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EVERY lesson has a reflection in the last 5 minutes. WHAT - SO WHAT - NOW WHAT?
What it is:
What it is:
he basic elements of speech, writing and visual language convey meaning when they combine in commonly understood arrangements or patterns. These patterns are formed by the interplay of
codes (eg sounds, spelling and grammar)
agreed systems for communicating (eg names of things and of actions, logos, camera angles, tone of voice etc),
conventions, shared and habitual ways of using these systems (eg. paragraph structure, genre, framing of images, dramatic gestures etc).
What it looks like:
What it looks like:
STAGE 6
Students understand that codes and conventions are constantly evolving in response to new forms of communication and cultural change.
They learn that:
deliberate manipulation of and experimentation with codes and conventions can stimulate and express complex thinking
codes and conventions are used to promote, reflect or subvert value systems
combinations of codes and conventions in various modes and media lead to hybrid genres and emerging textual forms
control of codes and conventions offers different ways of responding to and composing texts
codes and conventions reveal the constructedness of texts and the potential for destabilisation of meaning*.
*Advanced and Extension courses
STAGE 5
Students recognise that codes and conventions reflect and shape power relationships and culture.
Students learn that:
Some codes and conventions are valued more than others and that this can depend on context
Understanding and using these conventions is potentially a source of power
STAGE 4
Students recognise that codes and conventions are social practices and are adapted in response to different purposes, effects, audiences, contexts and media.
Students learn that
Social practices, technology and mode determine appropriate codes and conventions
Groups use codes and conventions differently and this may become a marker of identity
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