Entrepreneurs - AT (HASS)
Students studied examples of businesses associated with entrepreneurs. They identified the characteristics of each entrepreneur, the strengths of the business and created general categories associated with entrepreneurial behaviour. Students then adopted …
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Letter: Life in Ancient China - AT
Students were asked to adopt the perspective of a peasant in ancient China and to write a letter describing the main features of their life. This task was undertaken at the end of a unit on ancient China in which students investigated housing, work, clothing, …
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Letter: Life in ancient China – At (History)
Students were asked to adopt the perspective of a peasant in ancient China and to write a letter describing the main features of their life. This task was undertaken at the end of a unit on ancient China in which students investigated housing, work, clothing, …
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Someone special to me – AT (5-6)
Students were asked to choose a person or character to write about. This person/character had to be someone special to them. They had to write a bilingual text in both Greek and English about the person/character, using a mode of their choice such as …
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Propaganda poster: The Boxer Rebellion - At
Students investigated the origin and purpose of the Boxer Rebellion in China at the end of the 19th century. They were asked to design a propaganda poster encouraging people to join with and support the Boxers against the western powers. Students were …
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My alien friend – AT
Students learnt about people’s characteristics – personal information, likes/dislikes, physical appearances, hobbies and interests. In this task, students were asked to imagine that they meet a friendly alien. Students were to create, introduce and describe …
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Letter to host family and reflection – AT
In preparation for a Korean study tour, students learnt how to share detailed personal information with a prospective host family and to apply their understanding of the various ways of introducing themselves in written format. In this task, students …
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Source analysis: The atomic bomb - AT
Students examined two sources relating to the use of the atomic bomb in 1945: a primary source from US President Truman; and a secondary source from a recent historian. They were asked to analyse each source in relation to its content and perspective …
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Exploring rights and freedoms - AT
Students were asked to investigate the role, actions and influence of an individual or group involved in the achievement of the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. They were required to present their findings in the first-person …
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Why we shouldn’t go to school 6 days a week – AT
Students learnt persuasive writing techniques and how to present opinions, thoughts and argue a case in a short text. Students examined the features of persuasive texts, as well as paragraphing, sequencing and common grammatical structures and vocabulary …
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Why I want to learn Vietnamese – AT
Students learnt how to talk about likes and dislikes with justification, and how to express personal information, desires and wishes. Students learnt how to use action verbs, conjunctions to link ideas and how to use appropriate personal pronouns consistently …
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Comparing housing – AT
Students learnt about the concept of ‘place and space’ and researched housing in both Australia and Vietnam. Students learnt language structures and vocabulary to enable them to compare and contrast objects, express differences in culture and express …
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Nhà ở Úc và Việt Nam – AT
Students learnt about the concept of ‘place and space’ and researched housing in both Australia and Vietnam. Students learnt language structures and vocabulary to enable them to compare and contrast objects, describe differences in culture and express …
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Going on exchange! – AT
Students learnt language structures and vocabulary to talk about themselves and share personal information about their background, family, occupations and daily routines. Students also learnt how to talk about times of the day that they do various activities. In …
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About me (Arabic) – AT
Students explored the concept of identity in a unit called ‘Who am I?’ They learned the relevant language structures, and participated in various tasks to practice reading, writing and talking about themselves and their personal world. In this task, …
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الاحتفالات الوطنية – AT
Students discussed the ways in which Arabic speaking countries celebrate their national days. Students learned how to talk about and describe activities and the atmosphere of particular events in which people celebrate with a sense of pride and personal …
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I am a star – AT
Students completed a unit, ‘I am a star’, exploring themes of self-identity, background, personality traits, favourite things and what makes each of them unique and ‘a star.’ Students reflected on what makes them special and how they perceive themselves, …
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Saving our planet – AT
In a unit on world environmental issues, students learnt relevant vocabulary, grammar and expressions to: understand and discuss causes of environmental problems and some solutions extend their understanding of lexis connected to climate change and …
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Contemporary - AT
Students were given the opportunity to develop their own choreography in response to Keep Everything by Chunky Move, choreographed by Anthony Hamilton. They also experienced and analysed a range of other Australian dance from contemporary and past times …
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Machinima: Rowan of Rin – AT
As a summative task in an English and Media Arts unit, students were required to recreate aspects of one of the novels in the Rowan of Rin series by Emily Rodda, using the digital game Minecraft and the production technique of machinima, which involves …
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