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English - Unit 2: Myths Legends and Modern Heroes - LESSON PLANS - Year 4

English - Unit 2: Myths Legends and Modern Heroes - LESSON PLANS - Year 4

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Tired of spending your weekends planning? Transform your Year 4 English lessons with this complete, 9-week inquiry-based unit that brings ancient stories, legendary heroes and creative writing to life!

Step into the world of "Unit 2: Myths, Legends, and Modern Heroes," a comprehensive English unit designed to save you time and deeply engage your Year 4 students. This unit focuses on building a strong foundation in understanding narrative structure, character archetypes, literary devices, descriptive language and creative writing skills through the lens of mythology.

Packed with creative, hands-on activities, this unit will transform your classroom into a dynamic, inquiry-based learning space where students don't just learn about myths, they live them as story detectives, world weavers and creators of their own legends.

 

What's Inside?

This 9-week unit is meticulously planned to help you deliver exceptional English lessons with confidence. You will find:

  • 9 Weeks of Engaging Lesson Plans: Guide your students through a journey of discovery, from participating in 'Story Circles' exploring First Nations Australian Dreaming stories, crafting 'Hero's Backpacks', designing mythical monsters in 'Monster Mash', hunting for literary devices as 'Word Detectives' and presenting their original work at the final 'Storytellers' Festival'.
  • Australian Curriculum Aligned: This unit is fully aligned with the Year 4 English curriculum. It explicitly covers key content descriptors including AC9E4LE01 (Comparing Cultural Texts), AC9E4LE03 (Character/Setting/Plot Development), AC9E4LE04 (Literary Devices), AC9E4LE05 (Creating Literary Texts), AC9E4LA08 (Descriptive Phrases), AC9E4LA12 (Dialogue Punctuation) and AC9E4LY07 (Presenting Narratives).
  • Play-Based & Experiential Learning: Foster genuine understanding with interactive and creative activities that make literary concepts memorable and impactful. Imagine your students mapping the 'Hero's Journey', performing dialogues with puppets in 'Puppet Theatre', building 'Tension Towers' to visualise plot and becoming 'World Weavers' using descriptive language.
  • Built-in Assessment & Differentiation: Effortlessly monitor student progress through natural observation opportunities embedded in each activity. Every lesson includes clear support and extension tasks to cater to all learners in your classroom.
  • Early Career Connections: Expose students to potential future pathways by weaving career education into every lesson. Connect activities to the work of an Author, Screenwriter, Anthropologist, Museum Curator, Character Designer, Illustrator or Voice Actor.
  • Summative Assessment Task: Conclude the unit with a comprehensive "The Legend Creator's Final Scroll" task, complete with a student-friendly rubric for marking.

 

Cover Your Entire Year of English!

This is Unit 2 of a comprehensive 4-unit bundle. Together, these four units cover all mandatory content descriptors of the Year 4 English Curriculum, providing you with a full year's worth of engaging, high-quality English lessons. Stop the endless search for resources and reclaim your time.

Download "Unit 2: Myths, Legends, and Modern Heroes" today and ignite a love for storytelling and creative writing in your classroom!

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