20876 ACE Language (Yr 1) Simple Texts
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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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