Written+Grammar+Lesson

& Newspaper Article || **Learning Area:** English || The unit Out In Space, allows students to explore and investigate our Solar System. Throughout the unit, students will be working with a variety of text about the Solar System which will cover content of the planets, space rocks, Earth, the Moon and explorations in space. Students will produce an educational video for peers to conclude the unit. || The aim of this lesson is to explore factual recounts written in a particular medium, in this case a newspaper article, and to equip students with the essential knowledge and skills to produce one. RS2.5 Reads independently a wide range of texts on increasingly challenging topics and justifies own interpretation of ideas, information and events. - Is able to gather information through reading information texts about Moon exploration. - Able to justify the reasons behind including specific information in their newspaper article. RS2.6: Uses efficiently an integrated range of skills and strategies when reading and interpreting written texts. - Is able to read and interpret meaning from the information. - Able to identify key points in texts. RS2.8: Discusses the text structure of a range of text types and those grammatical features that are characteristic of those text types. - Able to identify grammatical features of a newspaper article. - Recognizes how grammatical features contribute to the purpose of a newspaper article. WS2.9: Drafts, revises, proofreads and publishes well structured texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and written language features. - Has the ability to produce a well written newspaper article. - Able to use most of the grammatical features relevant to the text type to produce the newspaper article. ES S2.6: Identifies some of the features of the solar system and describes interactions that affect conditions on Earth. - Able to relate the significance of explorations of the Moon to the Earth. TS2.1: Communicates in informal and formal classroom activities in school and social situations for an increasing range of purposes on a variety of topics across the curriculum. - Interacts well with peers and teachers during activities. Able to voice questions and opinions. || - Two newspaper articles on the exploration of Mars - Information sheet on explorations of the Moon - Template for the summary. - Newspaper (Local newspaper) || __Introduction:__ Introduce the topic of Exploration in Space by discussing: - What do you know about exploration in space? - What do you think is involved in an exploration? - Does anyone know a particular exploration? Display the local newspaper and discuss: - Who reads the newspaper at home? - What does a newspaper tell us? - How is the newspaper set out? || 1. Examine the newspaper articles about the Exploration of Mars.Students will be examining the purpose of both articles. |||| **Teacher will** Display the two newspapers. Read the articles out loud. Ask questions: o What is the article talking about? o What does a newspaper provide us? || Students will consider: Structure, types of words used, perspective of the texts. |||| **Every time students name a grammatical feature, underline an example in the article. Ask:** o What is the structure of the recounts? (Orientation, record of events, reorientation) o What types of words are mainly used? o Is the writer expressing an opinion? (Repeat this step with the second article) || o What was the sheet about? o Discuss the order of events. o Why do you think the exploration of the Moon is important to us? || Have some volunteers read out their article (in a news reporter voice). The rest of the class will relax, close their eyes and listen attentively. After each volunteer, ask the class: o What happened in the text? Then students may question the writer: o Why did you think those events were important? Now ask: o What happens if you put an event in the wrong place? o What will happen to the text? o What will it tell you as a reader?.
 * Written Grammar Lesson**​
 * **Unit Topic:** Solar System || **Curriculum Link:** Science & Technology || **Yr Level:** Stage 2 ||
 * **Lesson Number:** 6 || **Lesson Topic:** Exploration of the Moon
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 * 2. Examine the grammatical features of the article.
 * 3. Summarise the findings from the previous activity together. |||| Using an A3 template, together with the students summarise the findings from the previous activity. This will be a guide for students to refer to in the individual task. ||
 * 4. Students will now read a short information sheet on the landing on the Moon. |||| Together with the class, read the information sheet. Discuss the contents of the sheet. Ask:
 * 5. Students will be writing an individual newspaper article on the exploration of the Moon. Students must use the features discussed in previous activities. || Remind students that they are to use the features listed in the summary when producing their newspaper article. Students are to design their own layout using the two examples and the local newspaper as a guide. ||  ||
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Tell students that it is important to sequence correctly when writing a newspaper article or else we will be giving the wrong information to the audience. || Work samples: students will produce a newspaper article. Teacher is to collect this and assess student’s level of understanding of the grammatical features of the text type.
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Observation: throughout the lesson the teacher should be observing student’s working process and informally assessing their abilities and understanding.

Interaction: amongst student and teacher during class and individual tasks. Assessing student’s understanding through talk generated. || - Fast finishers can help those who are struggling. || - Where students engaged throughout the activity? - Were the two articles appropriate for the stage? e.g. language - Did students have enough time to complete their newspaper article? - Did students use the grammatical features appropriately? - Did students achieve the lesson aim and the outcomes? ||
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