Understand how texts vary in purpose, structure and topic as well as the degree of formality
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This unit plan has been created to support your students when learning about persuasive texts. The unit completes with class displays, stude...
This unit plan has been created to support your students when exploring and writing narrative texts. The unit comes with class displays, stu...
This comprehensive unit takes students through the purpose, structure and features of the different text types. The unit begins with a prese...
This presentation is a handy resource to work through with your class during the study and exploration of persuasive texts. The presentation...
This presentation is a handy resource to work through with your class when exploring narrative texts. The presentation guides you through th...
This presentation demonstrates the different text types, including their purpose, structure and features.
Students cut and rearrange examples of persuasive texts to help cement their understanding of the structure of persuasive texts.
This is a great activity for your students to consolidate their understanding of persuasive language. It has been created as part of our Per...
This persuasive text is the perfect addition to your classroom resources when learning about the structure, language and devices of persuasi...
This is a great activity to support your students when writing persuasive paragraphs using the TEEL or PEEL method. Students choose one of t...
Hand out these useful reference cards to your students when exploring the structure of a narrative. Students can glue this into their workbo...
Display this handy resource when exploring the structure of narrative texts. A fantastic visual display for your students.
A great resource for your students to essentially plan out a narrative. Students are encouraged to brainstorm their ideas on this page accor...
A great worksheet when exploring how to start a narrative off with a ‘sizzle’. These two worksheets include 4 story starters, encouraging st...
A handy display to encourage students to refer to when developing characters in storytelling. The acronym encourages students to build a ‘r...
This template has been created for students to construct a narrative text. The second page has space for peer and teacher feedback. Perfect...
This display provides a visual prompt for students when identifying the difference between factual and fictions texts. Enlarge to A3 and...
This display provides a visual prompt for students when identifying the purpose, text types and features of the three texts types.
This display provides a visual prompt for students when identifying the structure of informative texts. Enlarge to A3 and laminate for mu...
This display provides a visual prompt for students when identifying the structure of narrative texts. Enlarge to A3 and laminate for mult...
Help Pat identify the three purposes of texts, their definitions and matching text types by cutting out and correctly assembling the puzzle...
Looking for a super fun way to reinforce Text Structure with your students? Students cut and paste the descriptions of the structure of a...
Looking for a super fun way to reinforce Text Structure with your students? Students will read each description or example, identify the...
Have students consolidate their knowledge of text purpose, structure and features by identifying and organising the structure of this text....
Use this fun resource to encourage students to match their style of writing to the intended purpose.
Use these quick check ins to assess student understanding of the purpose, structure and features of different texts types.
These student reference cards are fitted two to a page and should be cut in half. They provide students with a reference to assist them when...
This display provides a visual prompt for students when learning about text types and genres.Enlarge to A3 and laminate for multiple uses.
Solve the joke by identifying the purpose of the different text types.
Use these texts to help students identify the different features of the three text types- persuasive, informative and imaginative.
Use this fun resource to encourage students to match their style of writing to the intended structure.
These hilarious scenario cards will have students creating some weird and wacky ways to convince you to buy their product. Students work...
This 10-question quiz makes a wonderful whole class warmup, review or formative assessment tool to gauge students’ level of understanding on...
Use these quick check-ins to assess student understanding of the purpose, structure and features of different text types.
This 32-card task card set helps students explore, analyse, and respond to non-fiction texts in a flexible and engaging way. Students practi...
This title page introduces the multi-age Year 3–6 unit Just Tricking! – Narrative Writing with Humour. It provides a clear visual overview o...
The Teaching Notes page supports delivery of the Just Tricking! Narrative Writing Unit for Years 3–6. It outlines the lesson sequence, curri...
This set of worksheets helps students examine the book cover and title of 'Just Tricking', encouraging them to make predictions about the pl...
This worksheet set helps students learn about Andy Griffiths (the author) and Terry Denton (the illustrator). Students discover how they wor...
This set supports students to collect and use key words from 'Just Tricking', building a rich word wall that enhances their funny storytelli...
This set teaches students how to break down a narrative into key parts, rewrite scenes in a new style, and plan their own short stories insp...
This worksheet helps students practise rewriting a prank scene from Just Tricking! in a completely different style. It teaches them to spot...
This worksheet guides students to plan and write their own short prank story, following Andy Griffiths’ Just Tricking! style — using clear n...
This worksheet helps students identify and understand different types of humour used in Just Tricking!. Students practise rewriting a passag...
This worksheet helps students identify and analyse different humour techniques in a Just Tricking!-style passage, rewrite it to increase its...
This worksheet helps students explore the main character’s traits in Just Tricking!, compare motivations and choices, and write a diary entr...
These scaffolded narrative planners helps students organise prank stories in the Just Tricking! style. It guides them to plan a clear orient...
This tip sheet guides students through the typical Just Tricking! story format. It breaks down the narrative structure into three clear part...
This worksheet guides students to explore how changing the narrator’s point of view can shift humour and meaning. Students practise rewritin...
This editing checklist helps students revise their prank stories for clarity, pacing, and humour. It guides them to self-assess sentence flo...
These tip sheets explain age-appropriate humour techniques to help students identify, discuss, and use them in their writing. Each chart sho...
This partner checklist supports peer feedback by prompting students to look for clarity, humour, and areas to improve in each other’s storie...
This worksheet helps students practice improving their stories by experimenting with different words and dialogue inspired by the Humour Hac...
This final challenge lets students showcase their learning by creating a sequel, analysing humour style, or designing a comic-strip version...
This final challenge lets students showcase their learning by creating a sequel, analysing humour style, or designing a comic-strip version...
The assessment rubric provides a 5-point scale for evaluating students’ summative tasks in the Just Tricking! Narrative Writing Unit. It cov...
This reflection sheet guides students to identify strengths and areas for growth in their writing, provide constructive feedback to peers, a...
These paragraph planners support students to structure clear, engaging paragraphs in prank narratives. They guide sentence order, voice, and...
The Extension Task Cards provide engaging enrichment activities for the Just Tricking! Narrative Writing Unit. Each card offers a creative c...
The Suggested Answers booklet provides clear sample responses for all core activities in the Just Tricking! Narrative Writing Unit. It offer...
This five-week narrative unit explores Just Tricking! by Andy Griffiths, engaging students in reading, analysing, and writing humorous stori...
The Yahoo Creek unit title page introduces students to the theme of persuasive writing through the lens of historical mystery and storytelli...
The Teaching Notes page supports implementation of the Yahoo Creek Persuasive Writing Unit for Years 3–6. It outlines the weekly lesson sequ...
This poster helps students build strong persuasive paragraphs using the hamburger method. Each layer of the burger shows what to include: op...
This poster helps students structure persuasive paragraphs using the PEEL method: Point, Evidence, Explanation and Link. It supports clear,...
The Yahoo Creek Suggested Answers booklet provides model responses for all key activities across the persuasive writing unit. It includes sa...
This five-week persuasive writing unit explores Yahoo Creek: An Australian Mystery by Tohby Riddle, guiding students through the analysis of...
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