Year: 2 3, 4

Subject: English

Lesson Title: Informative

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Date:
Topic: Informative Text

Curriculum Links:
Recognise that capital letters signal proper nouns and commas are used to separate
items in lists (ACELA1465)
Create short imaginative, informative and persuasive texts using growing
knowledge oftext structures and language features for familiar and some less
familiar audiences, selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to
theaudience and purpose (ACELY1671)
Learning Intentions
By the end of this lesson, students will have had the opportunity to demonstrate their

ability to:
Create an informative text using appropriate structure
Create a text with appropriate grammar and effective adjectives
Resources and ICT
English books/computers
Character Profile handouts x 25
Dictionaries
Example of report (below) and
http://arc.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/files/engl_st2_act2_ws11.swf
Lesson Procedure: continuation of past lesson
1. Inform students that they are to use their character profile from earlier to create an
informative report/text about their Frugglot using the headings Introduction,
Attributes, Thoughts, Actions and Conclusion.
2. Review informative texts examples penguins and highlight each heading area
3. Inform students work must be completed before break
4. Discuss when to use capitals, full stops, commas and the importance of adjectives.
5. Provide dictionaries for students to find words they are unsure of
6. Allow students to begin.
Early finishers may complete their spelling conventions then do silent reading.
Differentiation of learners:
To cater for students with needing additional support, the following strategies have been put
in utilised:
Assisted support is provided via teacher aide to students who require it
Computers are available to students with literacy limitations
Assessment & Evaluation of Learning:
Students were able to create an informative text using the correct structure
Students used appropriate grammar and effective adjectives
Assessment: For learning
Observe students writing and note any areas requiring support

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