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Students annotate images of Australian native animals using vocabulary from supplied word banks.They write short sentences and deliver a short speech about a chosen Australian native animal.
Text Type
Imaginative
- Students develop vocabulary to describe Australian native animals.
- Students select an image of an Australian native animal from the State Library of NSW and write a short imaginative piece in which the animal is the main character
- Students plan and present a short speech introducing the character to the class
Background notes for Teachers
Learning Intention
Students are learning to:
- communicate with peers and known adults in informal ways
- compose simple texts
Success criteria
Students will be successful when they can:
- respond to a visual illustration
- describe an Australian animal
- write a short description
- share their writing with the class in the form of a short presentation
Preparation for Activity 1
Print out sets of labels (- see attachment in Student Activity 1 Labelling.) Cut and place each set in a plastic bag, envelope or container. You may add additional labels for the students to use.
You will also need to have a selection of Australian native animal images printed out for the students to label. This may be competed as an individual or group activity. You may use images from the following collection:
Student Activities
Activity 1
Labelling activity
Number of set tasks: 3
Activity 2
Imaginative writing
Number of set tasks: 2
Activity 3
Introducing your character
Number of set tasks: 1
NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum: English K-10
OUTCOMES
A student:
- communicates with peers and known adults in informal and guided activities demonstrating emerging skills of group interaction
ENe-1A - composes simple texts to convey an idea or message ENe-2A
- recognises some different purposes for writing and that own texts differ in various ways ENe-7B
CONTENT
Students:
ENe-1A
Respond to and compose texts
- deliver short oral presentations to peers (ACELY1647)
- describe an object of interest to the class, e.g. toy, pet
ENe-2A
Respond to and compose texts
- create short texts to explore, record and report ideas and events using familiar words and beginning writing knowledge (ACELY1651)
- identify and use words around the classroom and in books during writing
- compose texts using some sight words and known words
- compose texts on familiar topics using pictures and graphics to support their choice of words
- experiment with basic visual, multimodal and digital processes to represent some simple ideas expressed in texts and to convey experiences ICT
ENe-7B
Respond to and compose texts
- compose texts for known audience, e.g. self, class, other classes, parents
- compose texts using drawings and other visual media to create meaning
Text Requirements
In Early Stage 1 students must study examples of:
- visual texts
- media, multimedia and digital texts
Across the stage, the selection must give student experience of:
- an appropriate range of digital texts, including film, media and multimedia
LAC
Learning Across the Curriculum
General Capabilities:
- creative and critical thinking
- literacy
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