What's The Point? (Reading Skills NAPLAN)

Australian Curriculum content descriptions:

Year 9 English:

• Present an argument about a literary text based on initial impressions and subsequent analysis of the whole text (ACELT1771).
• Apply an expanding vocabulary to read increasingly complex texts with fluency and comprehension (ACELY1743).

Syllabus outcomes: EN5-1A, EN5-2A.

General capabilities: Critical and creative thinking, Literacy.

Relevant parts of Year 9 English achievement standards: Students evaluate and integrate ideas and information from texts to form their own interpretations. 

Unit of work: Faber-Castell – NAPLAN Preparation.

Time required: 60 minutes.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Low – The skills and strategies to be applied by students are modelled explicitly by the teacher during the introductory activity.

• Student Worksheet – one copy per student
• Device capable of presenting a website to the class
• Reading Skills Worksheet (printable), Reading Skills Worksheet (editable)
• Pages 2 & 4 of the Faber-Castell Sustainability Leaflet
• Page 11 of the Faber-Castell – Product Knowledge Manual

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

• Communication
• Creativity

Faber-Castell has long understood the importance of creativity to all people, especially to young people. It is also continuously searching for environmentally friendly processes and high-quality materials to enhance children’s creative experience throughout every development phase. For more information about Faber-Castell, click here.