English

Success Criteria

As a student I am able to:

1. use simple present tense for the statement of facts

2. use Think Aloud strategy to structure my exposition to persuade readers to conserve endangered animals

3. use language and organisation features of an informational text to write about a specific endangered animal

4. review and edit the language and organisation of my informational text about a specific endangered animal

Pre-lesson

You should have done a grammar cloze passage on the use of present tense in informational text.

Step 1: Activating Learning

Class discussion

You should be able to identify the use of simple present tense for the statement of facts.

Step 2: Promote Thinking and Discussion

Your teacher will model the construction of an informational text using PowerPoint slides.

Step 3: Facilitate Demonstration of Learning

Group work:

In your groups, retrieve the information that you have gathered about the endangered animals during your Science lessons.

- Polar bear

- Leopard

- Rhinoceros

- Orangutan

Please type in your informational text in this Google Spreadsheet.

Please select your group from the tabs at the bottom of the page