By completing the activities and tasks in this resource, students are working towards achieving outcomes for the Stage 5 English 7-10 syllabus1.
1.9 Students learn about: the ways sustained texts use elements such as evidence, argument, narrative, dialogue and climax
5.9 Students learn about: the selection, organisation and coherence of information and ideas in texts
3.1 Students learn to: respond to and compose increasingly complex texts in different technologies considering the effects of the technology including layout and design on meaning
11.4 Students learn to: choose learning processes, resources and technologies appropriate for particular tasks and situations
In this resource, students have the opportunity to:
•respond to a range of texts in print and online
•synthesise ideas to clarify meanings
•use a scaffold and a variety of models to compose texts
•examine relationships between structure, language and text
•use ICT to produce a review text
•collect, select, interpret and draw conclusions about current issues
The outcomes statements for Stage 5 English are available at:
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