understand, respond to and use cultural references, idioms and colloquialisms in texts EAL12-9 reflects on, assesses and monitors own learning and refines individual and collaborative processes as an independent learner Students: use strategies for planning, rehearsing, editing and refining, including monitoring and correcting spelling, grammar and punctuation, and the use of dictionaries and thesauruses EAL12-1A responds to, composes and evaluates Writing an introduction to a traditional story (link to Module B) a range of complex and sustained texts for Students view and read traditional stories from different cultures, eg the ABC TV ABC TV Education ‘Tales understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, Education from Around the World’ series of animated films based on from Around the World’, ‘Tales imaginative expression and pleasure interesting and unusual folktales from around the world. They share their Students: responses to the plot, characters and themes of the stories in groups. engage with in a range of forms, Stories are Told ‘How modes and media, and explore and Students read the web article Stories are Told Around the by Amy S Around the World’ by Amy ‘How evaluate different ways of responding to Choi and view the 2009 TED Talk Danger of a Single Story’ by S Choi (TED Ideas), ‘The texts Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. use language appropriate to particular In small groups, students reflect on and discuss the issues raised in the contexts, for example imaginative, texts. In what ways are stories important to our personal and cultural YouTube video ‘The persuasive and rhetorical and identities? Danger of a Single Story’ features by Chimamanda Ngozi reflect on and evaluate personal Students write an introduction to a traditional story from their own cultural Adichie (TED Talk), responses to texts and those of others background. Students locate or write a précis of a traditional story from their home investigates and evaluates the culture. relationships between texts Students write a first draft of their introduction to the story. Students: Students reflect on and edit their first draft, experimenting with compare and contrast from different vocabulary, register, direct address and self-conscious commentary to cultures and times, and discuss their engage the audience and provide an effective preview of the story. purposes and effects
understand, respond to and use cultural references, idioms and colloquialisms in texts EAL12-9 reflects on, assesses and monitors own learning and refines individual and collaborative processes as an independent learner Students: use strategies for planning, rehearsing, editing and refining, including monitoring and correcting spelling, grammar and punctuation, and the use of dictionaries and thesauruses EAL12-1A responds to, composes and evaluates a range of complex and sustained texts for understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, imaginative expression and pleasure Students: engage with in a range of forms, modes and media, and explore and evaluate different ways of responding to texts use language appropriate to particular contexts, for example imaginative, persuasive and rhetorical and features reflect on and evaluate personal responses to texts and those of others investigates and evaluates the relationships between texts Students: compare and contrast from different cultures and times, and discuss their purposes and effects Writing an introduction to a traditional story (link to Module B) Students view and read traditional stories from different cultures, eg the ABC TV Education ‘Tales from Around the World’ series of animated films based on interesting and unusual folktales from around the world. They share their responses to the plot, characters and themes of the stories in groups. Students read the web article ‘How Stories are Told Around the by Amy S Choi and view the 2009 TED Talk ‘The Danger of a Single Story’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. In small groups, students reflect on and discuss the issues raised in the texts. In what ways are stories important to our personal and cultural identities? Students write an introduction to a traditional story from their own cultural background. Students locate or write a précis of a traditional story from their home culture. Students write a first draft of their introduction to the story. Students reflect on and edit their first draft, experimenting with vocabulary, register, direct address and self-conscious commentary to engage the audience and provide an effective preview of the story. ABC TV Education ‘Tales from Around the World’, ‘How Stories are Told Around the World’ by Amy S Choi (TED Ideas), YouTube video ‘The Danger of a Single Story’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (TED Talk),
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