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Teach students to tell objective, subjective and biased language apart and to choose the right one for their purpose with this complete teaching bundle. Students compare two texts about the same playground, meet a test for each kind of language (Can you check it? Could two people disagree, and is it the writer's own view? Does it shut out other views?), learn the signal words that give each kind away, and rewrite statements with the same topic and different language.

Combining a lesson plan, a 51-slide editable teacher presentation, three differentiated student activities with a bonus task, an exit ticket with interpretation guide and a hands-on card sort, this curriculum-aligned bundle provides everything you need to teach the lesson from start to finish.

Built around the I Do, We Do, You Do model, students move from explicit teacher modelling to guided practice and independent application. They learn the words we need (fact, opinion, objective, subjective, biased, signal word), see each test modelled with a think-aloud, sort and rewrite statements together on whiteboards, and then write their own.

What's included in this teaching bundle?

Teacher Slides (PowerPoint)

• 51 editable, ready-to-teach slides following the I Do, We Do, You Do structure
• Clear learning intention and success criteria
• Explicit explanations and worked examples for objective, subjective and biased language, the three tests and the signal words
• Three scaffolds that run through the lesson: the three tests, the signal-word bank and the rewrite rule (same topic, different language)
• "Which language for the job?": matching objective and subjective language to text types and purposes
• Mini whiteboard, thumbs and finger-answer check-ins throughout
• Every question slide followed by an answer slide

Lesson Plan and Exit Ticket (PDF)

• Complete I Do, We Do, You Do lesson plan for a 45 to 60 minute lesson
• Diagnostic, formative and summative assessment points
• Key vocabulary, teacher notes and common misconceptions
• Check-ins for understanding linked to the matching slides
• Exit ticket (two per page) with an interpretation guide
• Class recording sheet to track results and plan next steps

Differentiated Student Activities (PDF)

• Activity overview to help you match each option to your students
• Three differentiated activities: Sort it out, Spot the signals and Say it three ways
• Students label statements as objective, subjective or biased, circle the signal words, find the fact questions in an objective recount, separate subjective phrases from biased ones, and rewrite statements the other way while keeping the topic
• Bonus task: Swap and rewrite (write a subjective paragraph, swap with a partner and rewrite it objectively)
• Answer key and marking guide with model answers and evidence criteria

Hands-On Activity: Sort the Signals (PDF)

• Partner card sort: run the three tests on each statement, place it under Objective, Subjective or Biased, and point to the signal word that decided it
• 24 numbered statement cards (cards 1 to 12 form a support set), three header cards, a signal-word strip and a recording sheet
• Support and extension options so every pair can work at the right challenge
• Teacher page with set-up, a model round, talk prompts, differentiation and an answer key

Ideal for upper primary classrooms, this bundle provides a structured approach to teaching objective, subjective and biased language, combining explicit instruction, shared practice on whiteboards, differentiated independent work and an engaging hands-on card sort.

Formats: PowerPoint and PDF

Aligned to Australian Curriculum: Understand the uses of objective and subjective language, and identify bias (AC9E6LA02)

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