Country

Overview

This is a writing unit that covers outcomes for Stage 3

Literacy and Maths.
For each writing topic of persuasive, informative and
narrative writing there are 4-5 lessons. The lessons
build on each other and end with a final writing project.
For persuasive writing the students will write a letter to
their families convincing them of where to go for their
next family holiday. They can choose anywhere in the
world. Informative writing will include an in depth country
report. The ending project will be to put a lapbook
together about their country. Finally, for narrative
writing, students will choose to either write about a
personal experience traveling out of the country, or write
from a birds point of view travelling the world.
The anchor charts can be printed and displayed in the
room to refer to.

Assessment

Ongoing assessments will be taken throughout

the unit. Each piece of writing will be assessed
using the rubrics. Observations and anecdotal
records will also be used.

Organistaion
Behaviour
management:

when:

Evaluations
informative

Class

Evaluations
persuasive

Class

Evaluations
narrative

Class

OUTCOMES & CONTENT

SPEAKING AND LISTENING

EN3-1A communicates effectively for a variety of audiences

and purposes using increasingly challenging topics, ideas,
issues and language forms and features

Content

Develop and apply contextual knowledge

- understand that strategies for interaction become more
complex and demanding as levels of formality and social
distance increase
- understand that different social and geographical dialects
or accents are used in Australia in addition to Standard
Australian English
Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and
features
- use metalanguage to describe the effects of ideas, text
structures and language features on particular audiences
Respond to and compose texts
- use interaction skills, for example paraphrasing, questioning
and interpreting non-verbal cues and choose vocabulary and
vocal effects appropriate for different audiences and
purposes
- participate in and contribute to discussions, clarifying and
interrogating ideas, developing and supporting arguments,
sharing and evaluating information, experiences and opinions
- identify and summarise key ideas and information from
guest speakers, eg note-taking or using digital technologies

Writing and representing

EN3-2A composes, edits and presents well-structured and

coherent texts

Content

Engage personally with texts

-understand and appreciate the way texts are shaped through
exploring a range of language forms and features and ideas
Develop and apply contextual knowledge
- understand and use the key elements of planning,
composing, reviewing and publishing in order to meet the
increasing demands of topic, audience and language
Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and
features
-plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and
persuasive texts, choosing and experimenting with text
structures, language features, images and digital resources
appropriate to purpose and audience
-understand, interpret and experiment with the use of
imagery in imaginative texts, poetry and songs, eg similes,
metaphors, personification and sound devices such as
alliteration
-investigate how complex sentences can be used in a variety
of ways to elaborate, extend and explain ideas
Respond to and compose texts
-compose imaginative and informative texts that show
evidence of developed ideas
-assess the reliability of resources, including digital
resources, when researching topics

OUTCOMES & CONTENT

OUTCOMES & CONTENT

SPELLING

EN3-4A draws on appropriate strategies to accurately spell

familiar and unfamiliar words when composing texts

Content

Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and

features
understand how to use banks of known words, word origins,
base words, suffixes and prefixes, morphemes, spelling
patterns and generalisations to learn and spell new words,
for example technical words and words adopted from other
languages
Respond to and compose texts
-recognise most misspelt words in their own writing and use a
variety of resources for correction

gRAMMAR, PUNctuation and vocabulary

EN3-6B
-uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar,
punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear
and cohesive texts in different media and technologies

Content

Develop and apply contextual knowledge

-understand that choices in grammar, punctuation and
vocabulary contribute to the effectiveness of texts
Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and
features
experiment using a range of language features: connectives,
topic sentences, active and passive voice and nominalisation

THINKING IMAGINATIVELY, CREATIVELY, INTERPRETIVELY

AND CRITICALLY

EN3-7C thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and

critically about information and ideas and identifies
connections between texts when responding to and
composing texts

Content

Engage personally with texts

-recognise and explain creative language features in
imaginative, informative and persuasive texts that contribute
to engagement and meaning
Respond to and compose texts
-create literary texts that adapt or combine aspects of texts
students have experienced in innovative ways

MATHS

OUTCOMES & CONTENT

MA3-13MG TIME
-Compare 12- and 24-hour time systems and convert between
them
-Determine and compare the duration of events
tell the time accurately using 24-hour time, eg '2330 is the same as 11:30 pm'
describe circumstances in which 24-hour time is used, egtransport, armed forces, digital
technologies (Communicating)
convert between 24-hour time and time given using am or pm notation
compare the local times in various time zones in Australia, including during daylight saving
select an appropriate unit to measure a particular period of time
use a stopwatch to measure and compare the duration of events
order a series of events according to the time taken to complete each one
use start and finish times to calculate the elapsed time of events, egthe time taken to
travel from home to school