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TeachersLesson plansEnglishWhen I grow up I want to be a bus driver

When I grow up
I want to be a bus driver

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will:
  • Learn to write an introductory letter for a potential employment opportunity
  • Understand the qualities required to be a bus driver
  • Identify their personal strengths and skills.

BEFORE YOU START

LEARNING PROCESS: Whole class

Explain that there are many employment opportunities available at Transperth; and have students list jobs that they are aware of (hopefully they can remember roles from their role play in 'Western Derby Day').

Introduce the job advertisement for the bus traineeship, and have individuals read the job description.

So they have the necessary documents to apply for this position, introduce the "Suddenly 20" page, and announce that everyone is now 20 years of age and they have:

  • A current West Australian drivers licence
  • A current Working with Children card
  • A Police clearance.
Using the letter writing scaffold, go though each section of the letter, outlining how this letter should be written and what information should be included. Refer back to the job description to highlight skills and qualities preferred for the position.

Share example letter and discuss.

LEARNING PROCESS: Individual activity

Have students begin writing their application letter as a draft using the scaffold as a guide (to be displayed on the white board).

Ask students to share their work with others during the writing process, to assist others, and acknowledge good work.

Once the draft is edited and completed, students are to use word their processing skills to type the letter, as is preferred in the real job application process.

ASSESSMENT

We’ve provided a Cover Letter rubric that you may wish to use at the start and end of the activity to discuss progress with the students.

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM

Year 5

 

Learning Area:

English

Strand:

Language

Sub-Strand

Interpreting, analysing, evaluating

Contents code:

 (ACELY1703)

Content description:

Use comprehension strategies to analyse information, integrating and linking ideas from a variety of print and digital sources

Sub-Strand

Creating Texts

Contents code:

(ACELY1704)

Content description:

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience 

Contents code:

(ACELY1705)

Content description:

Reread and edit student's own and others’ work using agreed criteria for text structures and language features

 

Year 6

 

Learning Area:

English

Strand:

Literacy

Sub-strand:

Interacting with others

Contents code:

(ACELY1709)

Content description:

Participate in and contribute to discussions, clarifying and interrogating ideas, developing and supporting arguments, sharing and evaluating information, experiences and opinions

Strand:

Literacy

Sub-strand:

Interpreting, analysing, evaluating

Contents code:

(ACELY1712)

Content description:

Select, navigate and read texts for a range of purposes, applying appropriate text processing strategies and interpreting structural features, for example table of contents, glossary, chapters, headings and subheadings

Contents code:

(ACELY1713)

Content description:

Use comprehension strategies to interpret and analyse information and ideas, comparing content from a variety of textual sources including media and digital texts

Sub-strand:

Creating Texts

Contents code:

(ACELY1714)

Content description:

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, choosing and experimenting with text structures, language features, images and digital resources appropriate to purpose and audience

Contents code:

 (ACELY1715)

Content description:

Reread and edit students’ own and others’ work using agreed criteria and explaining editing choices

 

Year 7

 

Learning Area:

English

Strand:

Literacy

Sub-strand:

Interpreting, analysing, evaluating

Contents code:

(ACELY1723)

Content description:

Use comprehension strategies to interpret, analyse and synthesise ideas and information, critiquing ideas and issues from a variety of textual sources

Sub-strand:

Creating Texts

Contents code:

(ACELY1725)

Content description:

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, selecting aspects of subject matter and particular language, visual, and audio features to convey information and ideas 

Contents code:

 (ACELY1726)

Content description:

Edit for meaning by removing repetition, refining ideas, reordering sentences and adding or substituting words for impact

OVERVIEW

This lesson teaches students how to interpret and analyse written information and how to use this information to produce a formal letter in response to a job advertisement. It provides students with the opportunity to practice planning, drafting, editing and publishing informative and persuasive print which is appropriate to the purpose and audience.

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