Duration of Class

Title English 50 minutes 30

lesson Size
Topic and Focus Paragraph structure- writing information reports Year Level Grade 6
Learning intentions:
We are learning to write a well-structured information report
Students are to write an opening paragraph including a sizzling start and Three body paragraphs and a conclusion using the TEEL paragraph
structure.

Curriculum (please refer to the preferences of the school)

AusVELS Key elements of standards to which lesson is
Domains Dimensions
Level focused

Expressing and developing ideas

Investigate how complex sentences can
be used in a variety of ways to elaborate,
extend and explain ideas(VCELA350)

Plan, draft and publish imaginative,

6 English
informative and persuasive texts,
Expressing and developing ideas choosing and experimenting with text
Creating Texts structures, language features, images and
digital resources appropriate to purpose
and audience(VCELY358)

Reread and edit own and others work

using agreed criteria and explaining
editing choices (VCELY359)
Assessment Strategies:
Roving conference, ensuring students are on track.
Reading examples
Reading out helpful examples to get other students on track
Resources and Materials:
Computer
projector
ICT Considerations:
HTMI cable and connection needs to work as we have to play some youtube videos.

Stage of Student Action /Tasks Time Differentiation Teacher Action

lesson

Introductio Students to sit at their desks 10 - Teacher to explain to students that we are revising sizzling
n and wait for hand over to minutes starts.
me from Emma. - Teacher to play 2 1.15 videos to the students and get them
to vote on which one has the most sizzling start.
- Teacher to ask a student to come up a sizzling start to do
with Holidays and a sizzling start to do with a hobby of their
choice.
- Teacher to write them on the board.
Ask students to go away and write 2 sizzling starts each.
Tell them they have 7 minutes (10 minutes max)

Explain that once they have finished that they are to continue on
with their information reports about the worlds highest
mountains. Explain that they must write:
 Opening
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
And
Concluding paragraph

Body of Students to get into pairs, go 30 Read out good Teacher to perform roving conference, checking students are on
lesson to their desks and complete minutes examples to the track.
the task. class.
Teaching aid to help After 7 minutes
Bring their opening out students who Ask everyone to put their pens down and stop writing.
paragraph up to the are on modified Ask for a few students to read out their sizzling starts.
teaching for checking once programs.
finished. For the rest of the lesson continue on with the information report.
Advanced students
can begin proof
reading process
Students to sit at desks. 5 minutes Teacher to read out some examples.
Ask if anyone has a particular paragraph theyre especially proud of
that they would like to share.

Closure Students to pack up and get 5 minutes Teacher to wrap up and tell students to get out their lunch.
. out their lunch.