ReSporting the News

Description

ReSporting the News explores contemporary media with a focus on the way in which socio-cultural, moral and political issues are, have been and can be represented within sports journalism. Students will be asked to critically evaluate the way in which individuals, groups and events are portrayed and represented historically and across social and cultural contexts within this field. They will develop their research, analytical reading and language skills by studying the history of journalism and its changing role due to the influence of technology and social media. Students will be encouraged to write in a variety of genres for a range of audiences and purposes. Students will produce analytical responses that assess and evaluate the way in which a point of view is presented through the structure and use of language within media texts. Students will also study a contemporary biographical text.

Learning Standards

Reading and Viewing

• Evaluate how text structures can be used in innovative ways by different authors.

• Explain how the choice of language features, images and vocabulary contributes to the development of individual style.

• Develop and justify individual interpretations of texts.

• Evaluate other interpretations, analysing the evidence used to support them.

Writing

• Show how the selection of language features can achieve precision and stylistic effect.

• Explain different viewpoints, attitudes and perspectives through the development of cohesive and logical arguments.

• Develop individual and personal style by experimenting with language features, stylistic devices, text structures and images.

• Create a wide range of texts to articulate complex ideas.

• Demonstrate understanding of grammar, vary vocabulary choices for impact, and accurately use spelling and punctuation when creating and editing texts.

Speaking and Listening

• Listen for ways features within texts can be manipulated to achieve particular effects.

• Make presentations and contribute actively to class and group discussions building on others' ideas, solving problems, justifying opinions and developing and expanding arguments.

Assessment

• Presentation analysing reporting of a contemporary issue

• Creative responses

• Analytical interpretation of text

• Semester Examination.

Pathways

• Year 11 English

• Year 11 Literature

Act of the Imagination

Description

Students study genre and apply it to an investigation of classic short stories and iconic films. They will learn to evaluate how text structures can be used in innovative ways and explain how the choice of language, as well as cinematic features, images and dialogue contribute to the development of individual style. They will read/view and deconstruct a range of stories from literary texts and different film genres. Students will build appropriate metalanguage in order to discuss and enhance description, analysis and evaluation of texts, including their own. Students will show how the selection of language features can achieve precision and stylistic effect and develop skills in explaining different viewpoints, attitudes and perspectives through cohesive and logical arguments. Students will compare and evaluate a range of representations of individuals and groups in different historical, social and cultural contexts. They will demonstrate an understanding of grammar, be able to vary vocabulary choices for impact and accurately use spelling and punctuation when creating and editing texts.

Learning Standards

Reading and Viewing

• Evaluate how text structures can be used in innovative ways by different authors.

• Explain how the choice of language features, images and vocabulary contributes to the development of individual style.

• Develop and justify individual interpretations of texts.

• Evaluate other interpretations, analysing the evidence used to support them.

Writing

• Show how the selection of language features can achieve precision and stylistic effect.

• Explain different viewpoints, attitudes and perspectives through the development of cohesive and logical arguments.

• Develop individual and personal style by experimenting with language features, stylistic devices, text structures and images.

• Create a wide range of texts to articulate complex ideas.

• Demonstrate understanding of grammar, vary vocabulary choices for impact, and accurately use spelling and punctuation when creating and editing texts.

Speaking and Listening

• Listen for ways features within texts can be manipulated to achieve particular effects.

• Make presentations and contribute actively to class and group discussions building on others' ideas, solving problems, justifying opinions and developing and expanding arguments.

Assessment

• Creative responses and writing

• Analytical interpretation of text

• Semester Examination

Pathways

• Year 11 English

• Year 11 Literature