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Unit of Work Outline ENS2.5 Describes places in the local area and other parts of Australia and explains their significance. TS2.1 RS2.5 || This lesson will introduce students to the significant places and experiences in Australia. Students will view the video clip 'There's nothing like Australia' Resource 1, and discuss the places in Australia that are significant and give reasons why. They will write a list of the significant places in Australia and categorise based on natural, built and cultural features. || WS2.9 WS2.10 WS2.13 || Students will be given the opportunity to explore the grammatical features in an information report by using the information in Resource 3. Students will be introduced to different sites in South Australia, and focus on a case study of Kangaroo Island. As a class students will use the brochure to learn about the significance of Kangaroo Island, while at the same time learning about the grammatical features in the text. || and applying visual literacy || ENS2.5 TS2.1 RS2.7 VAS2.3 || This lesson will focus on developing students understanding of visual literacy using Resource 2. Students will learn about the diversity of Australia by deconstructing and analysing the visual information. They will be able to identify the representational, compositional and interactive features of the image and the meaning of these features. Students will then create their own visual poster of a specific landmark, where they will be able to apply these visual literacy techniques. || WS2.10 WS2.13 || This lesson will focus on developing students understanding of the purpose and structure of an information report. Students will be given the opportunity to look at a range of texts and choose which ones fit into the genre of an information report. They will build on their knowledge of the elements in an information report by reading through a range of examples and identifying the schematic structure. Students will jointly construct an information report on a significant location in Australia, to further assist them in developing the necessary skills to write their final task. The lesson will also further develop students skills in identifying the grammatical features of an information report and their purpose. || TS2.2 || Students will be divided into seven groups (one group per Australian state and territory) where they will be researching information including the location, natural, built and heritage features and places in their area. Students will have access to a range of written, visual and multimodal texts by using library resources including internet, information books etc. Each group will be given a large piece of cardboard to present their information about their given Australian state or territory. || RS2.6 || Using the information from the previous lesson, each student in the group will choose one significant place from their given Australian state or territory. Students will individually research information about this area including location, and reasons for it's significance, its natural, built or cultural features and the manner in which it reflects Australian ideas and culture. || WS2.9 WS2.10 WS2.13 || Students will use their knowledge gained from previous lessons on the features of an information report and the significant features of Australia. They will begin to individually write up an information report on one landmark each in their given state and territories. Students will use the research they accumulated from the previous lesson. This information report will include a general statement identifying the subject, and a desciription including grammatical features such as nouns, verbs, technical terms etc. Students will be given the opportunity to proof read and correct their work. || WS2.9 WS2.10 WS2.13 || In this lesson, each student will read through their work, making sure they have no spelling errors and incorporate all the features of an information report that were discussed in earlier lessons. Students will type up their work on the computer, adding appropriate text features, i.e underline, bold, colour etc. Once the written text is complete, will apply their knowledge of visual literacy by adding one image of their location on their work. Once finished, students will print off their work. || TS2.2 WS2.13 || Students will go back into their Australia state and territory groups, and be given a large piece of paper in the shape of their state or territory. Students will work collaboratively to find appropriate images about their state or territory. They will then organise these images on their cardboard cutout in a visual way, and paste them on. Once everyone has finished, each group will connect their piece to their neighbouring state and territory to produce a large visual representation of the Australian continent. || of Australia || ENS2.5 TS2.1 || To finalise the unit of work, students will be given the opportunity to present their individual information reports to their peers. After each group presents their information on their given section of the Australian map, they will stick their information report beside the visual map of Australia. Each information report will be situated close to its location on the map. Students will then be given a black cardboard arrow to indiciate the exact location of their place on the map. The final product will be a visual representation of Australia incorporating information in significant locations in each state and territory; in essence, creating a jigsaw of the Australian continent. (See Rich Multimodal Task) ||
 * Lesson || KLA Outcomes || Overview ||
 * 1.Introduction to significant places in Australia || ENS2.5
 * 1.Introduction to significant places in Australia || ENS2.5
 * 2. Investigating the grammatical features || ENS2.5
 * 3. Understanding
 * 4. Learning about the structure || ENS2.5
 * 5. Finding information on states and territories || ENS2.5
 * 6. Researching the significant place || ENS2.5
 * 7. Producing the written component || ENS2.5
 * 8. Creating a multimodal text || ENS2.5
 * 9. Putting the pieces together || ENS2.5
 * 10. Finale! A multimodal representation