English Unit Stage 3 Concept Focus: Representation/Symbolism Duration: Term 4 (10 Weeks) What do I want the students to learn? (deep knowledge or enduring understanding) Explanation of unit/overview Texts contain symbols and representations that are aimed at deepening our awareness of intended The unit focuses on imaginative, informative and persuasive messages. Authors rely on our interpretation of these symbols and representations to add both depth and texts to understand representation and symbolism. It explores scope to the overall meaning of texts, as well as means of justifying our interpretations of texts. the ways ideas are portrayed and represented in texts, using language devices, forms, features and structures of texts to Why does the learning matter? create specific views of characters, events and ideas. By understanding the concepts of symbolism and representation, students will be able to: Identify language that portrays characters, events and ideas in particular ways Recognise opinions, bias and stereotyping and how these are used in a variety of texts Determine the response that the author is trying to elicit from the language choices offered Deepen their understanding of the importance of looking at texts in both holistic and specific manners Resources Spoken Texts Song Treaty – Print Texts Visual Texts Political Cartoons, Advertisements Media, multimedia, digital texts Ocean to outback Outcomes (knowledge, skills and understanding) Assessment Overview (Always include a C, D & E outcome to support A & B outcomes) Communicates effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using increasingly EN3-1A challenging topics, ideas, issues and language forms and features What do I want the students to do or produce? EN3-2A Composes, edits and present well-structured and coherent texts Uses an integrated range of skills, strategies and knowledge to read, view and EN3-3A comprehend a wide range of texts in different media and technologies Discusses how language is used to achieve a widening range of purposes for a widening EN3-5B range of audiences and contexts How well do I expect them to do it? (explicit quality criteria) Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond EN3-6B to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies Thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas EN3-7C and identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts Identifies and considers how different viewpoints of their world, including aspects of EN3-8D culture, are represented in texts
English Unit Stage 3 Concept Focus: Representation/Symbolism Duration: Term 4 (10 Weeks) Explanation of unit/overview The unit focuses on imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to understand representation and symbolism. It explores the ways ideas are portrayed and represented in texts, using language devices, forms, features and structures of texts to create specific views of characters, events and ideas. What do I want the students to learn? (deep knowledge or enduring understanding) Texts contain symbols and representations that are aimed at deepening our awareness of intended messages. Authors rely on our interpretation of these symbols and representations to add both depth and scope to the overall meaning of texts, as well as means of justifying our interpretations of texts. Why does the learning matter? By understanding the concepts of symbolism and representation, students will be able to: Identify language that portrays characters, events and ideas in particular ways Recognise opinions, bias and stereotyping and how these are used in a variety of texts Determine the response that the author is trying to elicit from the language choices offered Deepen their understanding of the importance of looking at texts in both holistic and specific manners Resources Spoken Texts Print Texts Visual Texts Media, multimedia, digital texts Song – Treaty Political Cartoons, Advertisements Ocean to outback Outcomes (knowledge, skills and understanding) (Always include a C, D & E outcome to support A & B outcomes) Assessment Overview EN3-1A Communicates effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using increasingly challenging topics, ideas, issues and language forms and features What do I want the students to do or produce? How well do I expect them to do it? (explicit quality criteria) EN3-2A Composes, edits and present well-structured and coherent texts EN3-3A Uses an integrated range of skills, strategies and knowledge to read, view and comprehend a wide range of texts in different media and technologies EN3-5B Discusses how language is used to achieve a widening range of purposes for a widening range of audiences and contexts EN3-6B Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies EN3-7C Thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas and identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts EN3-8D Identifies and considers how different viewpoints of their world, including aspects of culture, are represented in texts