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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Fruit - At
Students had learnt the names of fruit and used this vocabulary to create simple sentences using scaffolded examples to count and to express likes/dislikes. In this task, students were asked questions about fruit, counting the objects and writing a response …
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El pulpo – AT
Students learnt numbers and colours in Spanish and how to construct simple sentences with these vocabulary items. Students were aware of gender and how to write sentences using gender rules and word order based on modelled structures. In this task, students …
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What should I wear today? – AT
Students learnt about various items of clothing and to express and show understanding of simple sentences about clothes. Students were aware that Spanish and English share the same alphabet, but letters and sounds are pronounced differently. In this …
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Me gusta – AT
Students learnt about likes and dislikes with frequently used vocabulary items such as fruit and animals. Students learnt how to make phrases negative in Spanish. In this task, students were required to create a poster showing their likes and dislikes …
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What do you want to do? – AT
Following on from the daily routine/leisure activities task, students built upon phrases from songs, videos and games related to this theme. New phrases were introduced and practised through the bilingual song ‘Me gusta cantar’ and students learnt the …
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Yo puedo – AT
Students completed a series of exercises to reinforce their understanding of a language function (verb plus infinitive) and to use new vocabulary in relation to leisure activities. These exercises included creating simple sentences to describe what activities …
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Brochure: A referendum to change Australia’s Constitution - ABOVE
Students created a brochure outlining both the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ cases for Australia becoming a republic. This brochure would be distributed to members of the public before the vote which took place in 1999. The task was completed after an introductory unit …
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Business plan - ABOVE (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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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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Paragraph: Ancient Egypt – Above (History)
Students examined a series of images of the wall decorations of two different ancient Egyptian tombs. They used the information in the images to make inferences and draw conclusions about life in this ancient society. Students expressed their ideas in …
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Paragraph: Ancient Egypt – AT (History)
Students examined a series of images of the wall decorations of two different ancient Egyptian tombs. They used the information in the images to make inferences and draw conclusions about life in this ancient society. Students expressed their ideas in …
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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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το ελληνικό αλφάβητο – AT
Students new to Modern Greek learn how to read, write and pronounce the Greek alphabet and discuss similarities and differences to the English alphabet. In this task, students were asked to write the Greek alphabet in order using upper and lower cases. …
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των ζώων – AT
Students learnt about farm, wild and domestic animals within the unit ‘living things’. After building on animal vocabulary, students were introduced to articles and how to express likes. In this task, students were asked to make a poster by drawing and …
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A soldier’s story - At
Students researched the experiences of an Australian soldier in World War I using the digitised material held by the National Archives of Australia, the Australian War Memorial and associated sources. They presented their findings as a written account …
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Interview: An idea that changed the world - At
Students worked in pairs to research one allocated progressive idea or movement from the 18th or 19th century. They were asked to identify its features and to adopt the persona of one of its leaders or proponents. Students then wrote the script for an …
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My neighbourhood – AT
Students leant about place and space and how to describe and discuss where they live. In this task, students were asked to write a short text, under test conditions, about where they live, describing the location and its features. Students then participated …
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Cucumber recipe – AT
Students learnt a range of vocabulary and grammar structures relevant to food, cooking and recipes, including ingredients, amounts and methods. As part of the unit, they watched a video clip to analyse the language of instructions of how to make a Korean …
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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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