Strengthen vocabulary precision and text cohesion with this complete teaching bundle for cohesive language features. Designed to lighten the load, this premium resource combines explicit teaching slides, a structured lesson plan and differentiated student activities into one cohesive, classroom-ready solution for meaningful grammar and writing instruction.
Aligned to the Gradual Release of Responsibility (I Do, We Do, You Do) framework, this bundle supports students as they identify, analyse and apply cohesive language features including repetition, word associations, synonyms and antonyms. Through explicit modelling, guided discussion, formative check-ins and independent application, students develop stronger control over how ideas connect across sentences and paragraphs while improving vocabulary choice, clarity and written fluency.
What’s included in this teaching bundle?
- A complete lesson sequence aligned to gradual release and explicit teaching practices
- Clear learning intentions and success criteria
- Explicit teaching of:
- repetition as a cohesive device
- direct and emotional word associations
- synonyms and antonyms for cohesion
- how deliberate word choice strengthens meaning, mood and clarity
- Teacher modelling, worked examples and scaffolded discussion opportunities
- Guided and independent application tasks
- Built-in check-ins for learning to monitor understanding throughout the lesson
- Reflective exit ticket to inform next-step teaching and differentiation
Interactive Teaching Slides (PowerPoint)
- 38 editable teaching slides for explicit instruction
- Clear explanations of cohesion and cohesive language features
- Teacher-led modelling and worked examples
- Guided discussion prompts and check-ins for understanding
- Explicit teaching of how writers link ideas across texts
- Strong focus on vocabulary precision and authorial choice
- Flexible use for whole-class teaching, intervention or revision
- 3 scaffolded printable grammar activities with increasing complexity
- Tasks that move students from:
- identifying cohesive language features
- analysing how vocabulary choices connect ideas
- crafting their own cohesive sentences and short paragraphs
- Clear worked examples and guided practice
- Answer sheets included for each level
- Built-in differentiation to support a range of learners
- Flexible implementation for classroom instruction, intervention, independent practice or assessment
Perfect for Australian classrooms, this high-quality English teaching resource bundle provides a practical solution that saves planning time while helping students write with greater cohesion, stronger vocabulary control and more purposeful language choices.
Formats: PowerPoint and PDF
Aligned to Australian Curriculum Outcome:
AC9E6LA04 – Understand that cohesion can be created by the intentional use of repetition, and the use of word associations.