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Literacy Learning Term 1

Literacy Learning Term 2

Literacy Learning Term 3

Writing

Week 10 Term 4 - Quick Write

Week 10 Term 4 2024




Week 10 - Writing Christmas Cards


Week 9 - All I Want for Christmas

  • Brainstorm and generate ideas for creative writing, using personal experiences, imagination, and collaboration. 

  • Use language features to create characters and settings for your writing. 

  • Draft texts using appropriate structures and language features for creative writing. 

  • Revise and edit your writing for clarity, coherence, and correctness. 

  • Present your writing in a way that engages the audience. 

Week 9 Term 4 - Quick Write

Week 9 Term 4 2024

Monday - Brainstorming Ideas

Tuesday - Developing Characters and Settings

Wednesday - Writing the First Draft

Thursday - Revising and Editing

Friday - Publishing and Sharing

Week 8 Term 4 - Quick Write

Week 8 Term 4 2024

Week 8 - Writing Descriptions

  • Prepare and practice presenting the invention to an audience. 

  • Present the final invention description and illustration to the class

Week 7 Writing

Monday - Public Holiday

Tuesday - Finalising and Presenting Inventions (Complete Friday's on the week 7 document)

Wednesday - Invention Showcase 

Week 7 - Writing Descriptions

  • Visualize inventions through drawings to aid in your descriptions.  

  • Consider how inventions can positively or negatively impact society and the environment. 

  • Draft a complete description of the invention, integrating details about its appearance, function, and impact. 

  • Improve descriptions by focusing on clarity, creativity, and conciseness. 

  • Prepare and practice presenting the invention to an audience. 

  • Present the final invention description and illustration to the class

Week 7 Term 4 - Quick Write

Week 7 Term 4 2024
Week 7 Writing

Monday - Illustrating inventions

Tuesday - Exploring Impact on Society and Environment 

Wednesday - Writing a Detailed Description 

Thursday - Revise for Clarity and Creativity 

Friday - Finalising and Presenting Inventions and Invention Showcase 

Future Tech Words

Solar powered

Al-Driven

AI Humans

Cloud

Technology

Cryptocurrency

Robotics

Solar powered AI

Eco Friendly

Programming

Social Media

AR

Data

Week 6 Term 4 - Quick Write

Week 6 Term 4 2024

Week 6 - Writing Descriptions

  • Understand what an invention is and explore famous inventions that changed the world.   

  • Identify potential inventions that could solve modern-day challenges. 

  • Develop descriptive skills by focusing on the features and functions of an invention. 

  • Enhance descriptions with adjectives, adverbs, and specific technical vocabulary. 

  • Visualize inventions through drawings to aid in their descriptions. 


Monday - Introduction to future inventions

Tuesday - Brainstorming future inventions

Wednesday - Describing features and functions

Thursday - Using descriptive language

Friday - Illustrating inventions

Week 6 Writing

Week 5 - Writing Arguments 

  • Understand the importance of evidence in supporting reasons.  

  • Students will begin writing the body of their letter, focusing on the present 

  • Structure an argument in a logical way

  • Use persuasive language features to enhance the argument

  • Write the first draft of an argument, incorporating persuasive language, structure, reasons, evidence, and counter-arguments

Week 5 Term 4 - Quick Write

Week 5 Term 4 2024

Monday - Using evidence

Tuesday - Counter arguments

Wednesday - Organising the argument

Thursday - Persuasive language

Friday - Writing a draft

Week 4 Term 4 - Quick Write

Week 4 Term 4 2024

Week 4 - Writing Arguments

  • Understand what an argument is and the key elements involved. 

  • Understand the difference between a claim and an opinion. 

  • Provide reasons to support a claim.  

  • Understand the importance of evidence in supporting reasons.  

  • Students will begin writing the body of their letter, focusing on the present 

Monday - Introduction to argument writing

Tuesday - Claims and opinions

Wednesday - Supporting reasons

Thursday - Using evidence

Friday - Counter arguments

Week 3 - Letter Writing, Dear Future Me


  • You will write the second part of the letter, imagining your future. 

  • Write a conclusion to your letter. 

  • Revise and improve your letters for clarity, structure, and grammar. 

  • Finalise your letters and prepare to share them with the class. 

  • Seal your letters for your future selves and reflect on your learning. 

Week 3 Term 4 - Quick Write

Week 3 Term 4 2024

Monday - Public Holiday

Tuesday - Teacher only day

Wednesday - Friday - Catch up, we need to finish off our letters and envelopes

Week 2 Term 4 - Quick Write

Week 2 Term 4 2024

Week 2 - Letter Writing, Dear Future Me


  • You will write the second part of the letter, imagining your future. 

  • Write a conclusion to your letter. 

  • Revise and improve your letters for clarity, structure, and grammar. 

  • Finalise your letters and prepare to share them with the class. 

  • Seal your letters for your future selves and reflect on your learning. 

Monday - Writing the body part two

Tuesday - Writing the conclusion

Wednesday - Revising and editing

Thursday - Finalising and sharing

Friday - Sealing and reflecting

Week 1 - Letter Writing, Dear Future Me


  • Writing a letter to your future selves and brainstorm topics. 

  • You will reflect on and describe your possible future selves. 

  • You will plan the structure and content of your letter. 

  • You will write a clear introduction for your letter. 

  • Begin writing the body of your letter, focusing on the present 

Week 1 Term 4 - Quick Write

Week 1 Term 4 2024

Monday - Introduction to the concept

Tuesday - Exploring future selves

Wednesday - Planning the letter

Thursday - Writing the introduction

Friday - Writing the body part one

AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN HERE!


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