YEAR LEVEL DESCRIPTION- Students engage with a variety of texts for enjoyment. They listen to, read, view and interpret spoken, written and multimodal texts in which the primary purpose is to entertain, as well as texts designed to inform and persuade. These encompass traditional oral texts, picture books, various types of print and digital stories, simple chapter books, rhyming verse, poetry, non-fiction, film, multimodal texts, dramatic performances and texts used by students as models for constructing their own work.
They identify literal and implied meaning, main ideas and supporting detail. Students make connections between texts by comparing content. They explain their preferences for aspects of texts using other texts as comparisons.
Content Descriptors:
Understand that spoken, visual and written forms of language are different modes of communication with different features and their use varies according to the audience, purpose, context and cultural background (ACELA1460)
Discuss the characters and settings of different texts and explore how language is used to present these features in different ways (ACELT1591)
Understand that spoken, visual and written forms of language are different modes of communication with different features and their use varies according to the audience, purpose, context and cultural background (ACELA1460)
Identify visual representations of characters’ actions, reactions, speech and thought processes in narratives, and consider how these images add to or contradict or multiply the meaning of accompanying words (ACELA1469)
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning and begin to analyse texts by drawing on growing knowledge of context, language and visual features and print and multimodal text structures (ACELY1670)
Lesson One | Make a Prediction
WALT
write a prediction about what the film is about from a still
WILF
completed worksheet stating a prediction and the reasons for that prediction
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What is a prediction?
Turn and Talk
What can we use to help us make a prediction?
Activity
Lesson Two | Sequencing
WALT
sequence the main events in the film
WILF
completed worksheet
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What is sequencing?
Turn and Talk
Watch
Watch the short film Feast.
While watching, see if you can remember the order of events from the film.
Activity
Feast_Lesson1_WS.pdfNumber the events from 1 to 8, in the order of the film.
Colour in the foods that Winston likes to eat. What do you notice?
Lesson Three | Elements of Visual Literacy
WALT
understand what is visual literacy
understand what elements are
understand how colour can affect viewers
WILF
completed worksheet
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Have a look at this picture for 20 seconds without saying anything. Really look at what is in the picture.
Where is she going? What clues are there which made you think that?
Where did she come from? What clues are there which made you think that?
How does she feel? Why do you think that?
Would it be different if the colours were different?
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Visual Literacy
Visual literacy is the ability to read, write and create visual images.
It is about language, communication and interaction.
Visual literacy refers to the ability to successfully interpret and use images.
Do you think we were using visual literacy when looking at the photograph?
Why?
People who create visuals use many elements
to make the reader think or feel a certain way.
We will look at the colour whilst watching Feast.
Because Feast is an animation we will also listen to the sound.
Activity
L3_Visual_Literacy.pdfWrap Up
Share your thoughts with the class.
Where else have you noticed colour being used to make you feel a certain way?
Lesson Four | Main Idea and Supporting Detail
WALT
describe an example of the main idea.
define the details which support the main idea.
WILF
A completed worksheet.
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Main Idea
The main idea is the most important message the author is trying to tell you.
Supporting Details
Are the small clues which the author uses to help you understand the main idea.
Activity
L4_mainidea.pdfWrap Up
Share your ideas.
Can there be more than one answer? Why?
Lesson Five | Sequencing
WALT
sequence the main events in the film using recount words.
WILF
A completed worksheet.
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What is sequencing?
Turn and Talk
Watch
Watch the short film Feast.
While watching, see if you can remember the order of events from the film.
Activity
L5_sequencing.pdfIndependently, sequence the main events (ideas) in the short film.
Try to add some supporting detail if you can. This may include how the characters are feeling or extra details in the scenes.