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Learning Intention: Students are learning how authors use illustrations to enhance meaning in texts.
Learning Intention: Students are learning how authors use illustrations to enhance meaning in texts.
Success Criteria:
Success Criteria:
Students can:
Students can:
use visual cues to interpret meaning in a text
use visual cues to interpret meaning in a text
use regular and irregular past tense verbs when speaking
use regular and irregular past tense verbs when speaking
use visual prompts to describe objects, characters and places
use visual prompts to describe objects, characters and places
write a simple sentence using subject-verb-object structure
write a simple sentence using subject-verb-object structure
use prepositional phrases.
use prepositional phrases.
Review learning from the previous lessons.
Review learning from the previous lessons.
Explain that at the end of a narrative, the problem that occurred in the middle of the story is usually resolved.
Explain that at the end of a narrative, the problem that occurred in the middle of the story is usually resolved.
Walkthrough the text Wave and discuss how the character felt at the end of the story. Using the Question wheel, provide the opportunity for students to ask each other questions about events from the end of the story.
Walkthrough the text Wave and discuss how the character felt at the end of the story. Using the Question wheel, provide the opportunity for students to ask each other questions about events from the end of the story.
Consider if the story ‘problem’ was resolved. Highlight how the author has used colour to convey meaning.
Consider if the story ‘problem’ was resolved. Highlight how the author has used colour to convey meaning.
For example, on the page as the wave reached the girl, the author spread the colour blue into the sky and on the girl’s dress. This shows that the girl now has a positive relationship with the beach and the waves.
For example, on the page as the wave reached the girl, the author spread the colour blue into the sky and on the girl’s dress. This shows that the girl now has a positive relationship with the beach and the waves.
Look at the images of the waves from the beginning, middle and end of the text. Discuss how the size and colour of the waves change.
Look at the images of the waves from the beginning, middle and end of the text. Discuss how the size and colour of the waves change.
Using sticky notes, write words to describe the shape, size and position of the waves and label them throughout the text.
Using sticky notes, write words to describe the shape, size and position of the waves and label them throughout the text.
For example, big, strong, calm, flat, choppy, scary, giant.
For example, big, strong, calm, flat, choppy, scary, giant.
The author has used colour, shape, size, and the position of the waves to reflect the relationship between the girl and the waves.
The author has used colour, shape, size, and the position of the waves to reflect the relationship between the girl and the waves.
For example:
For example:
At the beginning of the story the girl is positioned away from the waves.
At the beginning of the story the girl is positioned away from the waves.
In the middle the waves crashes over her.
In the middle the waves crashes over her.
At the end of the story the girl plays in a shallow wave before going home.
At the end of the story the girl plays in a shallow wave before going home.
Draw, Talk, Write, Share
Draw, Talk, Write, Share
Draw an illustration of the wave from the text.
Draw an illustration of the wave from the text.
Model writing a sentence about the wave. For example:
Model writing a sentence about the wave. For example:
The giant wave scared the girl.
The giant wave scared the girl.
Highlight how the visual features of the artwork reflect the sentence.
Highlight how the visual features of the artwork reflect the sentence.
For example, the wave is taking up most of the paper and the girl is much smaller than the wave. The girl is positioned far away from the wave to show she is afraid.
For example, the wave is taking up most of the paper and the girl is much smaller than the wave. The girl is positioned far away from the wave to show she is afraid.
Too hard? Students label colour, size and shape on their artwork using words on display from activity 4.
Too hard? Students label colour, size and shape on their artwork using words on display from activity 4.
Too easy? Students include a prepositional phrase in their sentence. For example, The scary wave chased the girl up the beach.
Too easy? Students include a prepositional phrase in their sentence. For example, The scary wave chased the girl up the beach.
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