Lesson Plan

Class: Stage 3, year 5

Date: 16/10/2014

Time: Start: 9am

Finish: 10am

Key Learning Area: English

Lesson Topic: Editing a cloze passage to understand the impact of language features
on meaning and reading fluency
Recent Prior Experience: students have been engaged in daily shared, guided and independent reading of the text
Light Horse Boy by Dianna Wolfer and have completed a number of lessons focusing on language features and choices
made by the author. Students have concentrated on constructing an emotive language word wall that they have been
adding to each day. Punctuation, emotive language and the structure of letters has been studied throughout the year.
Syllabus Outcome(s):

Indicators of Learning for this lesson:

uses an integrated range of

skills, strategies and knowledge
to read, view and comprehend
a wide range of texts in
different media and
technologies EN3-3A

By the end of this lesson, the students will:

uses knowledge of sentence

structure, grammar,
punctuation and vocabulary to
respond to and compose clear
and cohesive texts in different
media and technologies
EN3-6B
Any safety issues to be
considered:
N/A

Assessment:
- assessment of choice and
justification of punctuation and
emotive language

analyse how text structures and language

features work together to meet the purpose of a
text (ACELY1711)

- observation of students ability

to read fluently and respond
appropriately to punctuation

understand that language is structured to

create meaning according
to audience, purpose and context

- students will peer assess each

others work

understand that choices in grammar,

punctuation and vocabulary contribute to the
effectiveness of texts
Resources:
- Modified sections of text

Pens
Pencils
IWB

LESSON SEQUENCE
Lesson Content /
Indicators of Learning
(What is Taught):
Note key skills, concepts and
values addressed in each
section. Link to your
Indicators of Learning.
INTRODUCTION
Ss will discuss how the
historical and situational
context of the text impact on
the authors choice of
emotive language

Ss will discuss how

punctuation and language
choices impact on the way a
text is read
Ss will discuss understanding
of how punctuation and
language add meaning to
text

DEVELOPMENT

Timin
g
(mins)

Teaching Strategies / Learning Experiences:

(How it is taught)
Write detailed steps showing what the teacher (T) will do
and what students (Ss) will do.

Resources and
Organisation:

10-15
minute
s

T will explain: WALT (we are learning to) edit text in

order to improve reading fluency and comprehension
T will show a modified section of the text on IWB that
has had the punctuation omitted and emotive
language altered
T will model reading the passage exaggerating the
monotony and lack of clarity when punctuation is
omitted as well as the demonstrating the change in
meaning when emotive language is not used
Ss will discuss how the missing language features
make the sentence boring and lacking in meaning
T will inform Ss that they will be given a new cloze
passage that they will edit by adding punctuation, the
structural format of a letter and emotive language
Ss will use their emotive language word wall that they
have been adding to in previous lessons

IWB
Modified cloze
passage

Ss will select emotive

language appropriate to the
historical and situational
context of the text

35
minute
s

Ss will read text,

guided by punctuation and
language choices

Ss will be given a new passage that has language

features missing
Students work in partners and take turns in reading
their passage to each other
Ss will then work independently to add punctuation,
structure as well as meaningful and emotive language
Ss will take turns again to read their edited version to
each other and discuss similarities and differences
between the two, correcting where each others work
where necessary

Cloze passages
Pens, pencils

Ss will return to the floor with their edited letters

T will have passage on white board on which
adjustments will be made in accordance with student
suggestions
Selected students to read the edited passage with
expression
Class discussion about the impact of vocabulary
choices, structure and punctuation when reading a
text

Cloze passages
IWB

Ss will use their

understanding of how
punctuation and language
add meaning to text to edit
cloze passages

CLOSURE
Ss will explain and justify
their punctuation and
language choices in order to
add meaning to text

10 - 15
minute
s