NSW Department of Education and Training

                       Aboriginal Studies 7-10

The research process - Learning ideas.

This table offers some explicit teaching ideas when using the research process and related information skills to support Stage 4 Aboriginal Studies students.

                       English 7-10

The Binna Binna Man by Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor

This Stage 5 unit of work, archived from the book rap, provides a range of activities and proformas, along with resources such as an interview with Boori Pryor and Meme McDonald, and comments from Meme in the email archives.

Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets by J. K. Rowling.

This Stage 4 unit of work, archived from the book rap, provides a range of activities and proformas and links to a WebQuest (for Stage 3).

Learning to read film

This activity relates to Stage 4 outcomes in the new English Years 7-10 syllabus to be implemented in 2004. It could complement a unit of work on film and may be applied to Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets or to any other film text suitable to Stage 4.

Luke's way of looking by N. Wheatley & M. Ottley

This unit of work for Stage 4, archived from the book rap, provides resources to support working towards relevant outcomes for written and visual aspects of text in this picture book.

Maddie by B. Caswell

This Stage 4 unit of work, archived from the book rap, provides a range of activities and proformas, with the suggested program reflecting the links between syllabus outcomes, computer skills and information skills.

My girragundji by M. McDonald and B. Pryor

  This Stage 4 unit of work, archived from the book rap, provides resources to support developing students' critical literacy skills. Perspectives from and an interview with the authors enrich the material available.

Reading the pictures - Learning ideas

A sample planning sheet that can be used with Stage 4 and Stage 5 students to explore some of the main written and visual features of a text.

The research process - Learning ideas

This table offers some explicit teaching ideas when using the research process and related information skills to support Stage 4 English students.

                       Geography Stages 4-5

The research process - Learning ideas.

This table offers some explicit teaching ideas when using the research process and related information skills to support Stage 4 Geography students.

                       History Stages 4-5

The research process - Learning ideas.

This table offers some explicit teaching ideas when using the research process and related information skills to support Stage 4 Geography students.

                       Science Stages 4-5

The research process - Learning ideas.

This table offers some explicit teaching ideas when using the research process and related information skills to support Stage 4 Geography students.