Tiêu đề Y3 Writing 3005b - 2025 Week 5 Notes.pdf ✅

Grade 3 Writing – 3005b Term 1 Week 5 – Lesson 5 NOTE: The Naplan English Test will be done in the second session this week. Week 6 is Exam Week – Blue/Black Pens required. Greeting/ Feedback Ask students to share how they felt about writing their narrative about an animal escaping the zoo. • Did they find it easy or difficult? • What did they enjoy about this task? • Ask some students to share what they wrote. • Call on students to identify their beginning, middle and end. Present feedback from past essays - You may also choose to present a model essay. General feedback examples • Paragraphs- what they are and how they are used. • Word choice- highlight the use of a thesaurus. • Need for a clear beginning, middle and end with a problem and solution. • Importance of setting and character descriptions. Remind students that if they did not submit their work today, it cannot be marked. To get the most out of the writing programme, students should always hand in their work on time. Fun Fact of the Day Focus (1): Quick Writes Set a timer for 40 seconds (recommended) or choose a time you wish to spend on each Quick Write activity. Time should not exceed 2 minutes per topic. Ask students to write as much as they can about the topics.
Today’s Quick Writes • What’s your favourite thing to do on a hot summer day? • What are your favourite foods to eat in summer? • What is your favourite summer memory? Tell me about it. Focus (2): This week’s writing task Informative writing • What is informative writing? • Can you think of any examples of informative writing? Informative writing Helps to educate the reader by presenting facts about a specific subject. This week, you are educating the reader about things you like to do in summer. You may even make suggestions to the reader about where they can go in summer based on your own experiences. Think about what you like to do and why you enjoy doing it. It is not enough to say that you like going to the beach. Give more information about why you like going to these places and examples or anecdotes of these experiences. This will make your piece more informative and detailed. An informative writing piece needs to have: ü An exciting introduction to grab the reader’s attention and introduce the topic ü Clear information about the topic ü Details such as anecdotes and examples ü A conclusion that summarises the main points Using the five senses in your informative writing. Last week, we talked about how the five senses could be used in our writing to add more detail to our descriptions. These help the reader to visualise what is happening in your story. How do you think you could use them in your informative writing this week?
Think of one of your favourite places to go in summer. What are some things you might: • See • Hear • Smell • Taste • Touch Brainstorm ideas with the class about how you could use these senses in your writing task for this week. Focus (3): Planning your writing. PLANNING FRAMEWORK What do you like to do in summer? • Where do you like to go? • What do you like to eat? • Who do you like to see? Adding details • Use the five senses to describe what you like to do. • Why do you like going to the _______? • How do you feel when you go to the ____? • What is the most exciting thing about ______? • Why do you like to eat____? • Examples and anecdotes Brainstorm ideas as a class and ensure all students are given a chance to voice ideas. Focus (4): Verbs What is a verb? A verb is a word or group of words used to describe processes like actions, thinking, feeling, and saying. Vivid Verbs | Reading & Writing Song for Kids | Verb Song | Jack Hartmann - YouTube This week’s vocabulary sheet Instruct students to complete this worksheet in class or after class, depending on whether it can be accommodated into the class schedule.