Oz-e-English Writing (Language)
Learning objectives
In Lessons 1 to 10, students learn to:
- Write, edit and improve compound sentences that use emotive language.
- Write, edit and improve sentences that describe the human senses.
- Write, edit and improve sentences with dialogue at the end.
- Write, edit and improve sentences with dialogue at the beginning.
- Write, edit and improve sentences with dialogue in the middle.
- Write, edit and improve sentences that describe settings (noun groups).
- Write, edit and improve sentences that start with a prepositional phrase.
Resources
Teaching Resources
- Lessons
- Teaching Guide
Assessment
Progress Test Progress Tests are conducted after Lesson 5. They allow teachers to monitor student understanding of the concepts taught over the past five lessons and to identify where reteaching is needed.
The Teaching Guide contains the Progress Test script and there is a handout for students to write their answers on.
End-of-Unit Assessment Week 10 is the End-of-Unit Assessment, which has the same variety of question formats as the Progress Tests (e.g., multiple choice, filling in blanks/punctuation, editing, constructing, and improving sentences) to assess student mastery of sentence level writing development from the unit.
The Teaching Guide contains the Progress Test script and there is a handout for students to write their answers on.
End-of-Unit Assessment Week 10 is the End-of-Unit Assessment, which has the same variety of question formats as the Progress Tests (e.g., multiple choice, filling in blanks/punctuation, editing, constructing, and improving sentences) to assess student mastery of sentence level writing development from the unit.
The Teaching Guide contains the testing questions and the End-of-Unit Assessment handout for students to write their answers on.
Success criteria
- Use language features to create coherence and add detail to their texts.
- Understand how to express an opinion based on information in a text.
- Create texts that show understanding of how images and detail can be used to extend key ideas.
- Create structured texts to explain ideas for different audiences.
- Make presentations and contribute actively to class and group discussions, varying language according to context.
- Demonstrate understanding of grammar, select vocabulary from a range of resources and use accurate spelling and punctuation, re-reading and editing their work to improve meaning.
Progress Test Progress Tests are conducted after Lesson 5. They allow teachers to monitor student understanding of the concepts taught over the past five lessons and to identify where reteaching is needed.
The Teaching Guide contains the Progress Test script and there is a handout for students to write their answers on.
End-of-Unit Assessment Week 10 is the End-of-Unit Assessment, which has the same variety of question formats as the Progress Tests (e.g., multiple choice, filling in blanks/punctuation, editing, constructing, and improving sentences) to assess student mastery of sentence level writing development from the unit.
The Teaching Guide contains the Progress Test script and there is a handout for students to write their answers on.
End-of-Unit Assessment Week 10 is the End-of-Unit Assessment, which has the same variety of question formats as the Progress Tests (e.g., multiple choice, filling in blanks/punctuation, editing, constructing, and improving sentences) to assess student mastery of sentence level writing development from the unit.
The Teaching Guide contains the testing questions and the End-of-Unit Assessment handout for students to write their answers on.
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