English – Activities
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| Midway through Stage 4 (end of Year 7) |
End of Stage 4 (end of Year 8) |
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Students recommend three poems for inclusion in a poetry anthology for Year 8. They write a response to each one, giving reasons for their recommendations. View... | 6 | 12 | |
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Students select a piece of their own writing for a life writing competition and evaluate the merits and appropriateness of the piece. View... | 8 | 8 | |
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Students compose a persuasive letter to a potential tourist to Australia. View... | 2 | 6 | |
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Students research the contribution of an Aboriginal person to Australian society and write an imaginative narrative. View... | 6 | ||
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Students choose one or more elements from a selection of video extracts to use as the basis for the opening of a short story. View... | 6 | ||
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Students write a recount in letter format about the theme and texts they have been studying in class. View... | 3 | ||
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Students write a response to two poems explaining what each poem is about and how poetic techniques contribute to their understanding and enjoyment of the poems. View... | 3 | ||
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Students write the script of a television talk show interview on the novel they have been reading in class. View... | |||