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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Choreography: Telling stories - AT
Students investigated how elements of dance can be used to tell a story. The task consisted of two sections that were joined together. The first part engaged the students in the development of understanding of repetition and contrast to communicate their …
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Written response: Bushwalking - AT
As part of a unit of work about healthy eating and the outdoors, students learnt about the natural environment and participated in a bushwalk in their local community. Students explored strategies to promote minimal impact on the environment. Students …
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Workplace health and safety - AT
This task contained a series of components. Students investigated the health and safety conditions in a hypothetical workplace. They summarised their observations and suggested a course of action. Students researched the legislation applying to Australian …
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Response to film Serdadu Kumbang - AT
Students watched the film Serdadu Kumbang and then completed the formative task which consisted of two parts. A written response in Indonesian and response in English on cultural elements in the film. Part A: Written response in Indonesian. Students …
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Past and present – AT
Students recorded, with teacher guidance, a definition of ‘the past’ and a definition of ‘the present’. Following class discussion, and teacher provision of examples, students drew pictures and wrote explanatory texts to support each definition. Students …
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Español mind map and reflection– AT
In this unit, students discussed the Spanish-speaking world, some of the differences between Spanish and English and the benefits of language learning. Students learnt about displaying this knowledge and understanding through mind maps and Venn diagrams. 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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Landforms and landscapes - AT
Students were required to investigate the economic, social and environmental impacts of human interactions with a key geographical landform in their local area and the impacts of the landform on human interactions. Over the course of two weeks, students …
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Business plan - AT (HASS)
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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Research and proposal: Physical activity interventions - AT
As part of a broader unit of work on community-based health and wellbeing interventions, students researched a range of physical activity interventions/initiatives/community events – for example, workplace walking challenges, social media campaigns, targeted …
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Short response: Changing nations - AT
Students were introduced to the topic of human migration within and between countries and its impact on the concentration of populations in major cities. During this study, comparisons were made between urban and rural environments in Australia and China. For …
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Mascot maker - AT
Mascot maker Students had learnt about the significance of mascots in Japanese society and culture through the theme of Yura-kyara (category of mascot characters created to promote a place or region, event, organisation or business). Students had learnt …
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Letter to Daniela - AT
Students had watched the film Salvatore questa è la vita. Students had discussed and reflected on the events that led the protagonist to remain in Sicily and not return to his life in Rome. Students were asked to imagine that they were the teacher, Marco Brioni and …
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Diary entry of Caterina - AT
Students were asked to imagine that they were Caterina from the film Caterina va in città and compose three diary entries. The diary entries were to reflect Caterina’s experiences, feelings and opinions at different points in the film.
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Ma Famille - AT
Students had completed a unit of work on family incorporating conjugation of regular -er verbs, nationalities, likes and dislikes and agreement of adjectives and relevant vocabulary. In this task, students were asked to create a PowerPoint presentation …
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A significant place – AT
Students selected a significant site in their local area from a list provided by the teacher. Working with the teacher, and supported by the teacher-librarian, students posed a series of questions about the building or place and researched answers to …
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Source analysis: The Gallipoli campaign - At
Students examined four sources related to the Gallipoli campaign in World War I. They were asked to analyse these sources and consider how each source could be used to answer the question, ‘Was the Gallipoli campaign a glorious moment for Australia?’ …
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My favourite food! – AT
Students learnt to discuss food (i.e. ingredients, adjectives to describe tastes, key verbs) and language structures and features (how to describe the frequency, basic counters, informal and polite verb endings). In this task, students were asked to …
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Bouncing balls – AT (Year 8)
Prior to the sample task, students investigated investigated forms of energy and energy transfers and transformations. As part of the unit, students were required to undertake a practical investigation to identify the relationship between drop heights …
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