Unit Overview

An at-a-glance summary of the 7-week *Two Wolves* unit, including learning intentions, success criteria, and relevant ACARA Achievement Standards.

ACARA Achievement Standards

This unit provides students with opportunities to demonstrate the following Year 7 English Achievement Standards:

  • Literature: ACELT1619 - Interpret and analyse how ideas are represented in texts.
  • Literature: ACELT1620 - Analyse how texts are made and how authors use language, setting, and plot to construct characters.
  • Literature: ACELT1800 - Identify and explore ideas and viewpoints about challenging themes in texts.
  • Literacy: ACELY1720 - Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts.
  • Literacy: ACELY1725 - Use a range of software, including word processing, to create, edit and publish texts.
  • Literacy: ACELY1731 - Analyse and explain the ways text structures and language features shape meaning and influence audience response.

Weekly Learning Plan

Week Learning Intention Success Criteria Lesson Focus
1
Initial Response		 To understand the central parable of the novel and make predictions about the text. I can:
  • Explain the meaning of the "two wolves" parable.
  • Make logical predictions about the plot and characters.
 Introduce parable, make predictions, character mapping, and begin reading Ch 1-4.
2
Reading & Comprehension		 To analyse how the author builds tension and explores the theme of trust. I can:
  • Identify moments that create tension in the text.
  • Find evidence of trust and distrust between characters.
 Read Ch 5-12. Focus on the cabin setting, the discovery of the money, and the family's secrets.
3
Reading & Comprehension (Part 2)		 To understand Ben's changing relationship with his father and the moral dilemmas he faces. I can:
  • Describe how Ben's feelings towards his father change.
  • Identify a key moral choice Ben has to make.
 Read Ch 13-21. Focus on the fight over the notebook, Ben's decision to run away, and being trapped in the cabin.
4
Close Study (Part 1)		 To understand and apply the TEEL structure to write an analytical paragraph. I can:
  • Define the components of TEEL.
  • Write a structured paragraph using textual evidence.
 Explicitly teach TEEL. Students write two practice paragraphs on challenging settings and characters.
5
Significance		 To connect the novel to its real-world context and articulate a viewpoint on a moral dilemma. I can:
  • Explain how a real crime inspired the novel.
  • Participate in a formal debate, using evidence from the text.
 Finish reading the novel. Watch author video and hold a class debate on Ben's choices.
6
Synthesis & Essay Planning		 To plan a structured analytical text response essay. I can:
  • Write a clear contention for an essay topic.
  • Plan three body paragraphs with topic sentences and evidence.
 Introduce the final essay task. Students use scaffolds to plan their introduction and body paragraphs.
7
Informed Reaction & Assessment		 To demonstrate understanding of the novel in an analytical essay and a creative task. I can:
  • Write a full analytical essay under test conditions.
  • Create a creative response that shows deep engagement with the text.
 Students complete the summative essay. Introduce and begin work on creative showcase tasks.