A fun reading lesson for grade 5 and 6 students that explores the idea of human impact on an island and overall the effect that it has on an environment over a short space of time.

5 Lessons

Grade: 5-6

One Small Island

This unit of work explores the impact of humans on Macquarie Island. Students will use the text to analyse the problems, create persuasive arguments and develop their own response to text through a personal journal entry.

A fun reading lesson for grade 5 and 6 students that explores the idea of human impact on an island and overall the effect that it has on an environment over a short space of time.

5 Lessons

Grade: 5-6

One Small Island

This unit of work explores the impact of humans on Macquarie Island. Students will use the text to analyse the problems, create persuasive arguments and develop their own response to text through a personal journal entry.

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Essential Question/s

How can the identity of environmental issues in a text help to develop an awareness of problems and solutions?

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Sustainability

General Capabilities

Literacy
Critical and Creative thinking
Personal and Social Capability

Lessons

5 Lessons

Lesson 1

A fun reading lesson for grade 5 and 6 students that explores the idea of human impact on an island and overall the effect that it has on an environment over a short space of time.

Lesson
Reading

One Small Island - An Introduction To Macquarie Island

Grades: 5-6

Based on a non-fiction text about a place, students can respond to questions and problems raised in it.

Lesson 2

Students will put their dictionary skills to good use to find out the meaning of technical language used in the book One Small Island.

Lesson
Reading | Writing

One Small Island - Dictionary Hunt

Grades: 5-6

To expand student vocabularies by identifying technical language and locating meaning.

Lesson 3

A fun reading activity where students will identify different environmental issues and begin to create solutions.

Lesson
Reading | Writing

One Small Island - Identify Issues Raised In OSL

Grades: 5-6

To identify issues raised in a book, define a goal and begin to brainstorm solutions.

Lesson 4

A fun reading activity where students will identify different environmental issues and use a diary entry to respond.

Lesson
Reading | Writing

One Small Island - Diary Entries

Grades: 5-6

To examine language features of a diary and create a diary entry.

Lesson 5

A fun reading activity where students will work together in groups to solve a problem facing the island.

Lesson
Reading | Writing

One Small Island - Group Work Projects

Grades: 5-6

To develop creative, informative and/or persuasive solutions in response to an identified issue.

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