Writers @ work
Teacher Anne Girven
| Year
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Level
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Duration
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| 7-8
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4
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4 weeks
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| Achievement Objective Being Assessed
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Learning Outcomes
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| Close Reading
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Discuss language, meanings, and ideas in a range of texts, both fiction and non-fiction, relating their understanding to experiences, purposes and audience.
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| Interpersonal Listening
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Listen to and interact with others to clarify understanding of narrative, information, ideas, and opinions, and to contribute to discussion, in one-to-one, small group, and class discussion.
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| Interpersonal Speaking
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Talk coherently in small and large groups about experiences, events, information, ideas, and opinions, based on selected author(s), organising material effectively, and questioning and supporting others.
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| Processes
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| Exploring Language
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Identify, discuss and use the conventions, structures, and language features of different texts, and discuss their effects in a range of texts. Use these features in speaking and recording, adapting them to the topic, purpose, and audience.
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| Thinking Critically
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Discuss and convey meanings in written texts, exploring relevant experiences and other points of view.
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| Processing Information
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Gather, select, record, interpret, and present coherent, structured information from a variety of sources, using different technologies and explaining the processes used.
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| Supporting Achievement Objective
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Learning Outcomes
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| Transactional Writing
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Write, expressing and explaining a point of view, in a range of authentic contexts, organizing and linking ideas logically and making language choices appropriate to the audience.
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Introduction
Author studies can take place individually, in small groups, or as a whole class. Through this author study, students will learn that the Internet is another resource tool for finding out more about favourite authors and presenting information. Throughout the unit students are to read at least five books or stories in buddy groups or as shared
or independent reading. Record thoughts, questions, favourite quotes, etc. in reading journals.
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
Assessment Task: Presentations of Personal Author Studies
Students create group or individual chart or a presentation to share the information they have discovered about their authors.
assessment (RTF 15KB)
self_assessment (RTF 316KB)
Resources
Electronic
