The Island: Research Extension Task

The Island: Research Extension Task

Lesson 1 of 4 in this unit

  • Cool+
  • Primary
  • Year 6
  • English
  • Text Analysis
  • Reading
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Lesson summary

Students are given the opportunity to research an island that falls into the same climatic zone they chose for their imaginary island. The task allows flexibility in the manner their research findings are communicated and assessed.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • understand the knowledge and skills needed to undertake reliable research
  • present factual information for a specific purpose.

Success criteria:

Students can...

  • undertake research and note making successfully from a range of sources
  • present research findings in a way that flows, is relevant and can be easily understood by their audience.

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Lesson details

Skills

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

  • problem solving
  • prototyping
  • curiosity
  • initiative
  • adaptability
  • digital literacy
  • cultural understanding
  • intercultural understanding
  • creativity
  • communication
  • reflection

Curriculum Mapping

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:

Year 6 English:

  • Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, using paragraphs, a variety of complex sentences, expanded verb groups, tense, topic-specific and vivid vocabulary, punctuation, spelling and visual features (AC9E6LY06)
  • Select, navigate and read texts for a range of purposes, monitoring meaning and evaluating the use of structural features; for example, table of contents, glossary, chapters, headings and subheadings (AC9E6LY04)

General capabilities:  LiteracyCritical and Creative Thinking.

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability

Relevant parts of Year 6 achievement standards: Students create written and/or multimodal texts, including literary texts, for particular purposes and audiences, developing, explaining and elaborating on relevant ideas from topics or texts.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

UN SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

  • Target 4.7: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development

Resources Required

  • Electronic whiteboard to share websites
  • Note-making proforma (if using)
  • Previous student work
  • Relevant rubrics
  • Student worksheet

Additional Info

This is an original Cool+ lesson.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Varied depending on the presentation methods chosen.

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