Ohm & Justin - Author's Purpose Learning Story

Learners: Ohm & Justin V    Learning Coach: T.Dillner            Date: 3.9.15

Learning Area: Literacy - Author’s Purpose

Learning Observed

Ohm and Justin attended a literacy workshop which was aimed at one of the Learning Progressions that each learner has on their Learning Pathway. We were looking specifically at how an author might use features on the cover and spine, in the blurb and in the text. The learners had to work together to analyse a text and identify why the author included these features and what they told the viewer about the text. Ohm and Justin worked as a group on a variety of novels, connecting how the author may have used features that were the same or different on each text. They showed an increased capability in this when talking together about how the cover image, title, blurb and first page gave an idea of the theme and the author’s purpose. As they collaborated, each of the boys were able to extend their own knowledge by building on it with the ideas of the other group members.

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

Finish a Best Fit Novel and analyse the Author’s Purpose after reading the entire book. Record this analysis either in writing, video or audio. Upload this as evidence in their Literacy Learning Pathways.

Justin V's Literacy Summary Learning Story

Learner:  Justin Villaflores   Learning Coach: Bex Remington      Date: 17 March 2015

Learning Area:  iDevelop - Reading: Summary of a story

Learning Observed

Justin’s literacy group read a story about a family who get caught in a Tsunami. As part of their reading task the learners were asked to read the story and then write a summary in their own words.  Justin said he found the story really interesting to read and he struggled to narrow the whole story down to just a few short paragraphs, so I asked him to share what he had written with the rest of the group to see if we could help him.

Evidence of learning

This is a video of Justin reading his summary to the group.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Justin is developing his capability in summarising, he also shows great capability when it comes to writing and his summary shows his own individual style.  He was able to work independently which demonstrated his ability to manage himself.  It was good to see Justin reading his summary to the rest of the group as he was able to not only look for feedback from others but was helping other members of the group to remember important details and after his reading there was a lot of discussion about what main details should look like.  This was an example of Justin being able to participate and contribute to a group.

Next Learning Steps

Remember that a summary is a short recap of the main event and doesn’t include direct speech Practice summarising by talking to others about books he has read or movies he has seen Write summaries of books that he has enjoyed for other students who are looking for more information about a book