-journal/blog assessment -Speaking/listening Short Stories Sept. 18 Oct. 30 -Narrative exploration – -Collection of Whodunnits using a range of short -Clue (1985) stories -Hoodwinked (2005) -Explore and recognise -Collection of themes, genres, techniques, texts language features and -Big Buck Bunny/Lifted narrative structure -The Legend of Sleepy -Comprehension work Hollow text/animation based on various stories -Short story composition assignment -Comprehension tests on various stories -Create a picture book task Novel/Film Study Nov. 2 Dec. 15 -Read – ‘The Outsiders’ -Pre-reading analysis -Exploration of themes, -Reading journal genre, characterization, -Character profiles voice and perspective. -Setting/Era study -Character perspective -Identity- text to self assignment -Unit comprehension -Major written assessment -Film study (‘The Outsiders’) -Film techniques and purpose -Group work/Courtroom debate -Topic test Poetry Jan. 5 Feb. 5 -Explore, interpret and – -Collection of lyrics analyse a range of poems -Collection of traditional from traditional and poetry modern poets -Collection of modern poetry -Recognise and use poetic -Blackout poetry devices such as genre, -Cut and paste poetry techniques, language and -Tongue twisters/sillies perspective -Visual representation assignment -Poetic composition Media Feb. 8 Mar. 24 -Focus on newspapers, – their content and specifically news articles -Purpose and use of newspapers -Newspaper article assessment -Debate- Truth in writing -The effect of technological
-journal/blog assessment -Speaking/listening Short Stories -Collection of Whodunnits -Clue (1985) -Hoodwinked (2005) -Collection of texts -Big Buck Bunny/Lifted -The Legend of Sleepy Hollow text/animation Sept. 18 – Oct. 30 -Narrative exploration using a range of short stories -Explore and recognise themes, genres, techniques, language features and narrative structure -Comprehension work based on various stories -Short story composition assignment -Comprehension tests on various stories -Create a picture book task Novel/Film Study -Pre-reading analysis -Reading journal -Character profiles -Setting/Era study -Identity- text to self -Unit comprehension Nov. 2 – Dec. 15 -Read ‘The Outsiders’ -Exploration of themes, genre, characterization, voice and perspective. -Character perspective assignment -Major written assessment -Film study (‘The Outsiders’) -Film techniques and purpose -Group work/Courtroom debate -Topic test Poetry -Collection of lyrics -Collection of traditional poetry -Collection of modern poetry -Blackout poetry -Cut and paste poetry -Tongue twisters/sillies Jan. 5 – Feb. 5 -Explore, interpret and analyse a range of poems from traditional and modern poets -Recognise and use poetic devices such as genre, techniques, language and perspective -Visual representation assignment -Poetic composition Media Feb. 8 – Mar. 24 -Focus on newspapers, their content and specifically news articles -Purpose and use of newspapers -Newspaper article assessment -Debate- Truth in writing -The effect of technological
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