EDLA 519 Assessment 2 .

Template 1: Teaching Plan Outline for 2 weeks

TwoWeekEnglishProgram:FocusforStudentActivities:Super6Strategystrategyfive:Summarising
Week1:
Outcomes
1.
EN31A
EN33A
EN35B

Designing,SelectingandSequencingActivities
IntroductionoftextandauthorsAnhandSuzanneDo.Basedonthetitlewhat
dowethinkthetextisabout?Classdiscussion.
Completepicturewalk,makingpredictionsofkeyeventsandstorylinebased
onimages.
Classdiscussion:Predicteventsofstorybasedonimagesandtitlewritein
dotpointsonboardusingheadings:orientation,complication,resolution.
Basedonkeywordoftexttitlerefugeewhatdoesitmean?Complete
wordwallbasedoncurrentknowledge.
InpairsSsinvestigatethetermrefugeeusingtheInternetandcreate
theirowndefinitionandexample(3linesminimum).
Classdiscussionondefinitionsandexamples.Addanynewwordstoword
wall.

Resources
TheLittle
Refugeeby
Anh&Suzanne
Do
Coloured
markers

Assessment
Wordwalladded
andreferredto
throughoutunit
Pairdefinitions
willbecollected
andgraded

Cutpaper
BluTac
iPads
Englishbooks

2.
EN33A
EN31A
EN35B
EN39E

RevisewordwallwithSs,howitappliestotextwhatwordspecificallydoes
itrefertoo?
Teacherrefersbacktoclasspredictionsofthetext.
EachSshasacopyofthetext,TfacilitatesclassreadingcircleeachSs
readspartofstory.
Imageofretellropeonsmartboardintroduceconceptofsummarising.

Wordwall
Classset:The
LittleRefugee
byAnhand
SuzanneDo

Mindmap
collected,shows
understandingand
progressionofSs
knowledgeofkey
events

EDLA 519 Assessment 2 . Template 1: Teaching Plan Outline for 2 weeks

3.
EN31A
EN33A
EN36B

4.

Tleadsclassdiscussionandmindmapwhatweretheimportantparts
ofthestory?Who,what,where,when,why?
i.e.:whyisAnhandhisfamilyrefugees,whyandhowdidthathappen?
Sscopymindmapintobooks,addtheirownpoints.
Texplainsthemeaningofwho,what,where,when,whytoclass.Ss
completethe5Wworksheet,candiscusswithpartnerifneedassistance.
Classdiscussionsharingofanswers,Ssfillinginmissing
sections/ideasmissed.

TrevisestextwithSs,mainpartsoftextandthemes(refugees,fear&
resilience,hope,ethnicdifference).
Referringbackto5Wworksheetfromlastlesson,Tintroducesconceptof
summarisinglearnersidentifyandaccumulatethemostimportantideasand
restatethemintheirownwords(showsuper6poster).
Showretellropeimageonsmartboard;explaineachheading,whatit
means/whattolookfor.
ReadtheAnhwinscaptainscenefromtext.
FilloutretellropescaffoldasclassoneventAnhwinscaptainon
smartboard.Texplainshownotallheadingsareusedbasedonsmaller
events(shouldbeleftout).
Closurediscussion:Howscaffoldprovidesreaderwithkeyfactsabout
event.Howitcreatesasummary(refertosuper6poster).
Revisemainthemesanditskeyeventsfromtext.

EN31A
EN35B

Referringtoretellropescaffoldfrompreviouslesson,Tfacilitatesclass
summary.Ensuredescriptivelanguageisused;explainwhy.

Whiteboard
andmarkers

5Wworksheet
informallygraded

Englishbooks
Smartboard
5Wworksheet
5Wworksheet
Super6
strategiesposter
TheLittle
Refugeeby
Anhand
SuzanneDo

Ssinformally
gradedbasedon
participation
duringclass
activity/content
knowledge

Smartboard
RetellRope
scaffold
TheLittle
Refugeeby
Anhand

Ssinformally
gradedbasedon
participation

EDLA 519 Assessment 2 . Template 1: Teaching Plan Outline for 2 weeks

EN36B

5.
EN31A
EN33A
EN36B
EN39E

Structuresentencesinorderofretellropeheadings,linkthemesto
events.Tleadsactivity,allowingSstoprovidetheinformationwhileT
typessummaryonsmartboard.
Sscopysummaryintoworkbook.
Classdiscussion:How/whyistheparagraphasummary?Discussstructure,
keyevent,maintheme/s,relationtoworldandappropriatelengthofsummary.

SuzanneDo
Smartboard
Englishbooks

Retellrope
scaffold
worksheet
Reviseretellropescaffoldandclasssummaryfrompreviouslesson.Howisit Retellrope
asummary?Listkeyfeatures.
scaffold
worksheet
Ssusecompletedretellropescaffoldfromlastlessonasaguidewhen
completingtheirownsummary(minimum5lines),ensuredescriptive
Englishbooks
languageisused.ForselectedSs/moreconfidentSs:Selectoneofthe
followingmaineventsfromthetext.
- LeavingVietnam
Classset:The
- Pirateattack
LittleRefugee
- ArrivinginSydneyNunsdonating
byAnhand
- Firstdayofschool
SuzanneDo
- Sewingmachinesstolen
- Anhwinscaptain
Selectanevent,readthatpartofthetextandcompleteasummary.Use
retellropescaffoldforguidance.Minimum5lines.
Drawanimagerepresentingtheeventandkeythemechosen.
Sstosharesummarieswithapartnerandcompletetwolikesandonewish
basedonpartnerssummary.

duringclass
activity/content
knowledge

Summary
informallygraded

EDLA 519 Assessment 2 . Template 1: Teaching Plan Outline for 2 weeks

Week2
Outcomes
1.
EN31A
EN33A
EN36B
EN38D

Designing,SelectingandSequencingActivities
QuestionSs:
- Whatdetailsdowelookforinasummary?(retellropeheadings)
- Whatdoeseachheadingmean?Whatdetailsdoesitprovidethereader
with?
- Canthereaderidentifythethemesofthestorybaseduponthedetails
providedwithinthesummary?
ReadthetextTheLittleRefugeebyAnhandSuzanneDototheclass.

DisplayRetelljumbleactivityonthesmartboard.
Explainactivity:Wehavecreatedourownretellrope,withintheword
bankwehavethecorrectanswersbuttowhichheadingdothey
belong?
SelectSsrandomly(ensureeveryonehasaturn)todragthecorrect
answertotheappropriateheading.Workinorder;donotmoveonuntil
allcorrectanswersareundereachheading.
ClosureQuestionSs:
- Whytheinformationweusedisimportantforasummary?
- Whatordershouldtheeventsbein?
- Howdotheeventsrevealthethemesofthestory?Examples?

Resources
TheLittle
RefugeebyAnh
andSuzanneDo
Smartboard
RetellJumble
activity(Power
PointorSmart
board)

Assessment
Ssinformally
gradedbasedon
participationduring
classactivity/
contentknowledge

EDLA 519 Assessment 2 . Template 1: Teaching Plan Outline for 2 weeks

2.
EN33A
EN36B
EN38D

3.
EN33A
EN36B
EN38D

Classdiscussion,revise:
- Keyfeaturesofsummary(refertoretellropevisualaid).
- Howscaffoldingcanassist.
- Howlongasummaryshouldbe.
- Languagefeaturesdescriptivelanguage,whyisitused?
Ssaregivenacopyofthetexttoread.(ReadingcirclefacilitatedbyT
forlowerabilitySs).
Sswriteasummarybasedonthewholetext,followingtheretellrope
visualaidforassistance.Notifythiswillbeassessedandifnotfinished
todaywillhavepartofnextlessontofinish.
Ssaretodrawapictureinrelationtothetextoverallandthemain
message/them.(SpecificforlowerabilitySs,candrawarelevant
pictureandwritesentencesifnotcapableofcompletingsummary).

Smartboard

BriefrevisioneditingtechniquesforSs(havewrittenuponboard):
- Circleword:unsureofspelling.
- Linethroughword:wordspeltincorrectly,writewithcorrectspelling
ontop.
- NP:ifnewparagraphshouldhavebeenstarted.
- ^Representsawordismissing,wordisthenadded.
SplitSsintotwohalvesoftheroom:editingside,summaryside.
Sswhohavenotfinishedsummaryhave15minutestofinish(oneside
oftheroom),thenmustpairupandeditwork.
Sswhohavefinished,pairupandeditoneanotherswork(onesideof
theroom).
Earlyfinishers:Drawapictureinrelationtothetextoverallandthe
mainmessage/theme.

Englishbooks

Summary
formallygraded

Retellrope
visualaid
Classset:The
LittleRefugee
byAnhand
SuzanneDo
Englishbooks

Summary
formallygraded

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4.
EN31A
EN33A
EN36B
EN38D
EN39E

5.
EN31A
EN33A
EN35B
EN36B

QuestionSsthemaineventofthetextwhatthemedoesitreferto?
Classdiscussiononrefugees(referbacktowordwall):
Questions:
- Hardshipsfacedbytherefugeesinordertoreachsafety.
- SituationsAnhencounteredwithhisfamilyhowwouldyoureact?
- Howthesesituationsarestilloccurringtodayforrefugees(government
policies).
UsingiPadsinpairs,readmoreaboutthegovernmentspolicies
towardsrefugees:thinkpairshareideasofissuesandhowthey
couldbefixed.
Individuallywritealettertothegovernmentexpressingyourviewson
refugees,refugeepolicies,howtheyaretreatedandhowtheyshouldbe
treated.
Sssharewaysthegovernmentcanbetterassistrefugees.
WillingSssharetheirletters.

Wordwall
visualaid

T:BriefreviewofthehardshipsfacedandhowAnhovercamethem.What
doesAnhdonow?(Presentslideshow)
IfyouinterviewedAnhwhatwouldyouaskhim?Thinkpairshare.
WatchinterviewledbyAdamHill,toAnhDo.
Briefdiscussion:
- Whatwasthemostdescriptivequestion?Why?
- DidanyofAnhsanswersrelatetothetext?
Ssaretowritefourinterestingopenendedquestionstheywouldliketo
askAnhDo.OncecompletedSsfindapartnerandinterviewone
another,intervieweepretendingtobeAnhDo.
Volunteersperformtheirinterviewtotheclass.

Smartboard

Lettersinformally
graded

Classset:iPads
Englishbooks

AnhDo
PowerPoint
Englishbooks

Ssinformally
gradedbasedon
participationduring
classactivity/
contentknowledge

EDLA 519 Assessment 2 . Template 1: Teaching Plan Outline for 2 weeks

Tworksthroughslideshow,showingSsAnhssuccess(writingthetext
Weirdoandhisnumeroustelevisionperformances).
WatchingaclipfromAnhdoesVietnamSsaretospotthestoriesAnhtells
thatarerelevanttothetext.
Tfacilitatesclosingclassdiscussion:
- Anhovercamethedifficultiesandstereotypeofbeingarefugee.
- HowAnhandhisfamilymadeanewlifefromnothingdespitethe
strugglesandodds.
- Howhishope,courageanddeterminationhaveledhimtobesuccessful
andassistingotherrefugees.