Our Lady of the Way Primary School

2014 English Program

WRITING
Stage: 2 Grade: 4 Term: 2 Week: 8
OUTCOMES
EN2-1A communicates in a range of informal and formal contexts by adopting a range of roles in group, classroom, school and
community contexts.
EN2-2A plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language
EN2-3A uses effective handwriting and publishes texts using digital technologies
EN2-5A uses a range of strategies, including knowledge of lettersound correspondences and common letter patterns, to spell familiar
and some unfamiliar words
EN2-6B identifies the effect of purpose and audience on spoken texts, distinguishes between different forms of English and identifies
organisational patterns and features
EN2-7B identifies and uses language forms and features in their own writing appropriate to a range of purposes, audiences and
contexts
EN2- 9B uses effective and accurate sentence structure, grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary relevant to the
type of text when responding to and composing texts.
EN2-10C thinks imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about information, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts
Spelling Focus
o Ss are to attempt to
spell all words and
circle those that
need to be checked
within the editing
phase
Grammar Focus
o Tense the postcard are
to be written in
predominantly past tense
o First person
o Emotive and descriptive
language
Punctuation Focus
o Simple and compound
sentence that are
concise and to the
point
o Edit own work for
punctuation errors.
Handwriting Focus
o Use clear readable
handwriting that
fits into the
required space on
a postcard
INDEPENDENT
WRITING TASK
TYPE OF
TEXT
MODELLED WRITING FOCUS
Begin drafting a
postcard from the
planets using the
planning worksheet
Informative/
imaginative
Collaborative joint construction: writing a postcard from a
planet using the ideas and facts developed within the
planning worksheet from the previous lesson
Editing the first draft
of a postcard from
the planet
Informative/
imaginative
Joint construction: re reading the text written in the
previous lesson and editing the text to make it more
interesting. Highlight adjectives, compound and complex
sentences and simple punctuation such as capitals, full
stops and commas.
Close attention should also be paid to the structure of the
address and the need for capitals within it.
Publishing: writing a
final copy of the
postcard on to a
provided template


Informative/
imaginative
Revisit the postcard written and edited in the previous two
lessons. Collaboratively write the address for the postcard
paying close attention to the structure of the address and
the need for capitals within it.
Publishing and adding
visual images to
compliment the
postcard

Informative/
imaginative
Collaboratively brainstorm the possibilities of images that
we could draw on the front of our postcard to compliment
the message written
Ss will be provided with extra writing time to ensure all Ss
have completed a published copy (with or without visuals).
ASSESSMENT DIFFERENTIATION EVALUATION
Our Lady of the Way Primary School
2014 English Program
Published postcard from a planet of
choice. The postcard must include
the following:
- Clear concise simple and
compound sentences
- Use of adjectives to make the
text interesting
- Appropriate use of
punctuation: capitals, full
stops and comas
- Written in the correct tense
(Past tense)
- Clear readable handwriting
that fits into the required
space.
T will work closely with C and
N ensuring an understanding.
T assist in writing when
necessary
J will use Google Docs to draft
and edit his postcard writing in
the initial writing lessons.
T will provide J with a link to a
virtual publishing website (Read
Write Think) to publish and
print his postcard
http://www.readwritethink.org/
files/resources/interactives/pos
tcard/