Data analysis: Food scarcity - AT
Over a period of six weeks, students examined the biomes of the world, how humans have altered environments for food production, and the main challenges of providing food security. Various case studies were used from Australia and other parts of the world …
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Research inquiry: Interconnections - AT
Students were required to select one product that is purchased by their household and investigate how the production and demand for this product creates networks of trade and economic interdependence at and across different scales. The inquiry took place …
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Research assignment: Wellbeing indicators - AT
Over a period of four weeks before completing the task, students examined the concept of human wellbeing and factors affecting human wellbeing. Students discussed how effective quantitative and qualitative indicators are at assessing levels of wellbeing. …
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Political cartoons - AT
This task had two parts. First, students designed a political cartoon associated with the Franklin River dispute which incorporated the iconic ‘no dams’ symbol. Second, students critically analysed their cartoons and presented a rationale explaining why …
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Mau ke mana? - AT
Students completed a unit on travel around Indonesia. They learnt how to make arrangements, make bookings and bargain about the price of transport. Students were given a document on their computer with a photo of a becak driver and asked to write a conversation …
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Talking about clothing - AT
Students were asked to create a short, spontaneous conversation discussing their ideas on clothes. Students needed to use vocabulary and expressions that they had learnt in a module on buying clothing.
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Laporan – Report of an Interview - AT
Students had completed a unit on the cultural identity of Indonesian people, where they learnt that, for example, Balinese persons may identify themselves as Hindu in the first place, then Balinese and, lastly, as Indonesian. Students were asked to interview …
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Script of a conversation on part time work - AT
Students were asked to write in Chinese characters the script of a conversation about part time work.
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Interview: Mobile phones at the table - AT
The interview took place at the end of a unit on eating etiquette in China. Students discussed (in English and Chinese) the cultural practices related to sharing a meal with family and friends in China and the similarities and differences between Australia …
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Family profile - AT
Students had learnt about family, kanji for family members, using basic counters for people and age and using adjectives to describe personalities. In this task, students were asked to create a poster about an imaginary family using short descriptive …
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Business plan - AT
Students completed a structured business plan using information and ideas associated with a fictitious company. The task was the culmination of the year’s study and required students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of business practices. …
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Writing Task - Être en forme, Chez le médecin - AT
Students had completed a module of work on health and had learnt the vocabulary, grammar, sentence structures and idiomatic language to be able to discuss how to become and remain physically and mentally healthy, including eating and exercise habits, …
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Community walk map – AT
Students undertook a supervised walk around the local community and recorded the journey on a template map containing key marker points. The teacher then interviewed the student, posing questions about the journey. A transcript of the interview is included …
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My special place – AT
Students produced a drawing of an important place in their lives. The teacher then interviewed the students regarding the reasons why the places depicted were important. The explanations were transcribed by the teacher. The drawings and explanations formed …
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What is a home? – AT
Students completed a mind map template to record their answers to the question: ‘What is a home?’ The activity took place in class with students creating visual representations to support their own texts which were scribed by the teacher.
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My place – AT
Students completed a series of activities associated with a teacher-led reading and discussion of ‘My Place’ by Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins. Students completed a Venn diagram to record similarities and differences between known or familiar places. …
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'Stolen' – AT
Students were engaged in a series of activities associated with the theme of reconciliation. Students listened to a teacher-reading of ‘The Shack that Dad Built’ by Elaine Russell and completed a tabular comparison of lives and experiences. Students listened …
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Conversation using imaginary character– AT
Students learnt to conduct conversations and exchange personal information. This required knowledge and understanding of: modelled expressions the alphabet numbers including ordinal numbers grammar structures such as singular, personal pronouns …
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First Fleet recount – AT
Students investigated the voyage of the First Fleet using primary and secondary sources selected by the teacher. In pairs, they selected one of the eleven ships in the fleet and posed questions to research. On a teacher-created template, the pair of students …
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Gesundheitsbericht - health report – AT
Students learnt about health and wellbeing and the language necessary to discuss health and exercise habits, as well as future goals. In this task, students were asked to write a report about their own wellbeing detailing what they do to remain fit …
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