Activity: News Presentation (View Activity…)

Students use a prop in a 1–2 minute news presentation to the class.

Work Samples: Parker, Shane, Dale, Alex

Activity: Literary Description (View Activity…)

Students plan, review and write a description of a character from a book they have read or a film they have viewed.

Work Samples: Jamie, Parker, Kim, Ricky, Shannon, Kendall

Activity: Excursion Recount (View Activity…)

Students write a recount of an excursion.

Work Samples: Jo, Taylor, Dale

Activity: Procedure (View Activity…)

Students write a procedure for a simple activity.

Work Samples: Terry, Haley

Activity: Factual Description (View Activity…)

Students draft and write a factual description of a toy.

Work Samples: Kim, Ariel

Activity: Oral Reading (View Activity…)

Students are provided with unfamiliar written texts which they read aloud.

Work Samples: Taylor, Kim, Haley, Chris

Activity: Literary Recount (View Activity…)

Students listen to the reading of a picture book, then write a recount of the story and explain the message it conveys.

Work Samples: Lou, Chandra