Kambrya College 2008. Unit 1 Outcomes are set by VCAA There are three outcomes Each outcome covers an Area of Study AoS1 – Reading and Responding AoS2.

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Kambrya College 2008

Unit 1 Outcomes are set by VCAA There are three outcomes Each outcome covers an Area of Study AoS1 – Reading and Responding AoS2 – Creating and Presenting AoS3-Using Language to Persuade

AOS1 – Reading and Responding Identify and discuss key aspects of a set text and to construct a response in written or oral form. You must demonstrate the following skills: Understanding of ideas, characters and themes Understanding of the ways that the author constructs meaning The structures features and conventions used by authors to construct meaning in relation to the above Cont.

Demonstrating outcome 1 cont. Strategies for preparing, constructing and supporing a response to a text in the chosen form Show the ways that the text can be open to different interpretations Use of appropriate metalanguage to discuss the structures and features of narrative texts The conventions of small group and whole class discussion, including ways of developing constructive interactions and building on the ideas of others Conventions of spelling, punctuation and syntax of Standard Australian English

Outcome 1 at Kambrya College The text chosen to allow you to demonstrate outcome 1 in 2008 is Garry Disher’s Australian text about World War II The Divine Wind You will read this over the holidays and complete all holiday homework related to it Prepare to read your text more than once and highlight key ideas, themes and character or plot events

AOS 2 – Creating and Presenting Create and present texts taking account of audience, purpose and context You will read a text or several shorter texts which will help you to understand the Context and give you some ideas about the requirements of the task The chosen Context at Kambrya College is ‘Exploring Technology and Communication’

Outcome 2 at Kambrya College The chosen text at Kambrya College in 2008 is Salam Pax’s blog turned into a novel The Baghdad Blog This novel is about the experience Salam had living in Iraq in while the bombs dropped on his city and explores many themes related to this experience You are required to read this over the holiday period and complete the holiday homework related to it. Several short texts will be added to the reading material for this Context

AOS3 – Using Language to Persuade Identify and discuss, either in writing and/or orally how language can be used to persuade readers and /or viewers The documentary text Fine Lines will be studied in this Area of Study to assist in meeting the outcome One task in unit 3 must be assessed orally Either outcome 1 or outcome 3 (task 2) will be assessed orally

Meeting Outcome 3 You need to demonstrate the following skills and knowledge to meet this outcome: Understanding point of view presented in persuasive texts How texts work to influence readers Examples of verbal and non-verbal language used by authors of texts to persuade readers and viewers to share the point of view/s presented Use of appropriate metalanguage and features and conventions of spelling, punctuation and syntax of Standard Australian English

Unit 2 There are three Areas of Study and three outcomes in unit 2 AOS 1 is a Reading and Responding outcome AOS 2 is a Creating and Presenting outcome AOS 3 is Using Language to Persuade

AOS 1 – Reading and Responding Discuss and analyse how texts convey ways of thinking about the characters, ideas and themes, and construct a response in written or oral form You also need to demonstrate an understanding of the structures, features and conventions used by authors to construct meaning in a range of text types and genres, including print, non-print and multimodal texts Strategies for identifying the point of view and values of the author of a text

How to meet the outcome Understanding of features of texts that affect interpretation; for example, language, form and context Strategies and techniques for constructing and supporting a response to a text, including knowledge of an appropriate metalanguage to discuss the structures and features of the text The Text chosen at Kambrya College in 2008 will be Shakespeare’s Macbeth

AOS 2 – Creating and Presenting This is the same as for unit 1 You will use a short selection of electronic and multimedia texts and will create your own electronic multimodal text using technology

AOS 3 Using Language to Persuade You need to be able to identify and analyse how language is used in a persuasive text and to present a reasoned point of view in oral or written form You will present this to your peers using a variety of modes (spoken, visual and written)

How the school can help We have set up a wiki for student use You will need to apply for a password It has information about the texts, outcomes and related work It has a discussion forum The url is

How the school will help See a teacher if you need assistance Your first stop should always be your classroom teacher All teachers at Kambrya work in teams and you may seek assistance from any teacher That teacher will then inform your classroom teacher about any assistance they have given Seek help as soon as possible if you are having difficulty understanding something

Help cont. Extra classes will be offered at lunchtimes on demand (once a week) At exam times extra assistance is offered to students to help with revision You will be given a clear timeline with the dates of class activities, SACs and exams It is your responsibility to keep this and refer to it If there are changes to SAC times you will be notified at least a week in advance

What you need to do Make sure you are thoroughly organised for learning Create a separate folder for all of your texts Create folders for persuasive language and for the Context Take class notes in every class and for every discussion Make sure you do all of the required class work and homework

What you need to do Make sure you have a quite place to study at home READ WIDELY – this is crucial to your success in English Research your topics in depth – find a variety of sources Record all sources where you find and use information – there are very strict rules about using work that is not your own - plagiarism

What else? You need to work hard to reach your goals Use all of the resources available to you What else do you think you can do?