ARC :: English – Activities

Stage 3
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Activities

English – Activities

Activities		Work Samples
Activities		Midway through Stage 3 (end of Year 5)	End of Stage 3 (end of Year 6)
Narrative	Students plan, draft and write a narrative using visual stimulus as a starting point. View...	8	10
Discussion	Students research, plan, draft and write a discussion on a topic of their choice. View...	2	8
Information report on Antarctica	Students research information about Antarctica and select relevant facts to write an information report. View...	5	1
Information report on a rainforest animal	Students research an animal that lives in the rainforest. They select relevant facts and write an information report. View...	8
Explanation	Students write an explanation about how and why floods occur. View...	2
Oral presentation: book review	Students plan, draft and deliver an oral presentation on a novel of their own choosing. View...		10
Analysing advertisements	Students identify and analyse the appeals and persuasive strategies used in a number of advertisements before designing their own advertisement concept for a magazine or newspaper. View...		6
Literary description	Students draft and write a brief literary description. View...		5
Exposition on an artwork	Students draft and construct an exposition in response to an artwork they have discussed in class. View...		5
Factual description	Students draft and write a factual description based on a visual image. View...		3
Oral presentation: discussion	Students plan, write and deliver a two-minute persuasive speech on a topic of their choice. View...		2
Film Review	Students plan, draft and write a review of a film. View...		2
Recount	Students write a recount of a recent event at school or at home. View...