Word Origins - Check In
This check in has been designed as a formative assessment tool to gauge how students are progressing in the understanding of common Greek and Latin roots. It has been created as a resource for a larger unit of work on Word Origins- Year 4.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to build new vocabulary from a range of sources including technical and subject specific language.
- We are learning to build new vocabulary from a range of sources including technical and subject specific language, such as synonyms and antonyms.
- We are learning that Standard Australian English is one of many dialects used in Australia and has been influenced by other languages.
Curriculum alignment
AC9E4LA11
9
Expand vocabulary by exploring a range of synonyms and antonyms, and using words encountered in a range of sources
ACELA1498
8.4
Incorporate new vocabulary from a range of sources into students’ own texts including vocabulary encountered in research
ACELA1487
8.4
Understand that Standard Australian English is one of many social dialects used in Australia, and that while it originated in England it has been influenced by many other languages
EN2-9B
old
Uses effective and accurate sentence structure, grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary relevant to the type of text when responding to and composing texts
EN2-6B
old
Identifies the effect of purpose and audience on spoken texts, distinguishes between different forms of English and identifies organisational patterns and features
EN2-OLC-01
new
Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting
EN2-VOCAB-01
new
Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words
EN2-RECOM-01
new
Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
VCELA293
Incorporate new vocabulary from a range of sources, including vocabulary encountered in research, into own texts
VCELA303
Understand that Standard Australian English is one of many social dialects used in Australia, and that while it originated in England it has been influenced by many other languages
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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