Year 1F

2014 Term 3
Reading Perspective Planner

Week 2

Purpose: Memoirs/Personal Narratives Purpose, Audience and text structures

Foundation Content
Descriptions

Understand that texts can take

many forms, can be very short
(for example an exit sign) or
quite long Understand that texts
have a structure and purpose
that is predictable (ACELA
1430)

Level 1 Content
Descriptions

Understand that the purposes

texts serve shape their structure in
predictable ways (ACELA1447)

Level 2 Content
Descriptions

Understand that different types of texts

have identifiable text structures and
language features that help the text
serve its purpose (ACELA1463)

WEEK 2
Know
Understand
Do
Session 1
KNOW:
A story can
be a small
moment
UNDERSTAND:

A memoir is
a reflection
of a
memorable
experience
or person

Resources

The Littlest
Refugee

Whole class focus

Independent or
teacher lead groups

Introduce KNOW,
UNDERSTAND, DO
Read The Littlest Refugee
Discuss features of a
memoir/recount
Start class display of
features of a memoir

Students read
independently

Conference
Tanisha
Livi

Extra Support

Sharing
group
(feedback)
Speedy Cheetahs
Did anyone
(Alyssa, Kiki, Edward)
notice
Magnet words
whose
perspective
Discuss reading goals
their story
o Guess unknown
words by looking was told
at the first letter from?
Guided Reading - PM
eReader

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2014 Term 3
Reading Perspective Planner

Week 2
DO:

Foundation
Recognise the letters of the
alphabet and know there are
lower and upper case letters
(ACELA1440)

Identify a
memoir
according to
its key
features

Level 1
Recognise sound letter
matches including common
vowel and consonant
digraphs and consonant
blends (ACELA1458)
Understand the variability of
sound letter matches
(ACELA1459)
Session 2
KNOW:
A story can
be a small
moment
UNDERSTAND:

A memoir is
a reflection
of a
memorable
experience
or person
DO:

Identify a
memoir
according to
its key
features

When I was
Little

Read When I was

Little
Discuss past tense
Add features to class
display.

Students read
independently

Speedy Cheetahs
(Alyssa, Kiki, Edward)
Magnet words
Eggy 100 on Ipad

Guided Reading
Happy readers
(Emma, Zuo,
Foundation
Anastasia)
Recognise the letters of the
Introduce
alphabet and know there are
Reciprocal
lower and upper case letters
reading.
(ACELA1440)
Discuss the
Level 1
various jobs.
Read Chapter Recognise sound letter
matches including common
1 of Dinosaurs
vowel and consonant
Before Dark.
digraphs and consonant
Each child has a job

Did anyone
notice
whose
perspective
their story
was told
from?

Year 1F

2014 Term 3
Reading Perspective Planner

Week 2
card and does their
job after chapter 1.

Session 3

KNOW:

Owl Moon

A story can
be a small
moment

Read Owl Moon

Discuss the sequence
of events
Add to Class display

UNDERSTAND:

A memoir is
a reflection
of a
memorable
experience
or person
DO:

Identify a
memoir
according to
its key
features

Session 4

KNOW:
A story can
be a small
moment
UNDERSTAND:

Grandfathers
Journey

Read Grandfathers
Journey
Discuss Orientation
o Who, What,
When, Where,

Conference
Ella
Jeremy
Students read
independently

blends (ACELA1458)
Understand the variability of
sound letter matches
(ACELA1459)

Speedy Cheetahs
(Alyssa, Kiki, Edward)
Magnet words
Eggy 100 on Ipad

Did anyone
notice
whose
perspective
their story
was told
from?

Speedy Cheetahs
(Alyssa, Kiki, Edward)
Magnet words
Discuss reading goals
o Guess unknown

Did anyone
notice
whose
perspective
their story

Guided reading
Rocking Rhinos
(Felix, Wyatt, Payton) Foundation
Memoirs and
Recognise the letters of the
recount
alphabet and know there are
Read from Raz
lower and upper case letters
(ACELA1440)
Kids
Focus on structure
Level 1
of recounts
Recognise sound letter
matches including common
Conference
vowel and consonant
Cormac
digraphs and consonant
Nora
blends (ACELA1458)
Understand the variability of
sound letter matches
(ACELA1459)

Students read
independently

Conference
Shine

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2014 Term 3
Reading Perspective Planner

Week 2
A memoir is
a reflection
of a
memorable
experience
or person
DO:

Identify a
memoir
according to
its key
features

Why
Add to Class Display

Kayla

words by looking
at the first letter
Guided Reading - PM
eReader

Foundation
Recognise the letters of the
alphabet and know there are
lower and upper case letters
(ACELA1440)
Level 1
Recognise sound letter
matches including common
vowel and consonant
digraphs and consonant
blends (ACELA1458)
Understand the variability of
sound letter matches
(ACELA1459)

was told
from?