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Designed to deepen students’ understanding of cohesive language choices, this lesson supports learners to identify, analyse and apply repetition, word associations, synonyms and antonyms to strengthen their writing.

Following the Gradual Release of Responsibility model, students move from teacher-led modelling to guided practice and independent application building control and confidence in their sentence construction.

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Through explicit teaching, choral reading, worked examples and scaffolded tasks, students explore how repetition, word associations, synonyms and antonyms contribute to cohesion while also influencing the tone and intensity of a text. Regular check-ins for learning allow teachers to monitor understanding in real time, while the reflection-style exit ticket provides clear insight into who is ready for extension and who may need further support.

What’s included in this lesson sequence?

• Clear learning intentions and success criteria focused on identifying and using cohesive language features
• Explicit instruction and modelled examples
• Built-in check-ins for learning to assess understanding throughout the lesson
• A reflective exit ticket to inform next-step teaching and differentiation

Perfect for upper primary classrooms, this lesson sequence equips students with the tools to make deliberate language choices that create cohesion, enhance tone and strengthen the overall effectiveness of their writing.

Format: PDF

Aligned to Australian Curriculum Outcome: Understand that cohesion can be created by the intentional use of repetition, and the use of word associations. (AC9E6LA04)

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