School holidays recount – AT
Students learnt how to compose short recounts using simple, modelled language structures and familiar vocabulary relating to leisure activities, likes/dislikes and family members. In this task, students were asked to write a short recount about their …
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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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Reply to letter – AT
Students learnt how to read and write letters in Vietnamese using relevant grammar, vocabulary, sequencing, and conventions. In this task, students were asked to read a letter from an imaginary character ‘Trang’ to his grandmother. Students were to imagine …
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My future career – AT (Vietnamese)
Students studied a unit on work and future plans, learning a range of grammar structures and topic-specific vocabulary. Students learnt how to express future plans and wishes and justify reasons and opinions. In this task, students were asked to write …
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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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Magazine cover - AT
Students studied the conventions and technical and symbolic elements of magazine covers and how they engage an audience. They explored how the media creates meaning and engages particular audiences with precision on magazine covers. In particular, students …
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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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Obento project and reflection - AT
Over the course of a 4-week unit about portable meals (Obento), etiquette and food culture, students were asked to plan and create their own obento following the criteria and guidelines explored in class and complete a range of tasks at each step. Students …
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La mia scuola - AT
Students were asked to write an article on their school life and discuss the positive and negative aspects of their school.
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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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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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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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Invitación para un amigo – AT
Students learnt the vocabulary and language structures to describe leisure activities for young people, to interact with friends and how to make suggestions and invitations. Students also learnt about adjustment of language for purpose, context and audience, …
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Mi estudiante de intercambio - At
Students learnt about reading and writing information for a range of contexts such as personal profiles, formal introductions, and familiar interactions; and the language to engage audiences. They also learnt about how to plan for and describe activities …
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Rates of reaction – AT
Students were asked to research factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction. Working in groups of 3–4, students were asked to select one factor and design and perform an experiment to confirm its effect. Students presented their findings individually …
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Climate art gallery – AT
Students investigated the characteristics of three climate zones in Australia, including the relationship between climate and the nature, function or liveability of places in each zone. Students then created an artwork to visually represent each climate …
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