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Select your Focus Animal:

Dingo	Echidna	Koala	Platypus	Kangaroo
Numbat	Wombat	Quoll	Bilby	Tasmanian Devil

Lesson One:

Recap BPL FOCUS: Planning/Resourcing

Introduction

***Oral Rehearsal- Dreaming Story.

Continue researching and sorting of information using four (five- interesting facts) different coloured pieces of A3 paper for
note taking.

Recap information categories and researched animal information.

Modelled Learning

Continue joint construction of Focus Animal information report, drawing the Diet section.

*Begin with a topic sentence- inform students that when we write a report, the beginning sentence (when writing about a new category) must let the reader know what the information is going to be about. This should be done throughout the joint constructions.

Guided Learning

Recap: Purpose and Audience

Model writing diet using words/technical vocabulary.

Students develop and write their own diet sentences. Have capable students add information using ‘so’ or ‘because’ to give greater detail. More capable students should be encouraged to write multiple sentences.

Reflection

Students read and edit their writing and share their own appearance sentence.

***Oral Rehearsal- Joint Construction.

Lesson Two:

Recap BPL FOCUS: Planning/Resourcing

Introduction

***Oral Rehearsal- Joint Construction.

Recap information categories and researched animal information.

Modelled Learning

Continue joint construction of Focus Animal information report, drawing the Habitat section.

*Begin with a topic sentence.

Guided Learning

Recap: Purpose and Audience

Model writing habitat using words/technical vocabulary.

Students develop and write their own habitat sentence. Have capable students add information using ‘because’ or ‘which means’ to give greater detail.

Reflection

Students read and edit their writing and share their own habitat sentence.

***Oral Rehearsal- Joint Construction.

Lesson Three:

Recap BPL FOCUS: Planning/Resourcing

***Oral Rehearsal- Joint Construction

Modelled Learning

Spend some time looking into information about the endangered status of Tasmanian Devils. Learn more about their facial tumours and spend time looking into ways to help Tasmanian Devils. Have students suggest ways to help raise awareness.

Guided Learning

Teacher and students design posters, etc. to raise awareness for Tasmanian Devils.

Reflection

Students share their posters.

***Oral Rehearsal- Joint Construction.

Lesson Four:

Recap BPL FOCUS: Planning/Resourcing

Introduction

***Oral Rehearsal- Joint Construction

Modelled Learning

For our conclusion, we are going to end with impact. Using surprising/shocking information about focus animals, bring awareness about focus animal.

Continue joint construction of information report, writing the Conclusion section of our report. (Interesting Facts)

Guided Learning

Model writing conclusion using words/technical vocabulary.

Students develop and write their own conclusions using interesting facts. Have students add transitional words such as ‘unfortunately’ or ‘shockingly.’

Reflection

Students read and edit their writing and share their writing and gain feedback.

***Oral Rehearsal- Joint Construction.