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| Skills continuum Year 6 | |
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Literature
A1 Literature Reading related to unit themes, Bookweek Favourite books A2 Genres Narrative Genres short story, historical fiction, legendNon Narrative genres debate, haiku Transactional genres oral interview Procedural genres diagram, graph, table Report genres newsletter
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B.Information Literacy B1 Defining Analyse meaning of task Clarify sub-sections of topic Generate questions about a topic Set goals and priorities Set time line and action plan B2 Locating Use Internet Plans search, evaluates resources, locates resources Understand purpose of various information sources Understands importance of currency, range of views Indexes, subject index, table of contents Be aware of information sources outside library B3Selecting Find key points and main ideas Develop system for notetaking and recording information Discriminate between opinion and fact Skimming, scanning, inferring Subheadings for notetaking Understands that people perceive events differently Understand need to collect all relevant material before making conclusions Understands different perceptions of data Assess usefulness of resources B4 Organising Copyright,bibliography, preface, blurb, appendix, cross-referenced Select relevant information Combine information Notes in own words Use headings Build flow charts and chsrts, time lines, label diagrams Reflect on task purpose Comparisons based on similarities Reflective thinking Group discussion to clarify problem Assess if adequate information has been obtained Paragraphing, sub-headings, captions, labels,diagrams, maps Concept maps Responsible use of cutting and pasting Confidence in own ideas B5 Presenting Audience Alternative presentation media Present information in simple chart, diagram, map, chart B6 Assessing Reflection Self-I’m good.at., I can improve |
C Information
and Communications Technology
C1 Computer and Operating Systems Save to computer and floppy disc Use folders and organise files Navigate to insert information from another directory into their work. Use shortcuts and right click choices File management, delete, desktop functions C2 Peripherals and Multimedia Use digital video camera to make simple movies and import to computer Import photos into computer and edit, Use scanner C3 Word Processing Produce documents, vary fonts, layout page orientation, add and edit images Spell check, grammar Borders, shading, graphics, wordart Text wrap images and photos Use of table Page setup, undo, select all, keyboard shortcuts Header/footer, page break, tabs, find.replace text, insert C4 Publishing Produce brochure using Publisher with clipart, text Use clipboard C5 Drawing/Painting Save images in different formats Edit and combine images incuding text boxesSelect multiple objects, flip, rotate, text boxes,f rames, align, layer C6 Problem Solving Use mind mapping in group to solve problem Use simulation in group to solve problem C7 Presentation Produce a guided project as slideshow or interactive presentation with text, sound, voice, photos, animations, moviesC8 Web Publishing Simple webpage using templates Edit images for web pages Structure of web page Web pages with text photos clip art and background C9 Internet/Communication Copyright on the Internet Basic browsing Netiquette Use teacher provided weblinks for research. Send email as part of group guided by teacher C10 Database and Spreadsheet Interact with database to find, edit and extract Create simple database Interact with spreadsheet that includes text, images and basic calculations Produce simple spreadsheet |