AC9L2F8C05 Years 7 to 8 Languages

Content descriptor create and present spoken, written and multimodal, informative and imaginative texts for specific purposes, selecting vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures and features, and conventions appropriate to text type and context

Elaborations

• • Elaboration creating a journal record of activities such as excursions, performances or sporting events to share with teacher and peers
• • Elaboration writing the biography of a significant Elder and/or community member to share with teacher, family and peers
• • Elaboration creating a family tree to explore kinship and naming systems, relationships and responsibilities, etc.
• • Elaboration describing a typical day during the school week or on the weekend
• • Elaboration creating a rap or skit to entertain others, including digital or performative elements
• • Elaboration creating an interactive presentation for younger children that highlights the benefits of reclaiming and revitalising the language of and connection with the Country/Place, and of learning [Language] as an additional or second language
• • Elaboration reviewing a film, computer game, novel or performance and writing a review using key words, phrases and expressions

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• • Elaboration taking on the role of a character from a First Nations story and responding to questions in-role of that character
• • Elaboration telling the story of a real or imagined journey, involving a variety of characters connected with County/Place or events, and choosing a preferred mode of storytelling, such as miming, performing, dancing, animating, or recounting the story
• • Elaboration creating their own visual and performative artwork and, after consultation with and permission from Elders and/or community members, using symbols and techniques appropriate to Country/Place to convey a message or emotion, for example, a dance using movement to convey the meaning/message/theme of the story
• • Elaboration creating animations, songs, short plays, sporting chants/jingles or stories to present in class or to share with the local community or with a wider, virtual audience
• • Elaboration creating and editing a multimodal presentation in [Language] to explain aspects of the local Country/Place, for example, the importance of geographical features, spiritual significance, uniqueness of flora and fauna
• • Elaboration researching and sharing information about other Indigenous Peoples in Asia, for example, the Ainu people of Northern Japan