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Coastlines

Series:

AlphaKids Plus

Level:

15

Text Type/s:

Report

ISBN:

9781741483185

Synopsis:

This book is a report focused on the features of a range of coastlines.

Curriculum link:

Design & Technologies

Key Concepts:

Coastlines are usually shaped by the action of wind and water (waves, rain) on the land. The type of rock a coastline is made from also affects its shape.

Reading Strategies:

Using pictures to understand technical language: coastlines, bays, sheltered, mudflats, lagoons, marshes, cliffs, rocky shelves, dunes. Understanding the text at a literal and inferential level to explain what coastlines are and how they are formed.

Extent:

16

Supporting Materials:

Lesson Plan