Lesson Seven: English, Yr 7/9

Introduction to Narrative Writing

Curriculum links: Year 7 – ACELY1721 Year 9 – ACELT1633

Resources you will need

Lesson structure

  1. Explain to students that the second type of writing that could be assessed in the NAPLAN writing assessment for Years 7 and 9 is Narrative Writing.
  2. Run through the Lesson 7 Narrative Writing PowerPoint slides.
  3. Using the Lesson 7 Narrative Writing PowerPoint slides, capture student interest by talking about the universal nature of storytelling. Brainstorm as a class, ‘what makes a great story’. This could be run as a ‘think, pair, share’ activity, or with students on their own.
  4. Ask students to share examples of their favourite stories (texts), and consider what they hold in common. Possible answers may include engaging storylines, 3D characters, relatable moments, evocative language and unique structure.
  5. Students may like to brainstorm different stories with animals in them, and consider what is unique and engaging about these stories with the featured animals.
  6. Ask the question – ‘what is narrative writing?’ Invite students to share their responses, and then as a class read the definition provided by ACARA on the slides.
  7. Show students the ACARA website, and explain that all information related to NAPLAN is publicly available and can be accessed by anyone who is interested.
  8. Discuss the words in bold text in the definition on the PowerPoint slide. Ask students how this compares to their previous conception of ‘narrative writing’. Recap/clarify/explore with students, what makes good narrative writing.
  9. You may also like to discuss some of the points on the slide relating to the idea of ‘good’ narrative writing.
  10. Use sticky notes, and have students write down as many ideas as they can in relation to the question: ‘Where can you draw inspiration for your imaginative writing?’ Each sticky note should have a different idea. Students should put the notes around the room, reading the notes of other students. Refer students to the PowerPoint slides, where ACARA provides some specific suggestions.

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AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT

Learning Area: English
Year Level: Year 7/Year 9
General Capabilities: CCT, L, PSC, EU, IU
Strands: Interpreting, analysing, evaluating/Literature and context
Content Description: 

Year 7 (English Literacy) 

Analyse and explain the ways text structures and language features shape meaning and vary according to audience and purpose (ACELY1721)

Year 9 (English Literature) 

Interpret and compare how representations of people and culture in literary texts are drawn from different historical, social and cultural contexts (ACELT1633)
Elaborations:

Year 7

Identifying the purpose and possible audience for a text.

Explaining the relationship between text features and structures and audience and purpose, such as identifying which group would be the most likely target for the information in an advertisement and justifying why on the basis of textual features.

Year 9

Exploring and reflecting on representations of values (for example love, freedom, integrity) in literature drawn from cultures and times different from the students’ own.

Exploring and reflecting on personal understanding of the world and human experience, interpreted in literature drawn from cultures and times different from the students’ own.

Reviewing historical fiction or nonfiction written by and about the peoples of Asia.

Analysing literary texts created by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (including documentaries, picture books, print texts and other multimodal texts) and also texts including film produced by and about peoples of Asian background, and considering the different ways these texts represent people, places, things and issues
Cross-Curricular Priority:

Sustainability
Acknowledgments

This Australian Curriculum alignment statement is based on the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) materials, which are licensed under CC BY 4.0. The material has been modified from the Australian Curriculum website (accessed April 2019).

All activities have been created by educators for educators and are linked to the Australian Curriculum (Version 8.4). We advise teachers to consult the ACARA website for the most up-to-date curriculum outcomes.

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