Navigating NAPLAN - Lesson Eight - Narrative Techniques in Texts
Resource Description
Our Navigating NAPLAN resources are designed to help Australian English teachers prepare students for the annual NAPLAN writing assessments. These resources focus on narrative and persuasive writing, and are aligned with the Australian Curriculum (Years 7 & 9).
Developed and reviewed by a team of educators including senior Australian English teachers, these resources have been professionally designed to create a high quality learning experience.
Lesson structure
- As a hook to this lesson, talk about the hair care product, shampoo. Explain that in some countries, chemical products like shampoo are tested on animals as a means of identifying the potential for harmful health side-effects in humans. Discuss as a class why Australia has decided to ban cosmetics testing on animals.
- Explain that we will be using a different type of ‘shampoo’ in today’s lesson. We will be using the acronym ‘SHAMPOO’ as a type of mnemonic device to help us remember some important figurative language techniques (Simile, Hyperbole, Alliteration, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron). Check to make sure that students understand the meaning of both ‘acronym’ and ‘mnemonic device’.
- Display the acronym using the Lesson 8 Narrative Writing PowerPoint slides.
- Students should be encouraged to look up the meanings of these different figurative language techniques, filling in the Figurative language worksheet as they find the definitions.
- Explain to students that using rich language techniques is very important in narrative writing, as it helps to bring the words to life.
This Australian Curriculum alignment statement is based on the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) materials, which are licensed under CC BY 4.0. The material has been modified from the Australian Curriculum website (accessed January 2020).
All activities have been created by educators for educators and are linked to the Australian Curriculum (Version 8.4). We advise teachers to consult the ACARA website for the most up-to-date curriculum outcomes.