The third and final Aussie Legend will be Turia Pitt- athlete, marathon runner, motivator and burns survivor. This will be a modelled example. This means that your teacher will show you how to do it and you will write a text together.
1. As a class, brainstorm what we know about Turia Pitt.
2. Can we classify the information into sub-headings and/or sort the facts?
3. Does our information fit into WHO she is and WHY SHE IS ADMIRED?
Research Process - Step 2 - Develop Key Words and phrases
For Ash Barty and Dylan Alcott, your class has already brainstormed a list of Key Words and Phrases to guide your informative text AND your research.
Reflect on these and see if they are suitable for Turia Pitt. Is there any we should add / take out?
DO: Once the class has decided on the best key words, write these in your English book.
Research Process - Step 3 - Research!
Next step is to find out relevant and important information about Turia Pitt. We call this Building Knowledge of the Field.
Time to research! Use your keywords to search online for information about Turia Pitt. Remember, you need information about WHO she is and why she is ADMIRED.
Remember to record the Source Information for your Bibliography as you go.
Use Cornell Notes to guide your research for EACH SOURCE you find. Write your notes in this booklet. Aim for 3-5 credible and useful sources. Which brings us to…
Research Process - Step 4 - Evaluate your Sources
Look at the websites and EVALUATE them
• Are they credible sources?
• Do they give fact or opinion?
• Are they biased?
Ask - Who wrote this? Why did they write it? Who benefits from the story? What is missing from the story?
Research Process - Step 5 - Vary Your Sources
Remember to use a variety of sources. For this task your teacher has selected them for you. There is a selection of interviews, feature articles, newspaper reports, magazine articles, documentaries, biographies, and more.
Turia Pitt RESOURCES -
1) Turia Pitt Burns Survivor - 60 Minutes
2) Turia Pitt Ted Talk
3) Turia Pitt Interview - Today Show (Discuss this as a source!)
4) Turia's Story - TuriaPitt.com
5) News Article - Turia Pitt awarded payout
Ready - Set - Go!
Use the selected resources below to find out more about Turia Pitt.
Use Cornell Notetaking for each source.
Remember to focus on the 2 focus questions - WHO is she? Why is she ADMIRED?
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Supported Reading / Modelled Reading
This is where the teacher models the comprehension strategies we use when reading a relevant text, using a think aloud technique. Think aloud, as well as explain and justify the strategies you are using. Eg. ‘When I first start reading I…”, “How could I work out the meaning of this word?”, “I wonder why…’, “I can visualise this information by…”, etc.
Building Knowledge of the Field Continued....
Review the previous lesson – take note of the two focus questions, the Cornell note-taking format, the bibliography reference, the information and facts gained, the sub-headings, etc.
*** Use the sources uploaded in the previous lesson ***
As a class work through the next source on Turia Pitt. Continue to follow the Research Steps.
Shared Reading – Guide students to read key texts strategically and with purpose (in relation to the task) in shared reading sessions. The teacher reads the text with the students engaging the students by asking questions, dealing with vocabulary in context, explaining the relationship between images and text, interesting key messages, demonstrating comprehension strategies, drawing attention to relevant text features, . It can be a combination of teacher read aloud, modelled reading and some shared reading.
Joint Construction / Modelled Writing
This lesson will be used to model and create an Information Text about Ash Barty.
** Refer back to the two focus questions and the purpose of the text – to inform about notable Australians who are admired. Remind that this is not a biography and should have more focus on their achievements and the reasons they are a role-model. **
1. Review the structure and language features of informative texts (Week 1)
2. Place your Cornell Notes and your summary / subheadings in front of you.
3. Your teacher will guide the class in shared writing of the text, taking contributions from the class and demonstrating how to shape these into coherent, interesting written text. Your teacher will use a ‘think-aloud’ technique to demonstrate the choices you would make when composing an information text.
4. Develop PEEL paragraphs, creating topic sentences as a class and demonstrating how to change ideas into more formal ‘written’ language.
During a joint construction, the teacher takes a dominate role, leading by shaping the text as it unfolds (Could we say that in fewer words), asking questions to solicit responses (What’s a more technical term for that?), making suggestions (how about we move this sentence to here?), and reminding students of the structure of the text (What do we need to start with here? What have we missed?). The students are then given an opportunity to experience what is involved in composing such a text and can incorporate these understandings into their writing.
Teacher to extend student suggestions by asking ‘how?’, ‘why?’, ‘which one?’, etc. Ask for suggestions for improvement; explain why a certain choice might be preferable over another; extend students vocabulary choices; ask students to decide what sentence types are effective in the text; discuss how to engage and interest the reader.
1) Joint construction of Turia Pitt Informative Text for 'Aussie Legends'
'2) Remember the two focus questions: WHO they are, WHY they are admired.