1. Being an Informed Citizen
Week 3 - Themes

2. What are we doing today? Learning intent:
Discover the themes of WALL-E in relation to lessons taught about overconsumption and waste
Learn what both biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes are
Use the who/what, when, where, why, how questions for analysis
Success criteria – You will understand the how the themes of over- consumption and waste are forgrounded in the movie WALL-E. You will be able discuss the disadvantages of waste, the advantages of recycling
Reason for learning – This unit is about how films that promote sustainability to children can position/influence them to view pollution or deforestation (for example) as bad.

3. Unit Plan Week 1 and 2 Week 3 and 4 Week 5 and 6 Week 7 and 8
Significant question 1
How do animated movies position children in positive ways?
Popular kids movies and their morals
How do kids movies position children
Why is it important that children are positioned to view environmental issues and sustainability as important?
Watch WALL-E
Comprehension – themes and how they teach lessons about pollution
Significant question 2
What lessons are taught through plot themes and characters?
Themes, plot, characters, visual literacy elements of film
Close study of a couple of scenes
Story board comprehension activity of the movie and where the themes, morals etc are clearly evident
Discussion about lack of dialogue but still able to understand the film’s intention – visual literacy skills again
Hand out task
Significant question 3
What is the purpose of a movie review?
Deconstruct task – what is a movie review?
What does it look like?
What are the elements of language that we need to use to prepare a movie review
(a) describe
(b) explain
(c) evaluate
What are the sentence patterns and punctuation appropriate for the movie review (describe, explain, evaluate)
Model a review – I do, We do, You do
Write own review in class time by end of week 6
Week 8 Tues and Wed RETREAT DAYS
REVIEW is due beginning of week 8
WEEK 7 – draft reviews
WEEK 8 – explicit teaching of oral presentation skills
Use of palm cards
Articulation and pronunciation
Film self and complete evaluation of presentation – identify two elements of presentation that are ok and two that need work. Discuss strategies on how to improve these with teacher/peer
Practise using palm cards
Learn how to memorise speech
Movie review Presentations
Catch up and presentation of review

4. Vocabulary Building Enculturate – Postioning – Cultural Assumptions –
Over-consumption
Waste

5. Themes

6. Recycling What is it? What does it look like in WALL-E?

7. 5W’s & H analysis strategy

8. 5W&H Note Making/Analysis
Who
What
Where
When
Why
How

9. Homework - Recycling
Tonight I want you to go home and find something in your local environment that can, is or should be recycled; it might be around your house or yard or maybe out on your street or down the road in the park.
I want you to take a picture of it or draw it and label it.
Once you have done that I want you to use the 5W&H analysis strategy to find out information about it.
Record your analysis on the same page as your photo/drawing.
DUE next English lesson