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Year 6 English: Example unit plan
This unit plan was developed by Ochre Education and English teacher Melissa Garstang-Leary. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 6 unit of English on biographical writing, focusing on the inspirational figure of Faith Bandler.
Year 6 English Unit 2, Lesson 5: Example lesson plan
This example lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and English teacher Melissa Garstang-Leary. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 6 English lesson on planning a biography.
Year 6 English Unit 2, Lesson 6: Example lesson plan
This example lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and English teacher Melissa Garstang-Leary. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 6 English lesson on writing a biography.
Year 6 English Unit 2, Lesson 8: Example lesson plan
This example lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and English teacher Melissa Garstang-Leary. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 6 English lesson on editing a biography.
Year 6 English Unit 2, Lesson 1: Example lesson plan
This example lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and English teacher Melissa Garstang-Leary. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 6 English lesson on identifying the features of a biography.
Video
Formative assessment in English
Formative assessment is a teaching practice that evidence says makes a difference. In this video, Melissa Garstang-Leary explains how she uses formative assessment in her English lessons.
Practice resource
Formative assessment: Example of practice
This example comes from a Year 7 English class where a formative assessment task was to gather data about students’ writing and interpretive skills.