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What listening
tasks will there
be?
Teacher led
discussion- What
is Gold?
Small group
discussion about
Gold in Australia
Presentation of
mind maps to
class
Class discussion
of the lyrics Look
out below
Listening to
class
discussion
Listen
within small
group
discussion
Listen to
fellow
classmates
presentatio
n of mind
maps
Listen to
partner
during pair
work
Listen to
the song
Look out
Below
Listening to
Read
informatio
n on gold
in
Australia
website
Read and
share to
class
their mind
maps
Mind map of
Gold in
Australia- multi
modal text
(texts,
headings,
pictures, maps,
figures)
Read and
compreh
end
informatio
n on
website
Research
written on map
Timeline of
important dates
Lyrics of
the song
Look out
Below
What aspects of
grammar will the
students be
expected to use?
- Use of past
tense when
explaining
gold and its
relation to
Australian
History
Comprehension
questions about
song
Personal
reflection
What specific
vocabulary does
the topic require
students to know?
- Goldrush
- Gold mine
- Democracy
- Minerals
Past tense
when
explaining
gold and its
discovery
Correct usage
of preposition
e.g. 'In 1918
as opposed to
at 1918
States
Territories
Political
Social
Development
Immigration
Discovery
Rhyme in
lyrics
Rhythm
Structure of
song
Native
Ballarat
Gaiety
Dissipation
Windlass
Prediction
language: I
think
Grammatical
words
depicting
characterisati
on such as
adjectives,
adverbs etc.
Differentiation
between
formal and
informal
language
Colonial
Bushranger
Treacherous
Teacher led
discussionEureka Stockade
Listening to
class
discussion
Read
from
handout
about the
Eureka
Stockade
Wall story of
Eureka
Stockade
Text structure
of non fiction
texts
Licence
Riot
Battle
Aftermath
Charades:
guessing of
answers
Guided reading:
reading amongst
small group and
teacher,
discussion of text
Listening to
teachers
assignment
and
explanation
of activities
Charades:
listening to
Spelling:
Read and
make
sense of
vocabular
y
Guided
reading:
Journal entry on
reflection of unit
Spelling wordscopying, writing
definitions and
putting them
into sentences
Journal entry:
First person
Spelling:
Word
meanings
Guided
reading: Text
structure and
Goldfield
Stockade
Riot
Injustice
Turbulent
Magistrate
Selected
students
to read
out aloud
from the
book
Repetition
Class discussion:
1. Prediction of
text
2. Summary of
chapter
3. Vocabulary
4. Answers to
chapter
questions
Reading of the
book Midnite as a
class
Listening to
fellow
students
reading
Listening to
class
discussion
Comprehension
questions of the
book
Pair reading
Pair discussion of
vocabulary
Working with pair
to answer chapter
questions
Class discussion
of KWLH chart
and research
classmates
answers
Guided
reading:
listening to
other peers
whilst
reading,
listening to
small group
discussion
Listening to
T to know
when time
is up for
current
rotation
Read
handout
with small
group
Listening to
partner
reading
Discussion
with partner
on
vocabulary
and when
answering
questions
Listening to
class
its
identification
of third person
writing
Read the
book
Midnite
in pairs
Read
vocabular
y
meaning
in
dictionary
Read
informatio
n from
Midnite
comprehension
questions
Research
information
notes from the
Grammatical
words
depicting
characterisati
on such as
adjectives,
adverbs etc.
Differentiation
between
formal and
informal
language
Gaol
Prisoner
Wages
Shriek
Sovereigns
Suspiciously
Indignantly
Use of correct
tense
according to
KWLH
gathered
Pair work on W
part of the chart
discussion
research
conducte
d for
KLWH
chart
KWLH chart
KWLH e.g. I
want to
know... I have
learnt