Experiment with text structures and language features and their effects in creating literary texts
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This unit introduces students to a number of literary devices, develop their skills in writing poetry, while fostering an interest in its va...
This Rowan of Rin book unit was created around our Upper Primary Hero’s Journey resources, designed to help you with fantasy and Sci-fi book...
This presentation introduces students to biographies, and gets them set up for the biography unit for year 6. This unit was developed to hel...
This presentation is a copy of Prime Minister Paul Keating's historic 'Redfern Park Speech'. As one of more significant pieces of public spe...
In this presentation, students look at the evolution of texts, including the introduction of multimedia. They then work through a series of...
This Presentation introduces your students to the structure of the hero’s story, in a simplified version of Joseph Campbell’s monomyth. You...
This Rowan of Rin presentation was created with summaries, questions and activities for every chapter. It was designed to be a part of our...
This presentation will walk your students through year 5 poetry, showing them how to recognise the difference between different forms as wel...
This student reference card was created as a part of the Biography unit plan. It can be stuck in their books and referred to throughout the...
This poster suggests a number of diverse biography subjects for your students to reserach and write on. The poster is a part of a larger uni...
This is a biography of primatologist and environmentalist Jane Goodall. This Biography is a part of a larger unit developed to help students...
This comprehension activity is written to work together with the Jane Goodall Biography. This sheet is a part of a larger unit developed to...
This worksheet is designed to get students interested in researching and writing biographies, by finding a subject who shares their birthday...
This is a biography of Fred Hollows, a prominent Australian and New Zealand eye surgeon and humanitarian. This Biography is part of a larger...
This is a biography of Australian Olympic champion Cathy Freeman. This Biography is a part of a larger unit developed to help students resea...
This extension activity is written to work together with the Cathy Freeman Biography. This sheet is a part of a larger unit developed to hel...
This is a biography of Australian Cricketer Donald Bradman. This Biography is a part of a larger unit developed to help students research in...
This extension activity is written to work together with the Roald Dahl Biography. This sheet is a part of a larger unit developed to help s...
This is a biography of Australian researcher, Ian Frazer. This Biography is a part of a larger unit developed to help students research inte...
This worksheet is designed to further scaffold students in biography writing, by prompting their research of a person in preparation for sha...
This is a biography of the legendary Australian racehorse, Phar Lap. This Biography is a part of a larger unit developed to help students re...
This is a biography of Australian Aboriginal civil-rights leaders. This Biography is a part of a larger unit developed to help students rese...
This extension activity is written to work together with the Bellear Brothers Biography. This sheet is a part of a larger unit developed to...
While students begin to research their biography subject, this dice rolling activity will help them see their subjects in a different light....
This reference card helps reinforce their learning as a part of a larger unit for Year 5 where students learn to recognise and interpret mul...
This reference card helps reinforce their learning as a part of a larger unit for Year 5 where students learn to recognise and interpret mul...
This poster introduces your students to the components common in many infographics, as well as a brief explanation on why infographics are u...
These displays were created to be used as examples of infographics you and your students can use in class. They are a part of a larger unit...
This rubric was created to assess the presentation created by your students and allow you to easily break it down into separate assessable u...
This workbook introduces students to the “hero’s journey” structure of narrative storytelling in a simplified version of Joseph Campbell’s m...
This Rowan of Rin title page is a great way to kick off the unit with a bit of fun. It was designed to be a part of our Rowan of Rin book...
In this worksheet, students try and recreate Rowan’s magic map based on what they remember from the story. It was designed to be a part of...
In this worksheet, students plot the excitement level of the various chapters of the book, revealing how the author has to make choices abou...
In this worksheet, students design a new dust jacket for a new edition of the book they are studying in class. They illustrate a favourite s...
In this worksheet, students write descriptions of a handful of characters from the novel they are reading and then swap them with a friend....
In this worksheet, students create a character profile for one of the secondary characters in the story Rowan of Rin, using evidence from th...
This crossword puzzle is the perfect fast finishers activity for your Rowan of Rin book study. It was designed to be a part of our Rowan of...
This Word Search is the perfect fast finishers activity for your Rowan of Rin book study. It was designed to be a part of our Rowan of Rin...
This game was created to assist upper primary students in consolidating knowledge of Poetic Devices. It is a group game for up to 5 players...
Poetry Purrfection is a rotation activity designed to consolidate the understanding of poetic devices such as onomatopoeia, alliteration and...
This colourful side show alley themed poster has been designed to illustrate the meaning of alliteration and provide simple examples.
This worksheet looks at how rhythm is used in texts to emphasise words and syllables. Answer sheet included.
This 4-page worksheet provides a detailed explanation of personification in poetry along with student activities designed to reinforce under...
This student card is designed to be a personal reference to students during the poetry unit and beyond. It is a part of a larger unit tha...
In this worksheet, students take a closer look at personification. It is a part of a larger unit that introduces students to a number of...
In this worksheet, students identify the rhythm in a pair of Robert Louis Stevenson Poems. It is a part of a larger unit that introduces...
In this worksheet, students are asked to identify the rhyme scheme in a pair of poems. It is a part of a larger unit that introduces stud...
In this worksheet, students are asked to come up with three rhymes for a list of words these can be shared in groups or as a class at the en...
In this worksheet, students look for internal rhyme, including in Edgar Allen Poe’s ‘The Raven’. It is a part of a larger unit that intro...
In this worksheet, students lean about onomatopoeia. It is a part of a larger unit that introduces students to a number of literary devic...
In this worksheet, students are asked to write rhyming couplets using given sets of words. It is a part of a larger unit that introduces...
In this worksheet, students are scaffolded on the way to writing limericks. Encourage your students to share their work after they’re finish...
In this worksheet, students are scaffolded on the way to writing haiku. Encourage your students to share their work after they’re finished,...
In this activity, students use a series of landscape pictures and writing prompts to explore the importance of setting in narrative. Younger...
In this activity, students complete a writing prompt based on one of the set’s character cards. This set is built around fantasy narratives....
This worksheet helps students analyse visual storytelling in the short film Migrants. Through structured observation, symbolism identificati...
This worksheet supports students in Years 3-6 to explore how imagery is used in written and visual texts. Using Leila and the Blue Fox and M...
This worksheet guides students to explore the symbolic meaning of animals in literature and film. Students analyse the role of the fox in Le...
These differentiated worksheets explore how colour impacts meaning, mood and symbolism in storytelling. Aligned to Leila and the Blue Fox an...
This reflective resource invites students in Years 3-6 to consolidate their understanding of symbolism and visual storytelling. Designed to...
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