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Learning Intention:
Learning Intention:
Students are learning to identify and describe character actions and feelings through drawing and talking.
Students are learning to identify and describe character actions and feelings through drawing and talking.
Success Criteria:
Success Criteria:
Students can:
Students can:
- identify a character’s feelings
- describe the actions of a character using a subject and a verb
- create and share drawings about a character’s actions
- use visual cues to understand character feelings
- identify favourite characters from texts.
Read the text aloud. Explain that students are to pay attention to Edward as the main character. Think about Edward’s actions and traits. Edward tried new actions, mimicking other animal traits.
Read the text aloud. Explain that students are to pay attention to Edward as the main character. Think about Edward’s actions and traits. Edward tried new actions, mimicking other animal traits.
Review the illustrations in Edward the Emu. As each illustration is shown, students imagine they are the character and perform its action.
Review the illustrations in Edward the Emu. As each illustration is shown, students imagine they are the character and perform its action.
For example, when students view the illustration of the lion, students roar.
For example, when students view the illustration of the lion, students roar.
Explain that verbs are words that tell the reader what is happening, or what has happened.
Explain that verbs are words that tell the reader what is happening, or what has happened.
Action verbs are a type of verb that tell what someone or something does.
Action verbs are a type of verb that tell what someone or something does.
The different types of verbs include action, thinking, feeling, saying and relating.
The different types of verbs include action, thinking, feeling, saying and relating.
Revise the actions students performed in activity 1. For example, roar, smile, swim, slither.
Revise the actions students performed in activity 1. For example, roar, smile, swim, slither.
Explain that a sentence is a group of words that make a complete thought.
Explain that a sentence is a group of words that make a complete thought.
A sentence includes a subject (‘who’ or ‘what’) and a verb that tells what is happening.
A sentence includes a subject (‘who’ or ‘what’) and a verb that tells what is happening.
Revise characters in the text.
Revise characters in the text.
For example, seal, lion, snake, emu.
For example, seal, lion, snake, emu.
Explain that these characters will be the subject (‘who’) in the sentence.
Explain that these characters will be the subject (‘who’) in the sentence.
Draw, Talk, Share, Write
Draw, Talk, Share, Write
Model writing sentences about characters in the text using Resource 3 – subject-verb sentence frame. For example:
Model writing sentences about characters in the text using Resource 3 – subject-verb sentence frame. For example:
The lion (subject) roars (verb);
The lion (subject) roars (verb);
The emu (subject) talks (verb).
The emu (subject) talks (verb).
Highlight that a sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark (full stop).
Highlight that a sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark (full stop).
In small groups, students select an animal from Resource 4 – subject cards. Students say a sentence about the animal using a subject-verb sentence structure. For example:
In small groups, students select an animal from Resource 4 – subject cards. Students say a sentence about the animal using a subject-verb sentence structure. For example:
The snake (subject) hisses (verb).
The snake (subject) hisses (verb).
Encourage students to use a variety of verbs for each animal.
Encourage students to use a variety of verbs for each animal.
Too easy? Students write a sentence about one of the animals using personal vocabulary and/or the word wall on Resource 3 – subject-verb sentence frame.
Too easy? Students write a sentence about one of the animals using personal vocabulary and/or the word wall on Resource 3 – subject-verb sentence frame.
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