This model text is a discussion about whether or not fast fashion should be banned. It has been written to meet the Year 6 Australian Curriculum English Learning Area and comes with a handy annotated version detailing the text-type specific features (red), grammar (green), punctuation (purple) and spelling (blue) teaching opportunities should you wish to use this text with your learners.

Australian Curriculum

Year 6 Achievement Standards 

Students understand how language features and language patterns can be used for emphasis. They show how specific details can be used to support a point of view. They explain how their choices of language features and images are used.

Students create detailed texts elaborating on key ideas for a range of purposes and audiences. They make presentations and contribute actively to class and group discussions, using a variety of strategies for effect. They demonstrate an understanding of grammar, and make considered vocabulary choices to enhance cohesion and structure in their writing. They use accurate spelling and punctuation for clarity and make and explain editorial choices based on criteria.

Cross Curriculum Links:
Design and Technology
(AC9TDE6K01)
explain how people in design and technologies occupations consider competing factors including sustainability in the design of products, services and environments

Cross Curriculum Priority - Sustainability

Design

Creative and innovative design is integral to the identification of new ways of sustainable living.
Sustainable design requires an awareness of place, past practices, research and technological developments, and balanced judgements based on projected environmental, social and economic impacts.

Level of this pack:
Age: 11-12
Australia: Grade 6

#Grade6 #Primary #Year6 #discussion #sustainability #fastfashion #design #technology #designandtechnology...

This model text is a persuasive advertisement about the dangers of smoking. It has been written to meet the Year 6 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 6 Achievement Standards

Students understand how language features and language patterns can be used for emphasis. They show how specific details can be used to support a point of view. They explain how their choices of language features and images are used.

Students create detailed texts elaborating on key ideas for a range of purposes and audiences. They make presentations and contribute actively to class and group discussions, using a variety of strategies for effect. They demonstrate an understanding of grammar and make considered vocabulary choices to enhance cohesion and structure in their writing. They use accurate spelling and punctuation for clarity and make and explain editorial choices based on criteria.

Cross Curriculum links:

Health and Physical Education

Version 8.4
ACPPS057- Recognise how media and important people in the community influence personal attitudes, beliefs, decisions and behaviours

ACPPS054- Plan and practise strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing

Version 9
AC9HP6P09- investigate different sources and types of health information and how these apply to their own and others’ health choices

Level of this pack:
Age: 11-12
Australia: Grade 6

#Year 6 #primary #persusive #health #advertisement #smoking...

This model text is a discussion which explores if electric vehicles should be mandatory for all. It has been written to meet the Year 6 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 6 Achievement Standards

Students understand how language features and language patterns can be used for emphasis. They show how specific details can be used to support a point of view. They explain how their choices of language features and images are used.

Students create detailed texts elaborating on key ideas for a range of purposes and audiences. They make presentations and contribute actively to class and group discussions, using a variety of strategies for effect. They demonstrate an understanding of grammar and make considered vocabulary choices to enhance cohesion and structure in their writing. They use accurate spelling and punctuation for clarity and make and explain editorial choices based on criteria.

Cross Curriculum links:

Science:

AC9S6H02- investigate how scientific knowledge is used by individuals and communities to identify problems, consider responses and make decisions

Level of this pack:
Age: 11-12
Australia: Grade 6

#Year 6 #primary #global warming #emissions #environment #electriccars #Science #Grade 6 #AC9S6H02

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This model text is a persuasive advertisement about buying Fairtrade. It has been written to meet the Year 6 Australian Curriculum English Learning Area and comes with a handy annotated version detailing the text-type specific features (red), grammar (green), punctuation (purple) and spelling (blue) teaching opportunities should you wish to use this text with your learners.

Australian Curriculum
Year 6 Achievement Standards

Students understand how language features and language patterns can be used for emphasis. They show how specific details can be used to support a point of view. They explain how their choices of language features and images are used.

Students create detailed texts elaborating on key ideas for a range of purposes and audiences. They make presentations and contribute actively to class and group discussions, using a variety of strategies for effect. They demonstrate an understanding of grammar, and make considered vocabulary choices to enhance cohesion and structure in their writing. They use accurate spelling and punctuation for clarity and make and explain editorial choices based on criteria.

Cross Curriculum Links:
Hass: Economics
(AC9HS6K08)
influences on consumer choices and strategies that can be used to help make informed personal consumer and financial choices

Level of this pack:
Age: 11-12
Australia: Grade 6

#Grade6 #Primary #Year6 #persuasive #advertisment #fairtrade #economics #HASS...

This model text is a persuasive letter about stopping single-use plastics. It has been written to meet the Year 6 Australian Curriculum English Learning Area and comes with a handy annotated version detailing the text-type specific features (red), grammar (green), punctuation (purple) and spelling (blue) teaching opportunities should you wish to use this text with your learners.

Australian Curriculum

Year 6 Achievement Standards

Students understand how language features and language patterns can be used for emphasis. They show how specific details can be used to support a point of view. They explain how their choices of language features and images are used.

Students create detailed texts elaborating on key ideas for a range of purposes and audiences. They make presentations and contribute actively to class and group discussions, using a variety of strategies for effect. They demonstrate an understanding of grammar, and make considered vocabulary choices to enhance cohesion and structure in their writing. They use accurate spelling and punctuation for clarity and make and explain editorial choices based on criteria.

Cross Curriculum Links:
Economics & Business

(AC9HS6K08)
influences on consumer choices and strategies that can be used to help make informed personal consumer and financial choices

identifying goods they have purchased and categorising and explaining factors that influence consumer purchasing decisions, including personal preferences, social trends, economic factors such as budgets and the amount of money available to spend, psychological factors such as advertising and peer pressure, and cultural, environmental, legal and ethical factors.

Level of this pack:
Age: 11-12
Australia: Grade 6

#Grade6 #Primary #Year6 #letter #persuasive #lettertotheeditor #singleuseplastic #environmental #economics #business #informedconsumer...

This model text is an election candidate persuasive speech. It has been written to meet the Year 6 Australian Curriculum English Learning Area and comes with a handy annotated version detailing the text-type specific features (red), grammar (green), punctuation (purple) and spelling (blue) teaching opportunities should you wish to use this text with your learners.

Australian Curriculum

Year 6 Achievement Standards

Students understand how language features and language patterns can be used for emphasis. They show how specific details can be used to support a point of view. They explain how their choices of language features and images are used.

Students create detailed texts elaborating on key ideas for a range of purposes and audiences. They make presentations and contribute actively to class and group discussions, using a variety of strategies for effect. They demonstrate an understanding of grammar, and make considered vocabulary choices to enhance cohesion and structure in their writing. They use accurate spelling and punctuation for clarity and make and explain editorial choices based on criteria.

Cross Curriculum Links:
HASS: Civics and Citizenship

 (AC9HS6K06)

The key institutions of Australia’s system of government, how it is based on the Westminster system, and the key values and beliefs of Western democracies

Level of this pack:
Age: 11-12
Australia: Grade 6

#Grade6 #Primary #Year6 #persuasive #speech #government #election #candidate #civicsandcitizenship #democracy...

This model text is a discussion about the effect of greenhouse gases and the need to become carbon neutral. It has been written to meet the Year 6 Australian Curriculum English Learning Area and comes with a handy annotated version detailing the text-type specific features (red), grammar (green), punctuation (purple) and spelling (blue) teaching opportunities should you wish to use this text with your learners.

Australian Curriculum

Year 6 Achievement Standards

Students understand how language features and language patterns can be used for emphasis. They show how specific details can be used to support a point of view. They explain how their choices of language features and images are used.

Students create detailed texts elaborating on key ideas for a range of purposes and audiences. They make presentations and contribute actively to class and group discussions, using a variety of strategies for effect. They demonstrate an understanding of grammar, and make considered vocabulary choices to enhance cohesion and structure in their writing. They use accurate spelling and punctuation for clarity and make and explain editorial choices based on criteria.

Cross Curriculum Links:

HASS – Economics and Business: ACHASSK150

The effect that consumer and financial decisions can have on the individual, the broader community and the environment

considering if their actions have an effect on the environment (for example, does choosing to use recyclable shopping bags have an effect on the natural environment?)

Level of this pack:
Age: 11-12
Australia: Grade 6

#Grade 6 #Primary #Year 6 #greenhousegases #carbonneutral #environment #ACHASSK150...

This model text is a persuasive letter urging for the construction of a new housing estate on the banks of a river to be reconsidered. It has been written to meet the Year 6 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 6 Achievement Standards 

Students understand how language features and language patterns can be used for emphasis. They show how specific details can be used to support a point of view. They explain how their choices of language features and images are used.

Students create detailed texts elaborating on key ideas for a range of purposes and audiences. They make presentations and contribute actively to class and group discussions, using a variety of strategies for effect. They demonstrate an understanding of grammar and make considered vocabulary choices to enhance cohesion and structure in their writing. They use accurate spelling and punctuation for clarity and make and explain editorial choices based on criteria.

Cross Curriculum links:
Science 
AC9S6U01- investigate the physical conditions of a habitat and analyse how the growth and survival of living things is affected by changing physical conditions
Cross Curriculum priority:

Sustainability

SS2 - Sustainable patterns of living require the responsible use of resources, maintenance of clean air, water and soils, and preservation or restoration of healthy environments.

Level of this pack:
Age: 11-12
Australia: Grade 6

#Year 6 #primary #environment #sustainable #biological science #AC9S6U01 #SS2...