This 108-slide Year 1 informative writing unit turns your students into expert authors. Over 12 structured lessons across 3 weeks, young writers choose a topic they know well, plan their All About Book, write fact pages with real text features, and celebrate at an Expert Fair. Every lesson follows the Know · Plan · Write · Teach framework with a clear target, mini-lesson, guided practice, independent writing, and a share-out — all fully scripted in the speaker notes. Aligned to Australian Curriculum v9.0 (AC9E1LY06 — Creating Texts).

WHAT’S INCLUDED
✓ 108-slide lesson deck (PPTX + PDF) — 12 fully scripted lessons with speaker notes for every slide
✓ Unit Overview — 13 pages with lesson plans, AC v9.0 content descriptions, success criteria, and conferring prompts
✓ 5 Student Worksheets — My Wonder Wall, Note-Taking Sheet 1, Note-Taking Sheet 2, Topic Picker, Fact Planner, Editing Checklist
✓ Expert Book Template — 5-page scaffold: Cover, Introduction, Fact Section 1, Fact Section 2, Conclusion
✓ Teacher Rubric (landscape, A4) — 5 criteria, 4-level scale (Beginning/Developing/Meeting/Extending), AC achievement standard language
✓ Summative Task (3 pages) — Independent writing task with student self-assessment checklist and teacher rubric
✓ Parent Letter (editable DOCX) — Introduces the unit, explains the Expert Fair, references Australian Curriculum v9.0

FEATURES
Lesson framework: Every lesson follows TARGET · HOOK · MINI-LESSON · TRY TOGETHER · YOUR TURN · SHARE & CLOSE
Fully scripted: Every slide includes speaker notes with teaching script, model language, and conferring prompts
Model topic: Platypus used as the teacher model throughout — perfect for Australian science connections
Text features: Students learn to use headings, labeled diagrams, and bold vocabulary in their own books
Planning-first approach: Dedicated Fact Planner lesson before drafting — students plan before they write
Editing checklist: Content, text features, and conventions — students tick before submission
Expert Fair: Lesson 12 is a structured celebration where students share their published books with the class

HOW TO USE

1. Print or display the lesson slides in sequence — speaker notes contain your full teaching script.
2. Distribute worksheets as each lesson requires: Wonder Wall (L1), Note-Taking Sheets (L3–L4), Topic Picker (L5), Fact Planner (L6), Expert Book template (L7–L10), Editing Checklist (L11).
3. Use the Unit Overview as your week-by-week planning reference — lesson plans, AC codes, and conferring prompts included.
4. Send the parent letter home before Week 1 to explain the unit and the Expert Fair celebration.
5. Use the Summative Task at the end of Week 3 — students choose a new topic and write independently.

WHO THIS IS FOR
· Year 1 classroom teachers in Australian schools using Australian Curriculum v9.0
· Teachers looking for a complete, ready-to-teach informative writing unit with no prep required
· Schools implementing a structured writing workshop