Thread:Esh260group/@comment-17828942-20131001212346/@comment-17828942-20131002030448

Peter has put a post on the MYLO homepage about the 650 word limit. I have pasted it below:

I am aware that there is a lot of angst/anxiety about the constrictions of the 650 word limit for lesson planning, so here is my advice - confirmed with Tania/Roie and consistent with what I have been saying to my Cradle-Coast based ESH260 group.

You can't plan in detail 4-5 a 4-5 lesson sequence in 650 words - it isn't possible!

Your Appendix A should represent a SUMMARY overview of the unit. This could be on the unit overview provided or in an alternative grid structure. We want to see in these 650 words a brief overview rationale for the focus of your unit. 'Sell' the unit in a couple of brief paragraphs. Showing an awareness of the key curriculum links will help but this summary will be more effective if NOT framed too heavily in ACARA curriculum speak. Explain the key thrust of the CONCEPTUAL focus and the two or three most important things that the children will be doing. If it helps, imagine that you are speaking to a well-informed interested parent.

THEN briefly provide the key questions, summarized learning outcomes (not directly quoted - this will eat up words) and summarized main activities (Only two or three highlights will suffice).

I suggest that in your groups you draft, share and kick about this dimension before then developing the individual lesson components.

THEN Appendix B allows you to go to town as use as many words as you like in terms of outling full curriculum links, resources, questions, hooks, description of transitions and plenaries in the lessons.

Appendix C will include any resources that you have developed - rubrics, details of scavenger hunts, self/peer assessment sheets etc....

Annie