Picture book
Literacy Lesson 5
Wrapping it up: self checking and editing
Introduction
Watch the video below for an introduction to the lesson.
Understanding the tasks
Rating the tasks
This lesson contains a few activities. Each activity will have one or more tasks. These tasks have been given a rating.
Some of the tasks in this lesson are must do. These are important to help you understand the introductory ideas or skills.
Have a go at the should do tasks and reach out to your friends or teacher if you need some advice. These will usually take a bit longer to complete than must do tasks.
Could do tasks will probably take you some extra time and might need you to get creative or problem solve. We strongly encourage you to try these.
Activity 1 - Language consolidation
Task 1 - What have we learnt this week?
Complete the following interactive to review what we have learnt this week.
Note: It is a lot!
Task 2 - Reflection
Revisit your KWL chart that you began in Lesson 1.
During Lesson 3 you recorded some new skills in the ‘L’ column.
What else have you learnt this week?
This could include new skills or things you have learnt about yourself.
Note: You may have learnt that you have excellent organisation skills, or you may have learnt that organisation skills are something you need to work on. Both of these learnings are equally important as they demonstrate self-reflection.
Activity 2 - Self-evaluation and reviewing the draft
Task 1 - Reviewing a draft
An important part of the creation process is self-reflection and editing.
Before attempting any rewrites it is important to review the draft.
Explore the following double page spread and note how the author has reviewed their work by clicking on the hot spots.
Note: As this is a published page, the author probably has far more positives than areas for improvement.
Task 2 - Self check
Developing a self-checker allows an author to ensure that they have included all the essential features of their text.
Use the Graphic information text self checker Google Form to help you review your text.
You need to identify if you used the identified skill/device, didn’t use it, or you tried but it needs some work.
Task 3 - Self-reflection
Now that you have completed your self-checker, it is time to reflect on your draft and plan for improvements. A PMI chart is a great tool for self-reflection.
Use the Double page spread PMI Google Slides template to complete this activity.
Read the instructions.
Read the example which has been completed on Self-reflection - Target audience page.
Complete the blank chart to summarise your progress so far, and plan for improvements during the editing phase.
Note: Pay particular attention to the new skills you have learnt, and how well your text appeals to your target audience. Don’t forget to use your subject specific language.
Click on the image to open a new tab and view the Google Slides.
Click on the Use Template button to create a copy for you to edit.
Activity 3 - Editing and finalising the written text
Use the remaining time in this lesson to refine your final product.
Use your reflection from your self-checker and PMI chart to guide your changes.
You should also review and refine the numeracy elements of your final product.
Give yourself a big pat on the back for learning so many new skills this week.
Make sure you show your teachers the great work you have produced!
Want to check your written answers for Activity 1?
Activity 1, Task 1:
Question 3 - ‘Never judge by a book cover!’ Identify 2 features of this book cover that would appeal to a Primary age audience? Use subject specific language to explain your answer.
Suggested Answer:
Answer could include: Cute images – rubber duck, puppies in a suitcase; salient image of the boy reaching down and focused on the rubber duck, draws your eyes around the page; the boy is a similar age group to the audience so he is relatable; intriguing image – why is there a sea in the bedroom? appeal to a child’s sense of wonder or excitement.
Handing in your work
Don't forget to hand in the work you completed today!
Your teacher will have told you to do one of the following:
Upload any digital documents you created and any photos you took of your written work to your Learning Management system (MS Teams, Google Classroom for example).
Email any digital documents you created and any photos you took of your written work to your teacher.
Make sure you keep any handwritten work you did in your exercise book or folder as your teacher may need to see these when you are back in class.