Whole Class School Journal Resource Year 5 and 6 – Superhero SJ L3 November 2024

Description

Develop deep reading comprehension skills with this engaging resource based on the personal narrative “Superhero” from the Level 3 November 2024 School Journal. Aligned with Science of Reading principles and the New Zealand English Curriculum, this comprehensive tool is perfect for structured literacy programs. The text explores themes of personal identity and belonging – great for use during Pacific Language weeks!

Ignite student engagement and foster critical thinking with this 65-slide slideshow, accompanying worksheets, and graphic organisers. Students will delve into comprehension strategies, vocabulary building, grammar, syntax, sentence structure, verbal reasoning, and content knowledge—all essential elements of effective reading instruction.

Click and Teach Simplicity:

• Display the School Journal PDF and distribute copies to students.
• Use the slideshow’s Presenter View for seamless, interactive lessons.
  • We have divided the text into three manageable chunks for focused learning over three sessions.
  • Engage students with our thought-provoking discussion prompts.
• Extend learning on days four and five with a GIST summarising activity, Story Plot Mountain graphic organiser, and critical thinking questions.

Key Features & Benefits:

• Science of Reading Aligned: Supports evidence-based reading instruction.
• Comprehensive Skill Development: Targets comprehension, summarizing, inferencing, vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking.
• Engaging Activities: Promotes active learning through reading, discussion, and analysis.
• Differentiated Learning: Ideal for diverse learners, including low-performing readers.
• Real-World Connections: Helps students connect the text to their own experiences.
• Curriculum Aligned (NZ Year 5-6): Directly addresses key learning objectives for comprehension, summarizing, inferencing, text structure analysis, and critical thinking.
• Explicit Instruction: Includes vocabulary definitions, examples, and semantic activities (synonyms, antonyms).
• Writing Skills Integration: Reinforces complex sentences, sentence combining, speech marks, figurative language, and morphology (prefixes).
• GIST Summarising Activity: Improves comprehension and memory.
• Story Plot Mountain Graphic Organiser: Analyses text structure.
• Pacific Language Weeks Connection: Provides an excellent opportunity to explore cultural themes.

NZ Curriculum Links (Phase Two – Years 5 & 6):

• Monitoring Comprehension: Annotating, rereading, questioning, answering, visualising.
• Summarising & Drawing Conclusions: Identifying key details and main message.
• Making Inferences: Using stated and implied ideas, drawing on prior knowledge.
• Analysing Text Structure and Language: Understanding the author’s craft.
• Critical Thinking: Analysing perspectives and making connections.

Tips for Effective Use:

• Utilise PowerPoint’s presentation mode.
• Pair or group students for shared reading.
• Follow the suggested three-session structure with follow-up activities.

Empower your students to become confident and critical readers. Purchase this “Superhero” resource today!