Editing Activity on the text
including spelling, punctuation
Highlight/colour code verbs, noun
groups, language features about
the characters
Identify simple, complex
and compound
sentences
Write an alternate Blurb
Create a new Title for the
book/chapter and explain
why?
Design a new cover
and justify
Write a Review on specific
Chapter - Point of View
Inference activity -
predict what might
happen next
Sequence images
iPads - Book Creator - insert
images - write captions
Inference activity - analyse
the titles of the paintings
Character WEB - Write about the
characteristics of the main
character and how he changes
throughout the Chapters
Write a section from
Characters
perspective
Use authors
descriptions to draw
and label other
characters
Differentiation - Extension activities - Personal opinion
-Justification of traits of the main character - Voice to text -
type text - draw images - record voice - Book Creator on
iPad - Graphic Organisers - Word Wall/Chart
Student with learning difficulties
Gifted and Talented
Write about the main
complication that the main
character faced in each chapter
Prediction activity - Why? What?
question about the characters
Year 5 Novel Study - 3 week unit -
Traditional Quest story with magic
and dragons
ASSESSMENT TASK: Booklet -
Includes all Learning Activities and
Tasks throughout the UNIT
Formative assessment - Teacher notes and observations will inform planning
Australian
Curriculum
(ACARA)
GENERAL CAPABILITIES
Numeracy - plot graph or
create a map with
co-ordinates
ICT - iPads - creating, recording
Critical and Creative Thinking
SCENARIO - Gifted and Talented -
Student with learning difficulties
Visual Arts
The Glimme by Emily
Rodda Illustrated by Marc
McBride Year 5 Novel
Study - Curriculum links
to General Capabilities:
Literacy and Critical &
Creative Thinking