Empower your Stage 3 students to master argument, authority, and hybrid writing!

This complete 5-week unit, based on One Small Island, offers ready-to-use Component A teaching slides, adapted fluency passages, and interactive activities — fully aligned with NSW English outcomes and customisable for your students' needs.

(Please note: This product includes Component A teaching slides only.)

Key Features and Inclusions

• Component A Teaching Slides Only: Customisable PowerPoint slides ready for you to adapt, brand, and tailor to your students' needs.

• Complete 5-Week Unit: Structured for 60 minutes per day, 4 days a week (or equivalent), offering a comprehensive and flexible plan for easy implementation.

• Adapted Fluency Passages: Carefully summarised passages from One Small Island, crafted to develop reading fluency while respecting copyright requirements.

• Focus on Argument, Authority, and Genre: Lessons explore how authors use genre to shape arguments and establish authority, while guiding students to adapt these techniques in their own persuasive and hybrid texts.

• Interactive and Engaging Activities: Research tasks, writing prompts, discussion activities, and visual supports designed to boost engagement and critical thinking.

• Editable and Printable Versions: Editable files plus ready-to-print PDFs provide maximum flexibility for your classroom delivery.

Why Choose This Resource?

Take the stress out of planning with ready-to-use, high-quality lessons that inspire confident writers and critical thinkers.

Designed to align with curriculum expectations while keeping students engaged, this resource is a must-have for any Stage 3 classroom exploring argument, authority, and hybrid writing techniques.

It also pairs seamlessly with Component B for a complete approach to teaching and learning.

Perfect for busy teachers wanting to save hours of preparation time while delivering powerful, curriculum-aligned lessons!

Please Note:

Please download the entire folder to ensure all formatting remains intact.

Opening individual files in Google Docs may affect formatting. By downloading the full folder, you'll have full access to the editable PowerPoint files, ideal for planning, adapting, and presenting lessons smoothly.

File Type:

This product is designed as a Microsoft PowerPoint file. You may face font issues depending on fonts installed, but they can easily be tweaked in your own downloaded file. You will also receive PDF copies of the files, if you dont want to worry about changing anything.

Terms of Use:

This resource is intended for individual classroom use only. Any sharing, duplication for multiple classrooms, or redistribution is strictly prohibited. Alterations for your specific classroom needs are permitted, but the resource cannot be resold in any form. As this is a digital product, no refunds are available.

Acknowledgements:

Attribution is given to: © State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2023.