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Teacher Craig Price

 

Year

Level

Duration

5-6 3 2-3 weeks

 

Achievement Objective Being Assessed

Learning Outcomes

Transactional Writing Produce reports suitable for publishing in newspaper formats including headlines, photos and captions.

Processes

Processing Information Gather, record and present information from a variety of sources, using different technologies and explaining the processes used.

Supporting Achievement Objective

Learning Outcomes

Interpersonal Listening Listen to and interact with others to clarify understanding in a group or class discussion.
Close Reading Discuss language, meanings and ideas in texts, relating their understanding to personal experiences.

 

Teacher background reading

Teaching and learning activities

Select and adapt these learning activities to best meet the needs of your students, and to fit the time available:

Learning task 1

Learning task 2

Learning task 3

Learning task 4

Assessment

Final reports will form the basis of assessment. rubric (RTF 11KB) will be discussed as part of the unit and used as the basis of an assessment rubric.

assessment-1 (RTF 7KB)
exemplars (RTF 2MB)

Resources

Follow up

This unit could lead into the full development of a class newspaper or newsletter, or could form the basis for the students in developing their own front pages. Students could also produce their own class newspapers on the Internet - publishing for a worldwide audience.

This unit could also lead into future units on reporting which could focus on different skills such as radio or television reporting.

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