2C English Planner 2016

MONDAY Session One

Reading Workshop Focus

Term 3
Independent Work

Week 4

Mel Grose

Mini Lesson Focus

Small group work

Writers Workshop Focus

Independent Writing
Routine

Mini Lesson Focus

Opals Conference Group
teacher to check on
progress, revisit writing.
Process

Reading Powers Inference

Read: POG by Lynne Lee & Kim Gamble

Children to
complete the

Guided Reading

Text Type: Persuasive writing

Students to begin
unpacking a seed, looking

Tasks:

My inferences
format, following

Kids Reading Comprehension

Unpacking a seed

at a particular
advertisement (sport,

As a whole group, verbally explore the questions from

the book, focused on the inferences and thinking

the group
reading of Pog.

The continents

beyond the text for Pog

Look at some advertisements

food?) that teacher

sets.

from magazines/newspapers.

Discuss the key features of

advertisements;
*snappy slogans
*description of benefits
*wordplay
*intriguing questions
*exaggeration
*appealing adjectives

Students to write
positives and negatives
or a think, feel, wonder
of the advert.

*** Check each child has

supply of seeds for the
term.

Look at whether the information

TUESDAY Session Two

on the adverts are either fact

opinions & discuss
Reading Powers Inference

Children to complete

Guided Reading

Re-Read: POG

the inferential
questions format

Kids Reading Comprehension

Tasks:
As a whole group, verbally explore the questions from

based on A Bus
Called Heaven.

Level 2
The continents

the book, focused on the inferences and thinking

beyond the text for Pog.

Stress with the students the importance of

re-reading books again, deeper
connections/understanding etc.

Children to leave the

last part of the
format to complete

Text Type: Persuasive writing

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Show another example of

Student to unpack their

seed to fill out

persuasive advertising.
Revisit the features

persuasive framework
for their favourite

http://www.primaryresources
co.uk/english/englishD10.htm
(first powerpoint is quite good)

Group teacher to check

on progress, revisit
writing. Process

food/favourite sport or
a wacky invention of
their o
*** Check each child has
supply of seeds for the

the following session.

AY

Session Four

WEDNESDAY Session Three

term.

Reading Powers Inference

Re-Read: POG

Children continue to
complete the

Guided Reading
Kids Reading Comprehension

Finish off POG activities from previous

inferential
questiong format

Level 2

lessons.

based on POG

The continents

Text type: Persuasive Writing

Revisit interesting openings for

writing.
Bold statements, that make the

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Group teacher to check
Students begin to write
their persuasive advert,

on progress, revisit
writing. Process

following the framework

from the previous lesson.

reader feel something/ want to

keep reading.

As a whole group, verbally explore the questions

from the book, focused on the inferences and
thinking beyond the text for Pog

*** Check each child has

supply of seeds for the
term.
Children to complete
a double entry

Guided Reading

Read: Ive lost my Heading;

Cities of the Desert

Journal for:

Kids Reading Comprehension

Level 2

p.8, 14, 18 (Gr book lv 22) 6 books.

Cities of the Desert

Non Fiction Focus: Double Entry Journal

Model format for a Double Entry Journal with whole

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Text type:

Revise expectations regarding

getting work ready for
publishing; editing/proofreading,
neat handwriting etc, clear
heading.

Students to finish
publishing their
persuasive
advertisement.

2C Reading Focus Teaching Groups

Term: 3

Week: 1

Teaching Focus

Seahorses
Harrison

Octopuses
Dion

Sharks
Amalia

StarFish
Sam

Ruby
Asher

Sean
Zara

Connor
Ellaria

Jonathan
Noah

Dante

Harry
Taj Dean

Michael

Elisabeth

Comprehensio
n

Accuracy

Fluency

Expression

Comprehensio
n

Accuracy

Fluency

Expression

Comprehensio
n

Accuracy

Fluency

Expression

Guided reading

Guided reading

Guided reading

iPad App: Kids Reading Comprehension

iPad App: Kids Reading Comprehension

iPad App: Kids Reading Comprehension

iPad App:

Level 2
The continents

Level 2
The continents

Level 2

Level 2

Asia and Africa

Asia and Africa

Shared Reading/Class Novel

(1-1 reading sessions)

Charlottes Web by E.B. White

Small Group Session

Ruby
Dante
Asher
Taj Dean

Accuracy

Guided reading

Reading Support -Ann Breteler

Harrison

Comprehensio
n

Fluency

Expression

Kids Reading Comprehension