AC9LG8EC06 Years 7 to 8 Languages

Content descriptor create spoken, written and multimodal, informative and imaginative texts using appropriate vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures, and some textual conventions

Elaborations

• • Elaboration presenting information in different formats for different audiences, for example, using informative text to write an email to a penpal in a German-speaking country or introduce a new student to the class, and using persuasive text to create an advertisement for an event or present statistics related to German-speaking countries and regions
• • Elaboration using different modes of presentation to report on events in their personal worlds or people or places related to German-speaking communities, for example, a multimedia presentation or podcast, a flyer about a community event or digital travel itinerary
• • Elaboration compiling a list of questions and conducting an interview, for example, interviewing a German-speaking visitor about family, home, interests and abilities, and presenting the responses in Steckbrief format, podcast or newsletter
• • Elaboration creating a print or digital poster in German to promote travel to a significant cultural location on a First Nations Country/Place, including what to see and do
• • Elaboration creating and telling a narrative or description from a stimulus such as a photograph, and using secure digital tools to create speech bubbles, voice recordings, subtitles or captions to accompany visuals
• • Elaboration creating and performing a short play or video clip to share with and entertain others, incorporating actions and props to enhance meaning and to entertain, for example, a song or role-play at a school assembly or open day for younger students
• • Elaboration composing and participating in imaginary interactions, for example, a conversation between avatars or meeting a character from a German story or film for the first time

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• • Elaboration designing and making bilingual texts or signs for specific audiences, noticing how meaning needs to be tailored to audience and cultural perspectives, for example, a big book or game for young learners of German, school signage such as Sporthalle, Bibliothek/ Bücherei
• • Elaboration presenting class information to German-speaking students, explaining cultural backgrounds, languages used in the home, interests and values, and using resources such as photos, captions, quotes and symbols