Plan: Dear Earth

Lessons

8: Plan Learning Objective: Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Environment Letter

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Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

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Teach

Let's recap on the Vehicle Text.

You will be writing your own letter about your chosen environment:

• the ocean
• waterfalls and lagoons
• mountains and icecaps

Gathering Ideas: Damage to the Environment

Think of your chosen environment. What negative thing could be causing damage to it? Let's watch a video clip about damage to the environment. How do you think this damage could be prevented or solved? Let's add some of our ideas to the flipchart.

Drama Opportunity: Freeze Frame

Look again at the illustrations. In groups of five: use roleplay to create a scene of one of the environments. When I say 'Freeze' hold the moment still - creating a freeze frame of that environment.

Drama Opportunity: Freeze Frames

Guide Questions: What can be seen, heard or felt in this environment? How are you feeling about this place? What do you notice about your surroundings? What is changing? What is having a negative impact on your environment? Why do you think this is happening? How do you feel about these changes? What can be done to prevent this happening? How can we heal the damage?

Gathering Ideas

Can I gather ideas through roleplay?

Write

Review

Can I use roleplay to plan writing ideas?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Have I clearly described the environment?
• Have I described the damage or harm to the environment?
• Have I described how I could help to heal the environment?
• Have I gathered enough ideas for my writing?

Review

9: Plan Learning Objective: Can I choose effective vocabulary and Writer's Knowledge to plan my Environment Letter?

Ready

Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

Steady

Teach

Let's look at how to plan our own Environment Letter.

Teach

Teacher's Plan

This is what a completed plan looks like.

Teach

Planning Writing

Teach

Write

Can I plan my own writing and choose effective vocabulary and grammar?

Write

Planning Writing

We are going to complete the first box.

• Words and phrases • Pictures • Writer's Knowledge

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Planning Writing

Now, we are going to complete the second box.

• Words and phrases • Pictures • Writer's Knowledge

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Planning Writing

Now, let's complete the third box.

• Words and phrases • Pictures • Writer's Knowledge

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Planning Writing

Now, let's complete the fourth box.

• Words and phrases • Pictures • Writer's Knowledge

Write

Review

Can I plan my own writing and choose effective vocabulary and grammar?

• Say your plan 'out loud' so it sounds like the writing you will do.
• Have I included examples of all the Writer's Knowledge?
• Is my plan going to help me with my writing?

Writer's Knowledge Reminder

Review