Australia’s national education evidence body

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. 

This lesson is part of Unit 2: Inspirational Figures - biographical writing within the Year 6 English lessons

Students will learn

In this lesson, we will introduce what a biography is, we will look at the features of a biography and we will find examples of features in a biography.

Australian Curriculum links: ACELA1524, ACELT1711 and ACELT1712.

An example lesson plan is also available for this lesson. 

Introductory quiz

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Lesson video

 

Presentation

Worksheet

Exit quiz

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Evidence-based practices

Learn more about the evidence-based practices supported through the use of these lesson resources below. 

Explicit instruction

Clearly explaining and effectively demonstrating what students need to learn.

Formative assessment

Gathering and interpreting information to progress student learning.

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Year 6 English lessons

Each lesson includes an introductory quiz, video, presentation, worksheet and exit quiz.

Ochre Education

AERO has partnered with Ochre Education to provide Australian teachers free access to hundreds of high-quality curriculum resources to help drive excellence and equity in educational outcomes.
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