Who are we? – AT
Students answered a series of questions based on class data gathered and represented by the teacher as part of an interdisciplinary unit on Australian identity. They reflected on their learning experiences, including songs such as ‘I Am Australian’, and …
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Island map – ABOVE
Students were asked to draw a map of an island to demonstrate their understanding of maps and the use of legends, scales, compass directions and grid references. They were also asked to position a ‘treasure’ at a particular location on the map and then …
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Island map – AT
Students were asked to draw a map of an island to demonstrate their understanding of maps and the use of legends, scales, compass directions and grid references. They were also asked to position a ‘treasure’ at a particular location on the map and then …
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Environmental investigation – ABOVE
Students investigated the impact of human activity on the environment. They listened to a teacher reading of ‘The Lorax’ by Dr Seuss and wrote a letter to the Once-Ler outlining their concerns about his intentions to commence production in their local …
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Environmental investigation – AT
Students investigated the impact of human activity on the environment. They listened to a teacher reading of ‘The Lorax’ by Dr Seuss and wrote a letter to the Once-Ler outlining their concerns about his intentions to commence production in their local …
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Our school rules – ABOVE
Students explored the role and importance of rules for a community. They discussed how their school operated as a community and drafted their own set of rules for the school. Students produced posters of their rules for consideration by their school’s …
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Our school rules – AT
Students explored the role and importance of rules for a community. They discussed how their school operated as a community and drafted their own set of rules for the school. Students produced posters of their rules for consideration by their school’s …
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First Fleet recount – ABOVE
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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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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Eine neue Schuluniform – AT
Students learnt about describing personal items such as clothes, and how to express preferences and opinions. In this task, students were asked to present a persuasive argument to the school principal about the current school uniform, and suggest a …
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Mein Wochenende – AT
Students learnt how to talk about past events and activities, and to sequence these logically. They also learnt how to pose questions and write for a particular audience and context. In this task, students were asked to write an informal email to a …
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Mein Alltag – AT
Students learnt language and expressions to describe daily routines, and how to communicate opinions, thoughts and feelings about these. They learnt about structuring text types relevant to audience, purpose and context, and using a range of language …
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Reflection on learning German - AT (9-10)
Students were asked a series of questions relating to their experience of learning German. Students were unfamiliar with the questions and responses were spontaneous and unrehearsed.
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Gesundheit role play – AT
Students learnt how to describe ailments and health conditions. This provided a context for introducing the perfect tense with the auxiliary haben, and regular verbs. Students had been introduced to both coordinating and subordinating conjunctions in …
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Alltag interview and recount – AT
Students learnt about describing and relating daily routines and activities, and how to write and talk about these using the past tense. They were introduced to the topics using ‘Das Tagesablaufdomino’ game (for everyday routines and related vocabulary). …
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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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Meine Heimat – AT
Students learnt about, and how to discuss, personal and cultural identities in relation to heritage, migration, family history, festivals and events, and to express personal opinions in relation to these. In this task students were asked to participate …
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Heimat und Migration – AT
Students learnt about German-speaking communities in Australia and cultural identity. They learnt about the language features of formal texts such as reports and data, and how to access, interpret and respond to these. In this task, students were asked …
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Mein Haus – AT
Students had learnt to describe housing and living arrangements and to make cultural comparisons of these. They learnt how to share information about their own house, give and justify opinions and compare German and Australian housing. In this task, …
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