? 4. Examine what strategies the author used to maintain readers interest throughout the entirety of the text. 5. Students are to record a personal reflection in their Culture Journal. The reflection needs to: - Summarise the text - Discuss the strategies employed by the author throughout the book. Students may need to refer to previous reflections. 6. Teacher to hand out Bingo Worksheet whilst students are silently working. When they have completed their reflections, teacher is to inform students that they will be playing Bingo, using the words depicted from the word wall. Students are to choose nine words. 7. If there is time, class is to participate in another round of Bingo.