Understand a variety of select a diagram from a textbook that is used in a VCE study and explain written, spoken and what the diagram means and how it communicates its purpose multimodal academic texts, select a chapter from a textbook that is used in a VCE study and identify identifying key information and explain the structure and language features used; students work with useful for their learning the teacher to construct a text on a topic, using the same features purposes, and produce written or spoken texts for specific in pairs, review a selection of apps that assist with note-taking; academic purposes. versions of the reviews can be published in the school newsletter explain to students how to take notes in class; discuss the use of headings, bullet points, paraphrasing and diagrams create a one-minute speech explaining a concept covered in another class; record it and have class members write notes summarising the content; discuss the most effective approaches to note taking list command words commonly used in exam questions such as ‘explain’, work in groups to construct definitions ‘discuss’, ‘justify’, ‘describe’; the background of an author of a text being studied is researched by the whole class; speculate about how the author’s background influenced the key themes of the text. annotate a text used in another highlighting key words, phrases and diagrams; compare annotations with a peer and discuss any differences compile a glossary of key terms from a topic being studied; practise a word each day in a sentence; present glossary to the class BUILDING VOCABULARY 1. Students select a topic being studied in another class. 2. Scanning the textbook being used, students identify all words that are important to a detailed understanding of the topic. 3. Students write down the word and a definition, using the text glossary and wider research. They can include diagrams or other visual material to help explain the word. 4. Students use the word in a sentence, writing beneath the definition. 5. Students can design a poster to be displayed in the classroom, listing and explaining key terms and concepts. 6. Ask a different student to explain a word each day, defining and giving examples so that the meaning and use is clear to the class. 7. Students can individually create a document of key and definitions, for example a Google doc, that can then be shared and added to by other classmates. Area of Study 2: English literature
Understand a variety of written, spoken and multimodal academic texts, identifying key information useful for their learning purposes, and produce written or spoken texts for specific academic purposes. select a diagram from a textbook that is used in a VCE study and explain what the diagram means and how it communicates its purpose select a chapter from a textbook that is used in a VCE study and identify and explain the structure and language features used; students work with the teacher to construct a text on a topic, using the same features in pairs, review a selection of apps that assist with note-taking; versions of the reviews can be published in the school newsletter explain to students how to take notes in class; discuss the use of headings, bullet points, paraphrasing and diagrams create a one-minute speech explaining a concept covered in another class; record it and have class members write notes summarising the content; discuss the most effective approaches to note taking list command words commonly used in exam questions such as ‘explain’, ‘discuss’, ‘justify’, ‘describe’; work in groups to construct definitions the background of an author of a text being studied is researched by the whole class; speculate about how the author’s background influenced the key themes of the text. annotate a text used in another highlighting key words, phrases and diagrams; compare annotations with a peer and discuss any differences compile a glossary of key terms from a topic being studied; practise a word each day in a sentence; present glossary to the class BUILDING VOCABULARY 1. Students select a topic being studied in another class. 2. Scanning the textbook being used, students identify all words that are important to a detailed understanding of the topic. 3. Students write down the word and a definition, using the text glossary and wider research. They can include diagrams or other visual material to help explain the word. 4. Students use the word in a sentence, writing beneath the definition. 5. Students can design a poster to be displayed in the classroom, listing and explaining key terms and concepts. 6. Ask a different student to explain a word each day, defining and giving examples so that the meaning and use is clear to the class. 7. Students can individually create a document of key and definitions, for example a Google doc, that can then be shared and added to by other classmates. Area of Study 2: English literature