AC9LH8C03 Years 7 to 8 Languages

Content descriptor interpret information, ideas and opinions in a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts, and respond appropriately to cultural context, purpose and audience

Elaborations

• • Elaboration gathering information from websites, newspapers or magazines about well-known people in fields such as sport, entertainment, youth culture, the arts or history to create a digital profile to present to their peers
• • Elaboration collecting and presenting information, using authentic sources that report on contributions of important historical figures and moments, such as the influence of Gandhi on peace movements, the freedom struggle in India and civil rights, and different concepts such as संचार; ग़रीबी; स्वास्थ्य
• • Elaboration analysing texts that report on personal, social or community activities, for example, secure blogs, social media posts or community announcements, and developing a position or viewpoint on issues of interest
• • Elaboration listening to, reading or viewing First Nations Australian authors’ stories in English and responding to them in spoken or written Hindi
• • Elaboration collating and summarising information that reflects Indian and/or Australian lifestyles and cultures over different times and contexts
• • Elaboration comparing characters, themes, values or events represented in contemporary texts such as cartoons or video games with those conveyed in traditional fables, poems and legends, for example, referring to a playful or cheeky child as Krishna or Kahnaiyya
• • Elaboration comparing style, creative effects and cultural values reflected in popular Hindi and Australian music by listening to music radio stations, reading print or online music magazines, classifying song titles or viewing clips from Bollywood films

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• • Elaboration providing a simple commentary for a dance performance, explaining movements, costumes and messages, for example, पोशाकें बहुत रंगीन हैं क्योंकि ...
• • Elaboration obtaining others’ thoughts and opinions regarding topics such as school uniform, rules or use of technology, and using facts, figures and quotes to write a persuasive text, for example, a formal email to the principal suggesting changes, for example, अधिकांश छात्र एक अलग रंग की वर्दी पसंद करेंगे, क्या हम कुछ नया डिजाइन कर सकते हैं?
• • Elaboration analysing cultural styles of humour in comedies or cartoons, for example, comparing Hindi jokes about family relationships with humour around similar relationships in Australian English, for example, पति- पत्नी इत्यादि के चुटकुले