Term 3 2008literacy Planner Grade 4

GRADE 4 LITERACY PLANNER TERM 3 2008 Level 3 VELS English Standards Reading At Level 3 students read and respond to a range of imaginative and informative texts with some unfamiliar ideas and information, vocabulary and textual features. They interpret the main ideas and purpose of texts and make inferences about characters’ qualities, motives and actions. They identify how language is used to represent characters, people and events in different ways. They use several strategies to locate, select and record key information from texts. Term 3 Focus • Read and respond to a range of imaginative and informative texts with some unfamiliar ideas, vocabulary and textual features • Make inferences about characters’ qualities and actions • Use strategies to locate and record key information from texts using full sentences • Summarise and interpret the main ideas in texts

Writing At Level 3 students write print and electronic texts of several logically ordered paragraphs that express opinions and include ideas and information about familiar topics. They write narratives which include characters, setting and plot. They order information and sequence events using detail or illustrative evidence, and they express a point of view providing some information and supporting detail. The combine verbal and visual elements in the texts they produce. They meet the needs of audiences by including appropriate background information. They write a variety of simple and compound sentences and use verb tenses correctly. They use punctuation, including full stops, commas, question marks, exclamation marks and quotation marks, to support meaning. They use vocabulary appropriate to context and spell most one and two syllable words with regular spelling patterns, and frequently used words which have less regular spelling patterns. They use sound and visual patterns when attempting to spell unfamiliar words. Term 3 Focus • Write narratives (using paragraphs) which include characters, setting and plot including appropriate background information • Explain events using detail or illustrative evidence • Express opinions providing supporting detail • Use punctuation to support meaning and edit own writing • Spell commonly used words correctly • Write compound sentences, vary sentence beginnings and use verb tenses correctly • Use sound and visual patterns when attempting to spell unfamiliar words

Speaking and Listening At Level 3 students vary their speaking and listening for a small range of contexts, purposes and audiences. They project their voice adequately for an audience, use appropriate spoken language features, and modify spoken texts to clarify meaning and information. They listen attentively to factual spoken texts and identify the topic, retell information accurately, ask clarifying questions, volunteer information and justify opinions. Term 3 Focus

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Project voice adequately for an audience Listen attentively to others when speaking to identify the topic and retell information accurately Use appropriate spoken language features Ask clarifying questions, volunteer information and express opinions

WEEK 1

READING

ReferenceSelected Fiction titles Targeting Text Big Books-various titles Ways With Words Rigby Collections In full Bloom-Text response Read About Think About Text focus: Narrative, Report, Persuasive, Poetry

ReferenceWrite Ways –Lesley Wing Jan Targeting Text Handwriting Slowcoach to speedster -

Guided reading Persuasive text Focus- Persuasive language Identify main points

Shared reading Text response to a current issue (Inquiry topic)

2

Guided reading Persuasive text Focus- Persuasive language Identify main points

Shared reading Comprehension (Probe)

3

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5

WRITING

Guided reading Recount

Shared reading Recount (Factual) Guided reading Recount

Shared reading Recount (Personal) Guided reading Poetry Focus on different examples of poems(Cinquains, alliterative poetry)

Guided reading Poetry Focus on different examples of poems(Cinquains, alliterative poetry)

Shared reading Folk Tales- respond

SPEAKING & LISTENING

Reference-Grade 4 spelling patterns and word list Good Grammar- Middle -Practise Your English Skills -Book 2 -Games to promote word building -Use of websites for literacy activities

Resources- Record oral reading using digital camera/tape recorder

Persuasive Writing a persuasive text Focus- Sentence beginnings, description, use of punctuation, checking and editing own writing Persuasive writing focus: the structure of writing a persuasive text

Word Study Antonyms

Record oral reading using digital camera/tape recorder

Persuasive Writing a persuasive text Focus- Sentence beginnings, description, use of punctuation, checking and editing own writing Persuasive writing focus: the structure of writing a persuasive text

Word Study Antonyms

Recount Factual or Literary (Refer to Rigby Collections)

Word Study Verbs

Present their recount to a group and summarise.

Grammar Tenses Word Study Idioms Metaphors Similes

Present their recount to a group and summarise.

formation-correct starting points, joins

Text focus: Narrative, Report, Persuasive, Poetry

Recount Personal Recount(Refer to Rigby Collections)

Grammar Punctuation, Talking Marks

Reading own writing or familiar text to group/junior buddy/partner

Grammar Editing/ paragraphs (Talking Marks)

Grammar Tenses Poetry Guided Poetry writing Poetry response

Word Study Plurals Changing endings eg; baby to babies

Oral reading of poetry

Grammar Editing/commas

Shared reading Comprehension (Probe)

6

WORDSTUDY & GRAMMAR

Poetry Guided Poetry writing Poetry response

Word Study Plurals Collective nouns

Grammar Verb Tense

Oral reading of poetry

7

Guided reading Poetry Focus on different examples of poems(Cinquains, alliterative poetry)

Poetry

Guided Poetry writing Poetry response

Guided reading Report Focus-Layout of article and using diagrams

Report Information report related to inquiry topic

Guided reading Report Focus-Layout of article and using diagrams

Report Information report related to inquiry topic

Guided reading Report Focus-Layout of article and using diagrams

Oral presentations of Information reports

Word Study Nouns

Oral presentations of Information reports

Grammar Pronouns

Shared reading Fables

10

Word Study Similes

Grammar Suffixes

Shared reading Fables

9

Oral reading of poetry.

Grammar Prefixes

Shared reading Folk Tales- respond

8

Word Study Similes

Report Newspaper report

Shared reading Values Books

Word Study Adjectives

Grammar Anagrams

Suggested format for Literacy session News/Oral language Individual or partner spelling

Daily quiet independent reading- focus on phrasing and fluency, comprehension and reviews Monitor student’s take home book borrowing and oral reading Group focus time Activities rotate on a daily basis  Digital Portfolio/Use of Internet  Shared reading /Comprehension  Grammar/Word study  Guided Reading/Reciprocal Teaching group-predicting clarifying, summarising, questioning Share time

Oral presentations of Information reports