Year 5/6 English

Year 5

Mastering the skill of having engaging story openers is a technique that acclaimed writers strive for. With NAPLAN fast approaching, this week Year 5 students used the time to revise the skills needed for narrative writing. They reviewed the importance of hooking the reader through having a sizzling start. Students read, identified and rated the types of openings used for select narratives studied in lessons. Finally, they created their own engaging narrative openings by combining engaging sentence starter structures (Alan Peat sentences) with the engaging hooks techniques. Well done to Year 5 for engaging with the lessons.

Year 6

This week, students in Year 6 continued to study literature (specifically drama), with an historical link to Aboriginal Dreamtime storytelling. They read ‘Firemakers’ and used Venn Diagrams to analyse the similarities and differences between the characters. Additionally, they demonstrated their understanding of the play by plotting the main events on a story mountain. Students understood that analysing drama incorporates the same strategies as those used in studying short stories. Well done, Year 6, for having an exciting week of learning in English.