Hiragana writing task – introductory letter - AT
Students were asked to write a short self-introduction letter to a visiting Japanese teacher following the conventions of the text type and stroke order on genkōyoshi paper. Concepts of self-introduction and expressing personal information were explored …
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Self-introduction – oral presentation - AT
Students were asked to write a script introducing themselves in Japanese to be presented to the class. Students had learnt the language and sentence construction associated with self-introduction such as greetings, name, age, year level, birthday, zodiac …
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Entrepreneurs - ABOVE
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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Entrepreneurs - AT
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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The world of work in the future - ABOVE
Students researched the factors that may impact upon the world of work and created an infographic to summarise their findings. The teacher, in association with the teacher-librarian, scaffolded the research and monitored the nature and breadth of source …
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The world of work in the future - AT
Students researched the factors that may impact upon the world of work and created an infographic to summarise their findings. The teacher, in association with the teacher-librarian, scaffolded the research and monitored the nature and breadth of source …
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Di che nazionalità sei? - AT
Students had completed a unit of work where they learnt to describe themselves and others using and agreeing adjectives. They learned to use the present tense to express nationalities and languages spoken, likes and dislikes and give general information …
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Daily routine video - AT
Students had completed a unit on daily routine during which they had learnt about daily and leisure time activities, transport to and from school and daily commitments, telling the time and specifying time of day, linking and sequencing words, and the …
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Clothing – ABOVE
Students looked at photographs of clothing worn in the first half of the twentieth century. They were asked to find similar clothing which they subsequently wore for a full day at school. Students then responded to teacher questions on their likes and …
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Clothing – AT
Students looked at photographs of clothing worn in the first half of the twentieth century. They were asked to find similar clothing which they subsequently wore for a full day at school. Students then responded to teacher questions on their likes and …
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Harmony Day - Above
Students completed a teacher-created worksheet to answer questions, and gather and interpret information associated with Harmony Day (21 March). As part of the task students completed a survey of the cultural heritage of their year group, and recorded …
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Harmony Day – AT
Students completed a teacher-created worksheet to answer questions, and gather and interpret information associated with Harmony Day (21 March). As part of the task students completed a survey of the cultural heritage of their year group, and recorded …
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Australia and its neighbours – ABOVE
Students labelled outline maps to show the location of the following: the states, territories and capital cities of Australia; some of the major natural features of Australia; and Australia’s neighbouring countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Students …
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Australia and its neighbours – AT
Students labelled outline maps to show the location of the following: the states, territories and capital cities of Australia; some of the major natural features of Australia; and Australia’s neighbouring countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Students …
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Our class rules - Above
Students discussed the role of rules in the classroom and were asked to propose lists of rules for members of the class to follow. The lists were word-processed and posted on the classroom noticeboard. One of these lists is provided as the work sample. Students …
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Our class rules – AT
Students discussed the role of rules in the classroom and were asked to propose lists of rules for members of the class to follow. The lists were word-processed and posted on the classroom noticeboard. One of these lists is provided as the work sample. Students …
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Mein Schultag – AT
Students used the topic of daily and school routines to compare similarities and differences between German culture and their own, including the German schooling system. They made connections between culture and language and expanded their vocabulary …
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Explorer research – ABOVE
Students selected a seventeenth century Dutch explorer from a list provided by the teacher. They were asked to pose a series of questions about the explorer using the stems ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘when’, ‘how’ and ‘why’. With teacher guidance and support …
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Explorer research – AT
Students selected a seventeenth century Dutch explorer from a list provided by the teacher. They were asked to pose a series of questions about the explorer using the stems ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘when’, ‘how’ and ‘why’. With teacher guidance and support …
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Holiday job – AT
Students had learnt about work and leisure activities in Germany and compared these with those in Australia, including part-time and holiday jobs. They learnt about the structure and language of text types to recount activities, for letters of introduction …
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