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Learning Intention: Students are learning to identify features of texts that entertain and re-create an imaginative text
Learning Intention: Students are learning to identify features of texts that entertain and re-create an imaginative text
Success Criteria:
Success Criteria:
Students can:
Students can:
identify the text purpose and audience of a text that entertains
identify the text purpose and audience of a text that entertains
recognise how non-verbal language is used to communicate
recognise how non-verbal language is used to communicate
sort words and images into categories
sort words and images into categories
sequence events in a text
sequence events in a text
use verbs in own writing
use verbs in own writing
use prepositional phrases
use prepositional phrases
experiment with writing a compound sentence.
experiment with writing a compound sentence.
Revise the characters, setting and sequence of events from Wombat Stew. Explain to students that they will create a similar story using different Australian animals. Remind students that the purpose of the text is to entertain so will have the same structure and features as Wombat Stew.
Revise the characters, setting and sequence of events from Wombat Stew. Explain to students that they will create a similar story using different Australian animals. Remind students that the purpose of the text is to entertain so will have the same structure and features as Wombat Stew.
Activity: Brainstorm several Australian animals by drawing and labelling them for students to refer to during independent writing. Use the brainstorm activity for students to share what they know about the animals, including the purpose of physical features and what the animals eat. Ensure to include some animals that are ‘predators’, like Dingo.
Activity: Brainstorm several Australian animals by drawing and labelling them for students to refer to during independent writing. Use the brainstorm activity for students to share what they know about the animals, including the purpose of physical features and what the animals eat. Ensure to include some animals that are ‘predators’, like Dingo.
IDEAS
IDEAS
Kangaroo
Kangaroo
Features: Strong hind legs for hopping, long tail for balance.
Features: Strong hind legs for hopping, long tail for balance.
Diet: Herbivore (eats grass and leaves).
Diet: Herbivore (eats grass and leaves).
Wallaby
Wallaby
Features: Smaller than kangaroos, strong legs for jumping.
Features: Smaller than kangaroos, strong legs for jumping.
Diet: Herbivore (eats grasses and shrubs).
Diet: Herbivore (eats grasses and shrubs).
Possum
Possum
Features: Small, with a long tail for climbing.
Features: Small, with a long tail for climbing.
Diet: Omnivore (eats fruits, leaves, and insects).
Diet: Omnivore (eats fruits, leaves, and insects).
Sugar Glider
Sugar Glider
Features: Can glide with a membrane between its limbs.
Features: Can glide with a membrane between its limbs.
Diet: Omnivore (eats sap, nectar, and insects).
Diet: Omnivore (eats sap, nectar, and insects).
Quokka
Quokka
Features: Small, with a "smiling" face.
Features: Small, with a "smiling" face.
Diet: Herbivore (eats leaves and grass).
Diet: Herbivore (eats leaves and grass).
Cassowary
Cassowary
Features: Large, flightless bird with a helmet-like casque.
Features: Large, flightless bird with a helmet-like casque.
Diet: Frugivore (eats mostly fruits).
Diet: Frugivore (eats mostly fruits).
Goanna
Goanna
Features: Large lizard with sharp claws.
Features: Large lizard with sharp claws.
Diet: Carnivore (eats small animals).
Diet: Carnivore (eats small animals).
Bilby
Bilby
Features: Small, with long ears and digging claws.
Features: Small, with long ears and digging claws.
Diet: Omnivore (eats insects and seeds).
Diet: Omnivore (eats insects and seeds).
Numbat
Numbat
Features: Small, with a long tongue for catching termites.
Features: Small, with a long tongue for catching termites.
Diet: Insectivore (eats termites).
Diet: Insectivore (eats termites).
Thorny Devil
Thorny Devil
Features: Lizard covered in thorn-like spines.
Features: Lizard covered in thorn-like spines.
Diet: Insectivore (eats ants).
Diet: Insectivore (eats ants).
Draw, Talk, Write, Share
Draw, Talk, Write, Share
In small groups, students re-create Wombat Stew using different animals recorded in activity 2.
In small groups, students re-create Wombat Stew using different animals recorded in activity 2.
Each student is allocated an animal role, with one being the ‘predator’ like Dingo and one being the ‘intended meal’ like Wombat.
Each student is allocated an animal role, with one being the ‘predator’ like Dingo and one being the ‘intended meal’ like Wombat.
They will each decide on their actions, based on their animal character, and what ingredients they will add to the stew.
They will each decide on their actions, based on their animal character, and what ingredients they will add to the stew.
For example: 'Crow snapped up a bug with his beak and dropped it into the stew.'
For example: 'Crow snapped up a bug with his beak and dropped it into the stew.'
‘Kangaroo digs up clumps of grass with her paws and puts it into the stew.’
‘Kangaroo digs up clumps of grass with her paws and puts it into the stew.’
Provide students with a range of resources for students to use as costumes or props, such as billycans, pots and items for stew ingredients.
Provide students with a range of resources for students to use as costumes or props, such as billycans, pots and items for stew ingredients.
Students act out their role and verbalise their actions using verbs, compound sentences and prepositions to revise the learning from Lesson 3.
Students act out their role and verbalise their actions using verbs, compound sentences and prepositions to revise the learning from Lesson 3.
Students think of a title for their story that matches their animals, such as ‘Wallaby Stew’.
Students think of a title for their story that matches their animals, such as ‘Wallaby Stew’.
Too hard? Jointly construct compound sentences using conjunctions and prepositional phrases.
Too hard? Jointly construct compound sentences using conjunctions and prepositional phrases.
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