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Lessons from the Sea
3 4 Pre & Primary Essentials Worksheets English Language for Expressing & Developing Ideas Examining Literature Creating Literature Literature & Contexts Language for Interacting With Others Language Variation and Change 3 Pages

Lessons from the Sea

This engaging worksheet for middle primary focuses on connecting literature to personal experiences. Using Blueback by Tim Winton, students explore environmental themes, answer questions of increasing difficulty, and create a poster promoting sustainable actions. Differentiation options and fun facts enhance inclusivity and engagement.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to discuss literary experiences with others, share responses and express a point of view using metalanguage to describe the effects of texts, text structures and language features.
  • We are learning to draw connections between personal experiences and the worlds of texts and share responses with others.
  • We are learning to draw connections between personal experiences and the worlds of texts, and share responses with others.
  • We are learning to select and discuss texts that satisfy our personal preferences and providing reasoning.
  • We are learning to discuss literary experiences with others, sharing responses and expressing a point of view.
  • We are learning to use metalanguage to describe the effects of texts, text structures and language features of texts.

Curriculum alignment

EN2-4A old Uses an increasing range of skills, strategies and knowledge to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on increasingly challenging topics in different media and technologies EN2-11D old Responds to and composes a range of texts that express viewpoints of the world similar to and different from their own EN2-10C old Thinks imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about information, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts EN2-12E old Recognises and uses an increasing range of strategies to reflect on their own and others’ learning EN2-OLC-01 new Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting EN2-RECOM-01 new Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension EN2-UARL-01 new Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature and strategically uses similar representations when creating texts
VCELT251 Draw connections between personal experiences and the worlds of texts, and share responses with others VCELT252 Develop criteria for establishing personal preferences for literature VCELT306 Discuss literary experiences with others, sharing responses and expressing a point of view VCELT283 Describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features of literary texts

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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