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Through the story of a missing team jersey and one student's thoughtful decision to return it, students investigate how a character's words and actions can reveal qualities such as responsibility, kindness and consideration for others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross five short lessons, students progress from vocabulary and word choice to analysing author craft, making inferences, exploring themes, and constructing evidence-based written responses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis pack includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal mentor text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive days of structured learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplicit WALTs and success criteria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDialogue and character analysis\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnotation and contrasting word analysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInference and interpretation tasks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheme and author’s purpose exploration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvidence-based response scaffold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudent self-reflection pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehensive teacher guide with answers and alternative interpretations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhole-class reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuided reading follow-up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiteracy rotations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndependent literacy tasks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFigurative language instruction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplicit comprehension teaching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents will learn how metaphors allow authors to communicate complex ideas through familiar images and experiences. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudents will learn how authors use dialogue to reveal character without directly telling readers what a person is like. By examining what Mia says, what she chooses to do, and how Sam responds, students explore how small conversations can reveal values, motivations and relationships.\u003cbr\u003eBy the end of the week, students will be able to identify important dialogue, explain what it reveals about a character, make supported inferences using words and actions, and discuss how dialogue contributes to meaning, theme and author's purpose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the end of the week, students will be able to identify words with different connotations, explain the ideas and feelings connected with those words, make supported inferences about perspective, and discuss how word choice contributes to meaning, theme and author's purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurriculum Focus: \u003c\/strong\u003eAuthor Craft, Reading Comprehension, Dialogue, Characterisation, Inference, Themes, Symbolism, Evidence-Based Responses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear Level: \u003c\/strong\u003eYears 5–6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLesson Length: \u003c\/strong\u003e15–20 minutes per lesson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePack Focus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Author Craft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeekly Focus: \u003c\/strong\u003eDialogue\u003cbr\u003eResponsibility\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScope and Sequence\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pack B, Week 8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-0ed9e9ba-7fff-9b93-8738-dcba246b3f6c\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Learning: \u003c\/strong\u003eStudents explore how authors use dialogue to reveal character, motivation and values, discovering how a few carefully chosen words can show responsibility, kindness and consideration without directly describing these qualities. 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