TERM: I 2023 Timing Week & Day Success Criteria 1 1hr TEACHER: CLASS: Yr. 9 Activities (see notes below re: differentiation details, etc) W: whole class; G: group; I: individual. Resources Evidence of achievement SUBJECT: SCIENCE Description Christian Integration -Enhance vocabulary choice and spelling strategies. - Introduce vocabulary-building activities: word maps, synonym exploration. - Develop punctuation skills for range and variation. - Practice spelling strategies through word puzzles and spelling bee games. - Fiction texts with - Discuss how visual descriptions. descriptive language in biblical texts helps create vivid mental imagery. - Vocabulary-building exercises. - Explore different sentence structures and lengths. - Analyze a visual description in a fiction text, identifying embedded clauses and phrases. - Understand narrative viewpoint and visual description. Differentiation: - Provide vocabulary lists with varying levels of complexity. - Offer sentence structure templates for struggling students. - Writing materials. Q&A: question / answer D: discussion O: observation Individual assignment to assess progress 2 - Explore different sentence structures and lengths. - Understand narrative viewpoint and visual description. - Explore complex nouns and adverbial phrases. - Practice punctuation variations in narrative writing. - Write a short narrative piece from a specific viewpoint, focusing on visual description. - Reflect on how using rich vocabulary -Fiction texts with visual descriptions. can glorify God's Differentiation creation. - Offer sentence structure templates for struggling students. - Vocabulary-building exercises. - Writing materials. - Assign varying lengths of writing tasks based on individual abilities. Assessment Idea: Vocabulary Showcase Students select a rich vocabulary word from their reading and create a word showcase. They define the word, provide synonyms and antonyms, and use it in a sentence. This showcases their vocabulary enrichment. 3 - Enhance vocabulary choice and punctuation skills. - Explore variation in sentence structure and - Practice vocabulary enrichment through context-based exercises. - Explore variation in sentence structures through modeling and rewriting activities. - Reflect on the power of words and communication in building relationships, inspired by biblical - Narrative excerpts with varied dialogue layouts. - Fronted clause dialogue layout. - Understand the concept of fronted clauses in writing. - Analyze excerpts of narratives with varied dialogue layouts. teachings. examples. - Writing materials. Differentiation: - Provide sentence structure examples for students to practice. - Offer dialogue layout templates for struggling students. Assessment Idea: Descriptive Scene Writing Students choose a captivating visual scene and write a short descriptive paragraph using various sentence structures. They incorporate embedded phrases and clauses to enhance the description. 4 - Understand the concept of fronted clauses in writing. - Introduce the concept of fronted clauses in writing. - Incorporate fronted clauses in writing tasks. - Write a narrative piece that includes dialogue, fronted clauses, and varied sentence structures. - Discuss how dialogue can be used to express empathy and understanding. - Narrative excerpts with varied dialogue layouts. - Fronted clause examples. - Writing material Assessment Idea: Dialogue Transformation Provide a dialogue scene and ask students to rewrite it using a different layout. They should incorporate fronted clauses and varied sentence structures while maintaining the conversation's flow. 5 - Develop formal and non- - Explore the characteristics of formal and formal writing styles. informal writing styles. - Analyze presentational and - Analyze non-fiction texts for presentational linguistic features in non- and linguistic features. fiction texts. - Write a formal letter addressing a relevant issue. Differentiation: - Provide structured templates for formal letter writing. - Offer sentence starters for review writing. Assessment Idea: Creative Short Story Students write a short story that includes fronted clauses, complex sentence structures, and varied dialogue layouts. The story should effectively use different sentence lengths for - Reflect on how different viewpoints can be understood and respected, guided by biblical principles. - Samples of formal and informal writing. - Non-fiction texts for analysis. - Review and formal letter writing materials. impact. 6 - Discuss different viewpoints and registers in non-fiction texts. - Analyze and compare non-fiction texts on the same topic. - Write a review of a non-fiction article, - Discuss different viewpoints and registers in non-fiction texts. - Analyze and compare non-fiction texts on the same topic. - Write a review of a non-fiction article, considering various perspectives. Differentiation: considering various perspectives. - Provide a range of non-fiction texts for analysis at varying reading levels. Assessment Idea: Comparative Analysis Provide two non-fiction articles with contrasting viewpoints on a current issue. Students write an essay comparing and - Discuss how to communicate effectively while maintaining respect and empathy. - Samples of formal and informal writing. - Non-fiction texts for analysis. - Review and formal letter writing materials. contrasting the approaches, highlighting differences in tone, language, and perspective.
