A fun reading lesson for grade 3-6 to develop students’ ability to identify and understand adjectives. Students read Ben Tyler and Diane Lucas’ wonderful text, “Walking in in Gagudju Country” which takes students on a walking tour through the Monson Forest in Kakadu. The text embeds the Kundjeyhmi language into the narrative, which is one of the native Indigenous dialects spoken in this particular part the Northern Territory. Here we have the start of a class anchor chart.

4 Lessons

Grade: 3-6

Walking in Gagudju Country - Adjectives And Technical Language

This mini-unit will explicitly step students through the skills of identifying, defining, understanding and using adjectives and technical vocabulary, to create a written text. In their written piece, students will describe a place that is close to their hearts. Students’ writing will be inspired by “Walking in Gagudju Country” by Ben Tyler and Diane Lucas - a rich and vibrant picture book that embeds the Kundjeyhmi language into the narrative. While these lessons may be adapted to other mentor texts, and as stand alone lessons, they have been specifically written to compliment each other and to be used in sequence.

A fun reading lesson for grade 3-6 to develop students’ ability to identify and understand adjectives. Students read Ben Tyler and Diane Lucas’ wonderful text, “Walking in in Gagudju Country” which takes students on a walking tour through the Monson Forest in Kakadu. The text embeds the Kundjeyhmi language into the narrative, which is one of the native Indigenous dialects spoken in this particular part the Northern Territory. Here we have the start of a class anchor chart.

4 Lessons

Grade: 3-6

Walking in Gagudju Country - Adjectives And Technical Language

This mini-unit will explicitly step students through the skills of identifying, defining, understanding and using adjectives and technical vocabulary, to create a written text. In their written piece, students will describe a place that is close to their hearts. Students’ writing will be inspired by “Walking in Gagudju Country” by Ben Tyler and Diane Lucas - a rich and vibrant picture book that embeds the Kundjeyhmi language into the narrative. While these lessons may be adapted to other mentor texts, and as stand alone lessons, they have been specifically written to compliment each other and to be used in sequence.

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Essential Question/s

How can I use adjectives and technical vocabulary to describe a place that means a lot to me?

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Sustainability

General Capabilities

Literacy
Critical and Creative thinking
Intercultural understanding

Lessons

4 Lessons

Lesson 1

A fun reading lesson for grade 3-6 to develop students’ ability to identify and understand adjectives. Students read Ben Tyler and Diane Lucas’ wonderful text, “Walking in in Gagudju Country” which takes students on a walking tour through the Monson Forest in Kakadu. The text embeds the Kundjeyhmi language into the narrative, which is one of the native Indigenous dialects spoken in this particular part the Northern Territory. Here we have the start of a class anchor chart.

Lesson
Reading | Writing

Walking in Gagudju Country - Adjectives

Grades: 3-6

Identifying and defining adjectives in a text.

Lesson 2

A fun reading lesson for grade 3-6 to develop students’ ability to identify and understand technical vocabulary. Students read Ben Tyler and Diane Lucas’ wonderful text, “Walking in in Gagudju Country” which takes students on a walking tour through the Monson Forest in Kakadu. The text embeds the Kundjeyhmi language into the narrative, which is one of the native Indigenous dialects spoken in this particular part the Northern Territory. Here we have an example of the start of a class anchor chart.

Lesson
Reading | Writing

Walking in Gagudju Country - Technical Vocabulary

Grades: 3-6

Identifying and defining technical vocabulary in a text.

Lesson 3

A fun writing lesson for grade 3-6 to develop students’ ability to incorporate adjectives and technical vocabulary into a writing piece describing a place that is special to them, and close to their hearts. Students’ writing will be inspired by Ben Tyler and Diane Lucas’ wonderful text, “Walking in in Gagudju Country” which takes students on a walking tour through the Monson Forest in Kakadu. The text embeds the Kundjeyhmi language into the narrative, which is one of the native Indigenous dialects spoken in this particular part the Northern Territory. Here we have an example of the start of a class writing piece, about Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, with adjectives and technical vocabulary brainstormed prior.

Lesson
Writing

Walking in Gagudju Country - Writing About Place

Grades: 3-6

Using adjectives and technical vocabulary to describe a place that is close to my heart.

Lesson 4

A fun lesson for grade 3-6 to develop students’ ability to identify and define key vocabulary in their writing, and create a glossary using them. Students’ writing is inspired by Ben Tyler and Diane Lucas’ wonderful text, “Walking in Gagudju Country” which takes students on a walking tour through the Monson Forest in Kakadu. The text embeds the Kundjeyhmi language into the narrative, which is one of the native Indigenous dialects spoken in this particular part the Northern Territory. Here we have an example of the start of a class writing piece and glossary.

Lesson
Reading | Writing

Walking in Gagudju Country - Creating a Glossary

Grades: 3-6

Create a glossary of key words from my text.

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