English
 | Sample units of work |
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| Level | Subject | Title | Description |
Stage 4 | English | Media | This sample unit demonstrates how a unit created by Richmond River High School for a mixed ability class studying the media may be further modified using the Williams model to cater for students gifted in English. |
Stage 4 | English | Media | This sample applies the Anderson-Krathwohl model for curriculum differentiation to the media unit for a mixed ability class, created by Richmond River High School. |
Stage 4 | English | How did we find Nemo? | The unit is designed to extend gifted students within the context of a mainstream English class. It explores: the use of anthropomorphism to investigate human nature; documentaries as text; and the technology and processes employed in creating and marketing the film. |
Stage 4 | English | What makes a good picture book? | This unit provides an excellent introduction to visual and critical literacy techniques and could act as a good stepping stone to a more intense study of propaganda, film or visual media forms. The presentation gives an overview of the unit. |
Stage 5, | English | Who is Hamlet? | Based on a highly complex text, this unit is specifically designed for gifted and talented students of English. It challenges these students to respond to intellectual and moral issues commensurate with their affective level of development. |
Stage 6, | English | This unit asks students studying Shakespeare’s Henry V in the Stage 6 Preliminary Advanced English course to consider how Henry V has been represented through time. Curriculum differentiation using the Maker Model has been provided in the form of alternative Application activities. |
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