ARC :: English – Activities

English – Activities

Activity		Work Samples
Activity		Midway through Stage 1 (end of Year 1)	End of Stage 1 (end of Year 2)
Information Report	Students research an animal and construct an information report. View...	13	10
Procedure	Students write a procedure for a simple activity. View...	10	8
Excursion Recount	Students write a recount of an excursion. View...	7	10
Factual Description	Students draft and write a factual description of a toy. View...	2	2
Literary Recount	Students listen to the reading of a picture book, then write a recount of the story and explain the message it conveys. View...	8
News Presentation	Students use a prop in a 1–2 minute news presentation to the class. View...	2
Oral Procedure	Students give an oral presentation of a simple procedure. View...		4
Talking and Listening: News	Students give an oral presentation of factual information to the class. View...		2
Dinosaur Retrieval Chart	Students read and discuss factual texts and use the information they have to complete retrieval charts on dinosaurs. View...		2
Oral Reading	Students are provided with an unfamiliar written text which they read aloud. View...