This model text is a Newspaper Article on Australian Bushranger, Ned Kelly. It has been written to meet the Year 5 Australian Curriculum English Learning Area and comes with a handy annotated version detailing the text-type specific features (red), grammar (green), punctuation (purple), spelling (blue) teaching opportunities should you wish to use this text with your learners.

Australian Curriculum

Year 5 Achievement Standards

Students use language features to show how ideas can be extended. They develop and explain a point of view about a text, selecting information, ideas and images from a range of resources.

Students create imaginative, informative and persuasive texts for different purposes and audiences. They make presentations which include multimodal elements for defined purposes. They contribute actively to class and group discussions, taking into account other perspectives. When writing, they demonstrate understanding of grammar using a variety of sentence types. They select specific vocabulary and use accurate spelling and punctuation. They edit their work for cohesive structure and meaning.

Cross Curriculum links:

HASS- History

ACHASSK110

The role that a significant individual or group played in shaping a colony

investigating the contribution or significance of an individual or group to the shaping of a colony in the 1800s
exploring the motivations and actions of an individual or group that shaped a colony

Level of this pack:

Age: 10-11

Australia: Year 5 / Grade 5

#Year 5 #primary #bushranger #Australia #NedKelly #outlaw #convict #Kellygang #HASS #grade 5 #ACHASSK108 #ACHASSK110...