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2015
CANNONVALE STATE SCHOOL CURRICULUM
YEAR : 6
Term 1 Part A
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
STUDENT: ____________________
TASK: You will read and discuss the text Just a Dog by Michael Gerard Bauer. You need to rewrite an event from the text from the
point of view of the dog character, Mr Mosely.
ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTORS
Writes a cohesive and well-structured narrative speculating on characters thoughts.
Writes a complication with clear rising action, climax and falling action.
Develops character through the use of events and actions from the story and through language and textual choices.
Varies sentence structure and beginnings to add impact and interest.
Well –presented and highly edited piece of writing with little or no errors.
Rewrites an event from a particular point of view.
Edits text for meaning by omitting or replacing words, very few errors made.
Varies sentence structure to add interest and uses noun and verb groups to add description to chosen events.
The use of textual and language features suggests Mr Mosely’s character.
Uses text structures (orientation, complication, resolution) to rewrite an event from the point of view of Mr Mosely.
Attempts to use language features to engage the audience.
Makes considered choices from an expanding vocabulary.
Uses generally accurate grammar and spelling, particularly the use of first person pronouns.
Uses some narrative markers such as a beginning and a complication.
Uses mostly simple verbs, adverbs, nouns and adjectives.
Some attempt made to choose an event from the story and retell in first person narrative.
Writes some fragmented sentences using nouns and verbs.
No or little attempt to write in character voice or to use first person narrative.
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2015
CANNONVALE STATE SCHOOL CURRICULUM
YEAR : 6
Term 1 Part B
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
STUDENT:
TASK: Take on the role of an expert to answer questions which compare your text to another text including the purpose and
features of the text. This will be conducted in a structured interview.
ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTORS
Identifies personal and textual connections with the events and characters in a text.
Demonstrates an understanding that authors present a story from a particular point of view.
Varies conventions for spoken interactions, such as volume, tone, pitch and pace for audience engagement.
Explains the purpose and audience of their text.
Explains literal meanings and makes inferences about the connections between characters.
Uses evidence from the text to explain their response.
Answers questions in a structured interview.
Identifies personal connections with events and characters in a text.
Identifies the purpose and audience of the text.
Identifies the moral of the story.
Explains how language features add to the impact of narrative texts.
Uses conventions for spoken interactions, such as volume and pace.
Identifies similarities between own text and the original text.
Identifies some key events of the story.
Answers selected questions.
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