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Format of the book<br />

This teacher resource book includes supporting materials for teaching and learning in the sub-strand of Text structure and<br />

organisation within the strand of <strong>Language</strong> in Australian Curriculum English. All content descriptions in the sub-strand<br />

have been included, as well as teaching points based on the Curriculum’s elaborations.<br />

While the book focuses on the sub-strand of Text structure and organisation, activities and interrelated links to other<br />

strands and sub-strands have been incorporated.<br />

Each section supports a specific content description and follows a consistent format, containing the following information<br />

over several pages:<br />

• activities to develop the content descriptions • student blackline masters • resource sheets<br />

• interrelated English links<br />

• assessment checklist<br />

Answers relating to student blackline masters have been included at the back of the book.<br />

The length of each content description section varies.<br />

Teacher information includes background information relating to the content description, as well as<br />

related terms and desirable student vocabulary and other useful details which may assist the teacher.<br />

Related terms includes vocabulary<br />

associated with the content description.<br />

Many of these relate to the glossary<br />

in the back of the official Australian<br />

Curriculum English document;<br />

additional related terms may also have<br />

been added.<br />

Student vocabulary includes words<br />

which the teacher would use—<br />

and expect the students to learn,<br />

understand and use—during English<br />

lessons.<br />

Further resources by R.I.C.<br />

Publications or other publishers<br />

or authors are included where<br />

appropriate.<br />

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What this means<br />

provides a general<br />

explanation of the<br />

content description.<br />

Teaching points<br />

provides a list of<br />

the main teaching<br />

points relating to the<br />

content description.<br />

Elaborations are a<br />

list of elaborations<br />

based on those in the<br />

content description.<br />

Activities to develop the content<br />

description includes descriptions or<br />

instructions for activities or games<br />

relating to the content descriptions<br />

or elaborations. Some activities are<br />

supported by blackline masters or<br />

resource sheets. Where applicable,<br />

these will be stated for easy reference.<br />

Australian Curriculum English – <strong>Language</strong>: Text structure and organisation (Year 1) www.ricpublications.com.au R.I.C. Publications ®<br />

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