Monday WALT: We are learning how to locate key information in a text. Mini Lesson: Teacher models a think aloud using the “Synthesis Thinking Chart” by reading Australia’s flags and Emblems”. Application: Success Criteria: Students need to have completed one column of the graphic organiser with at least 3 dot points Students need – Synthesising Graphic Organiser Teacher needs to retain modelled Synthesising Chart

Monday Australia’s Flags and Emblems                                                                          Australia’s Flags and Emblems The Australian National Flag was first flown on September 3, 1901 over the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne. The date is still celebrated as ‘Australian National Flag Day’. Today, the National Flag is a symbol of the Australian identity and serves as an important part of almost all our national events. The National Flag is most often flown by the general public on celebrated days of Australian history such as Australia Day (January 26) or on days of remembrance such as ANZAC Day (April 25). On these days flags can be seen in the streets attached to cars, in shop windows and on an endless array of t-shirts, bumper stickers, badges, fake and real tattoos and even face painted flags are commonplace. The Flag is also flow at international sporting events where Australia competes and it demonstrates the national pride and support of our competitors and sporting ambassadors. The colours and symbols within the Australian Flag have great significance, there are three primary elements;

Application The Union Jack The presence of the Union Jack in the upper hoist quadrant of Australia’s Flag is an acknowledgment of Australia’s connection and history with the United Kingdom. The Southern Cross Located in the second and fourth quarter (right hand side), the Southern Cross is a constellation of fixe stars that is a prominent feature of the night sky and only visible in the southern hemisphere. It is a significant navigational feature and intended to represent Australia’s geographical location. The Commonwealth Star This large seven point star is placed centrally in the third quarter of the flag. The seven points denote the six states of Australia and the combined territories of the Commonwealth. The seventh point was an addition eight years after the original in 1909. Proclamation The  Flags Act of 1953 proclaimed the Australian National Flag Other National Flags There are a number of other officially recognised flags in Australia, these include the Australian Aboriginal Flag, the Torres Strait Islander Flag and the ensigns of the Australian Defence Forces which include the Australian Red Ensign (Merchant ships) which is the official flag to be flown at sea, the Royal Australian Air Force Ensign (RAAF) and the Australian White Ensign for the Royal Australian Navy.

Tuesday WALT: how to use existing and new understandings to write a synthesis. Success Criteria: A completed synthesis recorded on the graphic organiser : Students to be able to articulate what synthesis means. Teacher needs - modelled Synthesis Chart Students needs – Individual graphic organiser

Wednesday We are learning how to give effective feedback to our peers. Teacher models their synthesis of the Australian Flag and students give the teacher feedback. Students mark the teacher and put their reason as to why they gave the mark. Success Criteria: Students articulate and justify their feedback 1 2 3 Does it make sense? Is the information relevant? Was it interesting?

Rubric for the teacher 1 2 3 Does it make sense? Is the information relevant? Was it interesting?

Peer Assess 2 students in your group Name: 1 2 3 Does it make sense? Is the information relevant? Was it interesting? Name: 1 2 3 Does it make sense? Is the information relevant? Was it interesting?

Thursday We are learning to record key points to help synthesise information. Teacher will show students each website and give her opinion on how the information is presented. Students will get into group of four, where each student will choose a different state to focus on. They will choose one of the websites below to help fill in the first section of their synthesising chart. SC: Students need to complete their first column of their synthesising chart. http://www.ritas-outback-guide.com/facts-about-australia.html#nsw – easier http://www.australianexplorer.com/new_south_wales.htm - harder

Friday We are learning to identify what is important information in a presentation. Mini Lesson: Teacher reads and verbalises her thinking using a student’s graphic organiser. The teacher writes down any new information that has been learnt in the second column of the organiser. Application: Students group with other students who researched the same state and fill out the second column of the organiser Success Criteria: Students will only write down information that is new.

Week 2

Monday WALT to use known and new learnings to write a synthesis. Students synthesise their information from the previous two lessons Success Critera: A completed synthesis : Students can articulate what is a synthesis and how it helps their reading for meaning.

Tuesday We are learning how to give effective feedback to our peers. Student reads their synthesis to the class, students and teacher give the student feedback. Class and teacher marks the student and put their reason as to why they gave the mark. Students go back to their original groups and peer assess each other. Success Criteria: Students articulate and justify their feedback (Video) 1 2 3 Does it make sense? Is the information relevant? Was it interesting?

Rubric for the student 1 2 3 Does it make sense? Is the information relevant? Was it interesting?

Peer Assess 2 students in your group Name: 1 2 3 Does it make sense? Is the information relevant? Was it interesting? Name: 1 2 3 Does it make sense? Is the information relevant? Was it interesting?

Wednesday WALT: finding key information from a non-fiction text. Teacher shows students 6 explorers of Australia. Students are to choose one explorer of their choice and use the thinking chart to fill and out the first section of synthesising chart. Success Criteria: Students articulate how to fill the first section of the Syntheisisng Graphic Organiser effectively. (Make a video)

Willem Janz Willem Jansz Willem Jansz, a Dutchman, was the first European to set his foot on The Great South Land. In 1603, Willem Jansz sailed his ship, the'Duyfken' to the western edge of Cape York Peninsula. Jansz was the first European to make contact with the Aboriginal peoples of Australia. After his crew was killed by Aboriginal people, Jansz suggested that the land should be avoided.

Luiz Vaez de Torres Luiz Vaez de Torres Torres Strait was named after Luiz Vaez de Torres, a navigator from the Spanish navy. In 1607 Luiz Vaez de Torres received orders from the Viceroy of Peru to sail westward and then head 20 degrees south latitude. Torres was then to turn north to Manila, then to sail across the Indian Ocean around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa and back to Spain. When reaching New Guinea at 21 degrees south latitude, Torres tried to pass to the north off the east coast of New Guinea. Torres was unable to follow that route, so he sailed westward along the southern coast of New Guinea. Torres then passed through the waters now known as Torres Strait which is when he saw the Torres Strait Islands.

Dirk Hartog Dirk Hartog discovered the west coast of Australia in 1616. In 1616 the ship 'Eendracht', captained by Dirk Hartog, was the second Dutch vessel to land on the continent. Dirk Hartog with his sailors were trying to discover a way to reduce the time it took to sail across the Indian Ocean to the Spice islands (also called the East Indies). While trying to sail from Holland to Java, Hartog overran his easterly course. He instead found the west coast of Australia near Shark Bay and landed on an island. The island Hartog landed on is now called Dirk Hartog Island. Hartog spent three days exploring these islands and when he left, he fixed a pewter plate to a post. On the plate he had etched a record of the date of his visit.

Francois Pelsaert Francois Pelsaert In 1629, a large trading vessel, the'Batavia', commanded by Commander Francois Pelsaert, was wrecked on Morning Reef in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands. This reef is only about 60 km off the coast of Geraldton, Western Australia. Pelsaert rowed to the mainland, in search of fresh water. Pelsaert failed to find water, so he decided to row to Batavia (Indonesia) to find a rescue ship. Travelling this way, he followed the coast for about 190 kilometres before heading north- west for Indonesia.

Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Abel Tasman was an experienced Dutch sea captain who discovered Tasmania in 1642. Appointed by the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Tasman led an expedition to explore the world's southern regions. The journey began in Batavia (present-day Jakarta) on 14 August 1642. On the afternoon of 24 November 1642, Tasman was excited to see a mountainous land appear on the horizon. He thought he had finally discovered The Great South Land. Tasman and his crew travelled south and charted the coast of what is today Tasmania. Tasman named the island Van Diemen's Land after Anthony van Diemen, the Governor-General who had commissioned his voyage. Tasman claimed Van Diemen's Land for The Netherlands.

William Dampier William Dampier William Dampier first explored the north-west coast of Australia in 1688, in the 'Cygnet', a small trading vessel. On 5 January 1688 he went ashore at Cape Leveque, near what is now Broome in Western Australia, and explored King Sound and the Bucaneer Archipelago. Before returning to England, Dampier made another voyage of exploration to New Holland (another name for the western parts of Australia at that time) in 1699. On 1 August 1699 he reached New Holland at Shark Bay. In September 1699 Dampier discovered and named Roebuck Bay. As the first Englishman to see Australia, Dampier was able to describe some of the flora and fauna. He was the first to report Australia's peculiar, large, hopping animals.

Thursday WALT: Use the internet to research effectively. Teacher models how to find information on Captain Cook by choosing appropriate websites. Students research and use their new information to complete the second column of the graphic organiser. Success Criteria – Students articulate why some websites were better than others. ( Make a video)

Friday WALT: Synthesise information from several texts. Assessment: Student complete their synthesis. They then record themselves explaining what synthesising means, how to synthesis using the graphic organiser and reading their final synthesis. Success Criteria: Teachers assess videos. They need to be Airdropped.