Laura Robinson

Croydon Public School

Term 2 Writing 3R
Term 2 Writing comprises of; cursive handwriting, producing persuasive texts and descriptions, producing texts on computers and written activities based on picture books. Other writing activities are integrated into Key Learning Areas. The ESL support teacher (Angela Paolino) assists 3R with Writing for 45 minutes every Friday. Mrs Paolino Provides additional assistance to: Gloria, Efe, Patrick, Amy, Angelia Li, Angela Liu and Rhodes. Students identified with learning needs who require additional support include: Genevieve (dyslexia) and Jasmine Bohan (working memory & speech delays). These students work closely with Ms Robinson and use visual aids to prompt their writing.
TEACHING AND LEARNING SEQUENCE
Wk Handwriting Text type activity 1 1 Entries and exits Yr Assessment: Exposition writing re: Easter single letters should/should not be cancelled.
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ESL writing Persuasive text: Revising features of persuasive texts.

Entries and exits Persuasive text: Revising features of persuasive texts. single letters Targeting Handwriting NAPLAN exam Using a literary description from A Dream of

Exposition: why my mum is important to me. Whole class discussion looking at examples of descriptions on interactive whiteboard using

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Bunyips Dancing to draw a picture of a bunyip and label it with descriptive words from text. Writing a literary description using the 5 senses as a guide. Brainstorming and identifying adjectives, metaphors and similes. How can these help make better descriptions? Students review poetry for examples.

StudyLadder resources.

Targeting Handwriting page 19 Entries and exits copying a passage (Professor Coles poems) Entries and exits copying a passage (Professor Coles poems)
Entries and exits copying a passage (Professor Coles poems)

Writing a literary description,

Identifying the 5 senses technique in a literary description of Wilburs barn in Charlottes Web. Brainstorming Writing a postcard from researched location as part of Visual Arts and Technology unit: In Search of Monet. This will assess how well students researched location using the internet and is a Technology assessment. Students need to describe the location in their postcard. Writing a literary description,

Sharing literary descriptions with the class and identifying features of text type within each others work.

Writing a literary description of an artwork: Monets The Waterlilies (links to art unit: In Search of Monet)

Entries and exits copying a passage (Professor Coles poems)

Writing a literary description of an artwork: Monets The Waterlilies (links to art unit: In Search of Monet), continued.

Whole class activitiy: how to write a scientific description: the solar system.

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Entries and exits copying a passage (Professor Coles poems)

Writing a scientific description: the solar system.

Writing a scientific description: the solar system continued.