Part of a set of resources created for a year 10 English class in Australia (ACARA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store – Aussie_Resources. 3 resources: The task sheet and criteria for a year 10 multimodal task requiring students to analyse and evaluate 2 news media texts. A second task sheet with criteria for a student who is being assessed at a grade 6 level (due to being on an Individualised Education Program). A cover sheet to be placed on the front of the work of the student being assessed at below grade level with possible modifications listed on it. This makes it easy to highlight the appropriate ones and then include this as evidence of differentiation for parents / the school. Students will learn to create a multimodal presentation to articulate complex ideas (i.e. an evaluation of news media). They will learn to use persuasive vocabulary and language features, as well as evidence, to justify their opinions. They will also learn to use visual features to persuade in their presentation (i.e. effective PowerPoint images, titles, etc.). Lastly, they will learn how to effectively use non-verbal persuasive techniques to present their speech/presentation.

A table I made containing quotes from key characters in the film which students can come back to when writing their review for evidence of character VABs (Values, Attitudes and Beliefs). To save on printing, I put one copy on the word wall in the classroom and one copy on the class One Note for students to access digitally. Context: A resource designed for use in a 12 Essential English classroom in Queensland, Australia as part of Unit 4: “Representations and popular culture texts.” During this unit students learned about Hero and Villain films and how filmmakers use cinematic techniques to portray them and create an intended message. Their assessment at the end of this unit was to write a 4-6 minute multimodal (speech) to be delivered live or pre-recorded reviewing one of the three films shown within the unit. Films focused on in this particular year: Wonder Woman & Into the Spiderverse

A PPT designed to teach students about the purpose of a film review and where you might hear/see them. There is a sound bite from SBS’s ‘The Movie Guy’ and a video clip from the now discontinued ABC show ‘At The Movies.’ There are some viewing questions for students to complete as they watch David and Margaret review The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1. Then I provided information about the language of a film review. I then unpacked the structure which their spoken review would follow. We went through an example written by a student in 2023 about Batman Forever (1995). We then looked at the PowerPoint slides that this student used to support her speech while she presented to see a high-level example. Context: A lesson designed for use in a 12 Essential English classroom in Queensland, Australia as part of Unit 4: “Representations and popular culture texts.” During this unit students learned about Hero and Villain films and how filmmakers use cinematic techniques to portray them and create an intended message. Their assessment at the end of this unit was to write a 4-6 minute multimodal (speech) to be delivered live or pre-recorded reviewing one of the three films shown within the unit. Films focused on in this particular year: Wonder Woman & Into the Spiderverse