Unit overview
The following science unit of work uses the Teaching and Learning Cycle to help students build content science knowledge, while extending skills in writing, reading, speaking and listening. Teacher support for vocabulary development will vary according to students’ current knowledge.
Consideration will be given to students from EAL/D backgrounds and for those students whose experience with ‘endangered animals’ is limited. Writing to persuade is a major focus of this unit. See
Genre in the Primary Curriculum
References
Derewianka, B. 2011. A new grammar companion for teachers, Marrickville Metro, NSW: PETAA.
Derewianka, B. & Jones, P. (2016). Teaching language in context (2nd ed.). South Melbourne, Vic: Oxford University Press.
Humphrey, S. (2017). Academic literacies in the Middle Years: A framework for enhancing teacher knowledge and student achievement. New York and London: Routledge.
Humphrey, S. & Feez, S. (2016). Direct instruction fit for purpose: applying a metalinguistic toolkit to enhance creative writing in the early secondary years. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 39(3), 207-219.