Styles/Genres Teaching Resources for Year 2

Procedural Texts - Text Structure

A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of procedures.

Instruct Me!

A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how procedures provide instructions about completing a task.

Personal Recounts - Independent Writing

A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently construct a simple personal recount about a familiar experience.

Personal Recounts - Shared Writing

A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a simple personal recount about a familiar experience in pairs.

Personal Recounts - Modelled Writing

A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple personal recount about a familiar experience.

Adding Detail Using Emotion Words

A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how emotion words can add detail to a personal recount.

Adding Detail Using Describing Words

A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how descriptive words, such as adjectives, can add detail to a personal recount.

Action Verbs in Simple Past Tense

A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how action verbs can be expressed in simple past tense.

Sequencing Ideas Using Time Connectives

A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how events can be sequenced using time connectives.

Personal Recounts - Language Features

A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of personal recounts.

Personal Recounts - Text Structure

A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of personal recounts.

On the Weekend

Eat Your Peas - Independent Writing

A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently construct a simple persuasive text about a familiar situation.

What Pet Should I Get? - Shared Writing

A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a simple persuasive text on a familiar situation in pairs.

Hey, Little Ant - Modelled Writing

A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a simple persuasive text on a familiar topic.

Strong Words Make Strong Opinions

A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how word choice can be used to strengthen an opinion.

Persuasive Language Features

A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of persuasive texts.

Simple Persuasive Structure

A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the basic structure of persuasive texts.

For or Against?

A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate reasons for and against a situation or topic.

Understanding Point of View

A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate point of view in relation to a situation or topic.

Creating a Fairy Tale Setting

A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop a setting for a fairy tale.

Exploring Fairy Tale Characters

A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the methods authors use to create a character.

What Are Fairy Tales?

A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the key features of the fairy tale genre.