Students use their understanding to produce their own journal cover. Fairy Tales Students study the features of narrative by looking at fairy tales and write a piece of narrative for publication in a class book of fairy tales. Fools and Tricksters in Literature Trickster tales are great favourites in many cultures. These often feature an animal, representing the underdog, who uses skill and cunning to outwit a superior. This unit, combining transactional writing with interpersonal speaking, requires students to adopt a role in a fictional community.
Children learn to work together to make appropriate decisions affecting the community.
Students will be encouraged to explore a variety of resources, both paper and electronic, to find out about the solar system and history of space travel. Students will work together to produce a Hyperstudio page to share their learning. This unit looks at making a school newspaper for years 4-6. It gives ideas on how to set up the class by looking at newspaper articles both on the Internet and in print, targetting topics and getting children to publish their own group's newspaper using appropriate technologies. Margaret Mahy - Author Margaret Mahy has won many awards throughout her career as an author.