Year 7 English
Semester 2 Outcomes
By the end of Year 7, students understand how text structures can influence the complexity of a text and are dependent on audience, purpose and context.
They demonstrate understanding of how the choice of language features, images and vocabulary affects meaning.
Students explain issues and ideas from a variety of sources, analysing supporting evidence and implied meaning.
They select specific details from texts to develop their own response, recognising that texts reflect different viewpoints.
They listen for and explain different perspectives in texts.
Students understand how the selection of a variety of language features can influence an audience.
They understand how to draw on personal knowledge, textual analysis and other sources to express or challenge a point of view.
They create texts showing how language features and images from other texts can be combined for effect.
Students create structured and coherent texts for a range of purposes and audiences.
They make presentations and contribute actively to class and group discussions, using language features to engage the audience.
When creating and editing texts they demonstrate understanding of grammar, use a variety of more specialised vocabulary and accurate spelling and punctuation
Activities
Resources
Assessment
Week 7: Working on Short Film Assignment (due Friday 27th August)
Week 8: Introduction to the Stolen Generation
Week 9: Introduction to the Stolen Generation
Week 10: Introduction to the film Rabbit Proof Fence and paragraph mini-assignment
Term Four
Week 1: Watch the film Rabbit Proof Fence & answers questions
Week 2: Creative writing about the film
Week 3: Grammar and punctuation activities
Week 4: Sample personal response
Week 5 & 6: Personal response assignment (due end of week 6)
