ACELT1613
Make connections between studentsâ own experiences and those of characters and events represented in texts drawn from different historical, social and cultural contexts
Elaborations
- recognising the influence our different historical, social and cultural experiences may have on the meaning we make from the text and the attitudes we may develop towards characters, actions and events (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Intercultural Understanding)
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Narrative Writing Visual Prompts Presentation
A 19 slide teaching presentation containing visual narrative writing prompts.
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Making Connections - Worksheet
Allow your students to record their connections to a particular text with this Making Connections Worksheet.
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Making Connections with Text Posters
Posters showing the concepts of text to self, text to text and text to world.
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Novel Study - Alternate Story Ending Worksheet
A worksheet which encourages students to write an alternate ending to a shared class story.
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Digital Warriors: Social Footprints – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic about being safe when sharing photos on digital platforms.
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Making Connections with Text Poster
A poster showing the concepts of text to self, text to text and text to world.
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Year 6 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter's Year 6 magazine.
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My Strange Shrinking Parents – Literature Task Cards
Deep dive into the characters and themes of Zeno Sworder’s highly acclaimed book, My Strange Shrinking Parents, with this set of 12 literature task cards.
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The Firefighter Story – International Women's Day
A story and accompanying worksheet that explores issues regarding female gender stereotypes.
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Colossal Cinemas: Movie Merch Mayhem – Project
A project in which students can design a merchandise line and create a movie trailer for a chosen movie to screen at Colossal Cinemas.
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Colossal Cinemas: Movie of the Times – Project
An inquiry project in which students compare and contrast movies from today with those from a chosen decade.
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Recommended Books: Upper Years
A list of recommended books for upper years created in collaboration with award-winning teacher librarian Megan Daley.
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Novel Study Activity Resource Pack
A comprehensive resource pack to use with your class when studying a class novel.