all items listed Grammatical competence (using an increasing range of the following accurately and appropriately for audience and purpose) all items listed Semantic competence identify inferred meanings in texts understand the SAE classification systems used in academic environments Sociolinguistic competence identify the organisation of thoughts and ideas within SAE texts (rhetorical patterns) Sociocultural understandings and skills recognise some common cultural references recognise some irony, and how humour is created identify cultural variations in symbolism, classification and gender behaviours Texts: Alice Pung Unpolished Gem, Practice and revision for examinations. Tasks 6A and 6B: Examinations (written and oral) Semester 1 written and oral examinations. Exam A representative sample week of syllabus content in examinations reflecting the requirements of the Year 12 ATAR syllabus examination design brief. Unit 4 – Language and Empowerment Week Syllabus content Assessment tasks Communication/Comprehension/Language and textual analysis/Creating Task 7: Response texts a) Listen to and interpret the meaning compare and contrast texts, their purposes and effects, and the values, of selected speeches. 1–3 attitudes and biases reflected in these texts across different forms and media Evaluate how language analyse connotations and figurative language, including metaphors, imagery has been used in the and personification speeches to empower evaluate how rhetorical devices are designed to influence and persuade
all items listed Grammatical competence (using an increasing range of the following accurately and appropriately for audience and purpose) all items listed Semantic competence identify inferred meanings in texts understand the SAE classification systems used in academic environments Sociolinguistic competence identify the organisation of thoughts and ideas within SAE texts (rhetorical patterns) Sociocultural understandings and skills recognise some common cultural references recognise some irony, and how humour is created identify cultural variations in symbolism, classification and gender behaviours Texts: Unpolished Gem, Alice Pung Exam week Practice and revision for examinations. Tasks 6A and 6B: Examinations (written and oral) Semester 1 written and oral examinations. A representative sample of syllabus content in examinations reflecting the requirements of the Year 12 ATAR syllabus examination design brief. Unit 4 – Language and Empowerment Week Syllabus content Assessment tasks 1–3 Communication/Comprehension/Language and textual analysis/Creating texts compare and contrast texts, their purposes and effects, and the values, attitudes and biases reflected in these texts across different forms and media analyse connotations and figurative language, including metaphors, imagery and personification evaluate how rhetorical devices are designed to influence and persuade Task 7: Response a) Listen to and interpret the meaning of selected speeches. Evaluate how language has been used in the speeches to empower
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