Developed in partnership between AERO and Ochre Education, these lesson resources support the use of effective, evidence-based practices and address the learning expected in the Australian Curriculum. An exemplar unit plan provides guidance on the structure, sequence and decision-making made during the planning process.
This sequence of five lessons guides students through the process of creating a persuasive text. The unit explores decisions people make around where they choose to build houses, with a focus on issues related to building on floodplains.
Lesson 1 To build or not to build: Notetaking
www.edresearch.edu.au/guides-resources/ochre-resources/year-3-english-unit-1-lesson-1Students learn how floods occur, and the decisions people can make about where and how to build their houses.
Lesson 2 To build or not to build on a floodplain? Notetaking
www.edresearch.edu.au/guides-resources/ochre-resources/year-3-english-unit-1-lesson-2Students learn about floodplains and whether to not to build on a floodplain. This lesson also covers how to take notes.
Lesson 3 To build or not to build: Planning a persuasive text
www.edresearch.edu.au/guides-resources/ochre-resources/year-3-english-unit-1-lesson-3Students will plan a persuasive piece that will try to convince the reader that people should not be allowed to build on floodplains.
Lesson 4 To build or not to build: Persuasive sentences
www.edresearch.edu.au/guides-resources/ochre-resources/year-3-english-unit-1-lesson-4Students learn how to structure sentences to make them more persuasive for a reader.
Lesson 5 To build or not to build: From plan to persuasive
www.edresearch.edu.au/guides-resources/ochre-resources/year-3-english-unit-1-lesson-5This lesson models the process of writing a persuasive piece.