AC9LMG10EC06 Year 9 Languages

AC9LMG10EC06 – Year 9 Languages: Creating text in Greek

Strand

Communicating meaning in Greek

Substrand

Creating text in Greek

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 Languages provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Content Descriptor

create spoken, written and multimodal, informative and imaginative texts, selecting vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures and textual conventions for familiar and some unfamiliar contexts and purposes, to engage different audiences

Elaborations

• presenting digital texts in Greek on topics such as recycling, sustainability and ‘zero waste’ movement, school life, sports or leisure activities
• presenting information about cultural events in different formats such as captioned photographs, digital presentation or emails, for example, an Antipodes festival/Glendi, traditional dance performances and costumes
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explaining a Greek custom or practice to an Australian audience, for example, Απόκριες, using appropriate language structures and supporting graphics, materials and gestures
• writing a journal entry, or contributing to a school newsletter in Greek reflecting on the impact of a visit to a significant cultural location on a First Nations Country/Place, and, with permission, referring to cultural knowledge of the site
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creating persuasive texts such as promotional brochures, speech scripts, infographics or video clips to encourage people from the wider community to attend an event or to recycle waste containers and materials, for example, Ανακύκλωσε σήμερα για να έχεις αύριο
• accessing texts such as songs, films and digital/online texts, and creating a new version or modifying key aspects, for example, introducing a new character or creating alternative endings
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illustrating and captioning imaginative stories or characters in different formats such as cartoons, photo stories, using descriptive and expressive language, for example, Η παρέα μου, or using other devices such as alliteration or similes and metaphors, άσπρος σαν το χιόνι, κολυμπά σαν δελφίνι, κρύος σαν πάγος

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writing and/or narrating a diary entry for an imaginary or real character, such as a person living during the period of the Greek Revolution or a Greek philosopher or mathematician, for example, Σήμερα πήραμε πίσω τη Θεσσαλονίκη. Σήμερα ανακάλυψα ότι η γη είναι επίπεδη. Εγώ, ο Πυθαγόρας, έκανα μια νέα ανακάλυψη.
• creating a range of texts to entertain and engage particular audiences, for example, digital books, songs, cartoons and video clips suitable for young or new learners of Greek
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writing a recipe and procedure for a fusion dish in Greek with footnotes in English about the ingredients and flavours, for example, ελληνικά τάκος, φέτα Ηπείρου με βετζεμαιτ, πατάτες τηγανητές με φύκια, λουκουμάδες με μερέντα
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working in pairs to write a text message or secure social media ‘comment’ conversation, experimenting with handles, @ and # symbols, for example, Πώς είναι ο καιρός; #ηλιόλουστος, Σώσε τον πλανήτη μας! #ανακύκλωση
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writing the first part of a text with genre of their choice and exchanging paper with a peer to continue writing the text, attempting to follow the same style, themes and conventions, or folding their paper so the next person cannot see the previous material and continuing the story, for example, Σε έναν γαλαξία πολύ μακριά από εδώ ...

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASLANMGR7_10Y910

Year 9 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 10, students initiate and sustain Greek language to exchange and compare ideas and experiences about their own and others’ personal worlds. They communicate using non-verbal, spoken and written language to collaborate, plan and reflect on activities and events. They interpret and analyse information and ideas in texts and demonstrate understanding of different perspectives. They synthesise information and respond in Greek or English, adjusting language to convey meaning and to suit context, purpose and audience. They use structures and features of spoken and written Greek to create texts. Students apply features and conventions of spoken Greek to enhance fluency. They select and apply knowledge of language conventions, structures and features to interact, make meaning and create texts. They support discussion of structures and features of texts, using metalanguage. They reflect on their own language use and cultural identity, and draw on their experience of learning Greek to discuss how this learning influences their ideas and ways of communicating.