Years: 3 & 4 Time allocation: Unit name: Marvellous Melbourne Level 3/4 Aboriginals in Melbourne in the past. Sub unit name: EAL Stages B2 B3 Learning Area / content objectives / cultural understandings Main text focus: Information Report Develop the understanding that: Listened Spoken Read Written Viewed Produced Text-type Aboriginals lived in Australia (Melbourne) for thousands of years before European arrival 1788. to and mode Aboriginal people had their own names for places and locations in this area focus Aboriginal people used to hunt and what they hunted. √ √ Narrative Topic Recount Procedure √ √ √ √ √ √ Topic specific vocabulary Report Text structure focus Nouns - Melbourne, Aborigines, Aboriginal tribes, canoes, Explanation Report shields,(aboriginal artefacts) √ √ Headings to identify the topic Discussion Collective nouns - tribes, bands Structure: Action verbs – hunting, fished, hunted, bound, gathered Argument/ Opening to introduce topic or give a exposition Time connectives - around, until, first classification Topic Specialised vocabulary- shell middens, estuaries, harbours, Main paragraphs to include inhabitants, archaeologist Other: description, features and Locations – Melbourne, Bellarine Peninsula, Great Dividing Range, characteristics of the topic. Mansfield, Port Phillip Bay, Mordialloc Creek Functions Conclusion including a concluding Aboriginal tribal names – Kulin, Jarra, Boon Wurrung, Taungrong. statement or a summary paragraph. Assessment types used Information grouped into topic Classroom learning Getting things done Maintaining specific paragraphs. communication arguing comparing Expressing: classifying clarifying appreciation establishing limits describing Grammatical features focus approval evaluating explaining certainty hypothesising instructing Questioning concern identifying inquiring Adjectives- describing actions and Resources frustration judging justifying movement Reading resources: indifference persuading questioning Nouns- Identifying names, groups, Website outlining a timeline of Aboriginal History . intention planning reporting collections Website outlining the timeline history of Melbourne needs/wants predicting suggesting Connectives – naming a place, time Video clips of Aboriginals practicing day to day activities in their preferences requesting brainstorming traditional culture Past tense probability sequencing Interactive site explore the tribes and history of Aboriginals in Use of plural forms regret Melbourne My Place, by Nadia Wheatley, illustrated by Donna Rawlins, Walker Books, 1988 Online non-fiction aboriginal stories
Years: 3 & 4 Level 3/4 EAL Stages B2 B3 Unit name: Marvellous Melbourne Sub unit name: Aboriginals in Melbourne in the past. Time allocation: Topic focus Learning Area / content objectives / cultural understandings Develop the understanding that: Aboriginals lived in Australia (Melbourne) for thousands of years before European arrival 1788. Aboriginal people had their own names for places and locations in this area Aboriginal people used to hunt and what they hunted. Main text focus: Information Report Text-type and mode Listened to Spoken Read Written Viewed Produced Narrative √ √ Recount Procedure Topic specific vocabulary Nouns - Melbourne, Aborigines, Aboriginal tribes, canoes, shields,(aboriginal artefacts) Collective nouns - tribes, bands Action verbs – hunting, fished, hunted, bound, gathered Time connectives - around, until, first Topic Specialised vocabulary- shell middens, estuaries, harbours, inhabitants, archaeologist Locations – Melbourne, Bellarine Peninsula, Great Dividing Range, Mansfield, Port Phillip Bay, Mordialloc Creek Aboriginal tribal names – Kulin, Jarra, Boon Wurrung, Taungrong. Text structure focus Report Headings to identify the topic Structure: Opening to introduce topic or give a classification Main paragraphs to include description, features and characteristics of the topic. Conclusion including a concluding statement or a summary paragraph. Information grouped into topic specific paragraphs. Report √ √ √ √ √ √ Explanation Discussion √ √ Argument/ exposition Other: Functions Assessment types used Classroom learning arguing classifying establishing limits evaluating hypothesising identifying judging persuading planning predicting requesting sequencing Getting things done comparing clarifying describing explaining instructing inquiring justifying questioning reporting suggesting brainstorming Maintaining communication Expressing: appreciation approval certainty concern frustration indifference intention needs/wants preferences probability regret Grammatical features focus Questioning Adjectives- describing actions and movement Nouns- Identifying names, groups, collections Connectives – naming a place, time Past tense Use of plural forms Resources Reading resources: Website outlining a timeline of Aboriginal History . Website outlining the timeline history of Melbourne Video clips of Aboriginals practicing day to day activities in their traditional culture Interactive site explore the tribes and history of Aboriginals in Melbourne My Place, by Nadia Wheatley, illustrated by Donna Rawlins, Walker Books, 1988 Online non-fiction aboriginal stories