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Build stronger readers and purposeful writers with this complete teaching bundle for text structures, stages and phases. Designed to lighten the load, this premium resource combines explicit teaching slides, a structured lesson plan and scaffolded student activities into one cohesive, classroom-ready solution for meaningful English instruction.

Aligned to the Gradual Release of Responsibility (I Do, We Do, You Do) framework, this bundle supports students as they understand, identify, analyse and apply how texts are organised for different purposes, including to entertain, inform and persuade. Through explicit modelling, guided discussion, formative check-ins and independent application, students develop confidence recognising how authors use stages, phases and structural choices to shape meaning, engage audiences and communicate effectively.

What’s included in this teaching bundle?

Lesson Plan (PDF)

• A complete lesson sequence aligned to gradual release and explicit teaching practices
• Clear learning intentions and success criteria
• Explicit teaching of:
  • characteristic text stages (such as introduction, body and conclusion)
  • text phases (such as hooks, background information, evidence, resolutions and concluding statements)
  • how text structure changes depending on purpose
  • how authors adapt structural and language choices to influence readers
• Teacher modelling, think-alouds and worked examples
• Guided and independent application opportunities
• 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)

• 28 editable teaching slides for explicit instruction
• Clear explanations of text stages and phases across multiple text types
• Modelled examples analysing how authors organise texts for purpose
• Opportunities for whole-text and sentence-level analysis
• Choral reading and guided discussion prompts
• Scaffolded guided practice activities
• Independent application opportunities
• Mid-lesson formative check-ins

Student Activities (PDF)

• Guided pair exploration tasks to introduce key concepts
• 3 scaffolded printable activities with increasing complexity
• Tasks that move students from:
  • identifying text stages and phases
  • comparing how authors structure texts for different purposes
  • creating their own short texts with purposeful structure
• Clear worked examples and guided practice support
• Teacher answer sheets included as a guide
• Flexible implementation for classroom instruction, intervention, independent practice or assessment
• Built-in differentiation to support a range of learners

Perfect for Australian classrooms, this high-quality English teaching resource bundle provides a practical solution that saves planning time while helping students strengthen reading comprehension, analyse authorial choices and create more coherent, purposeful writing.

Formats: PowerPoint and PDF

Aligned to Australian Curriculum Outcome:
AC9E6LA03 – Explain how texts across the curriculum are typically organised into characteristic stages and phases depending on purposes, recognising how authors often adapt text structures and language features.

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