Literacy for Self Expression VCAL Literacy Unit 1 Reading & Writing Week 3 & 4
What is Literacy for Self Expression...
Literacy for Self Expression? Diary Poetry Songs Illustrations Recounts Narratives
What is a self-expressive text that stands out to you? Pairs task – think, pair, share Allow 2 minutes thinking alone Allow 4 minutes discussing your thoughts and what you will share with the class Plan for 2 minutes to share your thoughts to the class
Examples of Self-Expressive Texts ‘How have you been sleeping’ – Ben John Smith ‘The Last Day on Earth’ – Kate Miller-Heidke ‘I’ve got something to say’ – Kasey Chambers
Purposes of Self-Expression texts… To express a thought, feeling or opinion An outlet Mind & soul exercise
Student task Choose a text you believe is a self-expressive text Write an essay explaining why the chosen text is self expressive You will need to analyse and organise your thoughts in a logical and sequential way What was the writer expressing? Why? And what facts do you have to back that up?
Analysing a text – Using the template