English: Year 5 – Curriculum resources

Developed in partnership with Ochre Education, these lesson resources support the use of effective, evidence-based practices and address the learning expected in the Australian curriculum. There are 2 units available for Year 5 English teachers. 

Overview

Unit 1: King Arthur – narrative writing 

1. The era of King Arthur and medieval tales
2. Analysing the character of King Arthur
3. Engaging with the story ‘The Winning of a Sword’
4. Generating vocabulary to describe a setting
5. Generating language to describe the character
6. Planning the story
7. Writing the opening
8. Writing speech
9. To write the complication 
10. To write the climax 

Unit 2: Alternative energy – persuasive writing 

1. To understand the features of a persuasive text
2. To learn about non-renewable energy sources
3. To learn about renewable energy sources
4. To compare renewable and non-renewable energy sources
5. To plan a persuasive piece 
6. To develop an understanding of persuasive techniques
7. To develop an understanding of how to use formal conjunctions 
8. To write a persuasive piece 
9. To write a persuasive piece (free write) 
10. To edit a persuasive piece 

Unit 3: The Happy Prince

1. To engage with the text 
2. To recall and retell a narrative 
3. To investigate a theme in a narrative 
4. To analyse the author’s use of language 
5. To answer questions on the text 

Related resources

English: Year 3      English: Year 4      English: Year 6

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