Oz-e-English: Writing (Language) Years F-6
In Lessons 1 to 10, students learn to:
- Write, edit and improve compound sentences that use emotive language.
- Write, edit and improve sentences that describe the human senses.
- Write, edit and improve sentences with dialogue at the end.
- Write, edit and improve sentences with dialogue at the beginning.
- Write, edit and improve sentences with dialogue in the middle.
- Write, edit and improve sentences that describe settings (noun groups).
- Write, edit and improve sentences that start with a prepositional phrase.
- Use language features to create coherence and add detail to their texts.
- Understand how to express an opinion based on information in a text.
- Create texts that show understanding of how images and detail can be used to extend key ideas.
- Create structured texts to explain ideas for different audiences.
- Make presentations and contribute actively to class and group discussions, varying language according to context.
- Demonstrate understanding of grammar, select vocabulary from a range of resources and use accurate spelling and punctuation, re-reading and editing their work to improve meaning.
Progress test
- Progress tests are conducted after Lesson 5. They allow teachers to monitor student understanding of the concepts taught over the past five lessons and to identify where reteaching is needed.
- The Teaching Guide contains the progress test script and there is a handout for students to write their answers on.
- Week 10 is the end-of-unit assessment, which has the same variety of question formats as the progress tests (e.g. multiple choice, filling in blanks/punctuation, editing, constructing, and improving sentences) to assess student mastery of sentence level writing development from the unit.
- The Teaching Guide contains the testing questions and the end-of-unit assessment handout for students to write their answers on.
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