Social Issue Unit of Work Created for year 11 general English Australian focus, however in preparation for the assignment we reviewed the death penalty in countries around the world. 3-4 week unit depending on ability Students were assessed on creating an ICT presentation on an Australian social issue of their choice.

Unit of study on Anh Do’s The Happiest Refugee Created for Year 11 General English Includes: Booklet on the text has chapter questions PowerPoint that includes an overview of novel conventions and is linked back to booklet for note taking

Autobiography Unit Created for a Year 11 General English Class Includes: Diagnostic activity using Bite of a Mango to assess students abilities (this was our first unit of Term 1) Booklet with fill in the blanks PowerPoint presentation We used this as a building block for an assessment piece in which students were to write 5 paragraphs, each on a significant event in their lives.

Film Review Unit This unit of work is useful for 2-3 weeks for senior school. It includes: Booklet PowerPoint Fill in the blanks using the PowerPoint in the booklet, read a review of ‘Clueless’ and identify film review conventions, listen to Triple J Screen Queen reviews and answer questions and scaffolding for students to write their own film review on a film of their choice.

3-4 week body of work exploring feature articles. The booklet included in this pack follows the PPT. It explores the key elements of feature articles (cloze reading activity), writing headlines, writing picture captions and examines two Triple J feature articles on Gaming Addiction and Pill Testing. This resource also includes a practice feature article that focuses on racism and stereotyping in The Simpsons. It uses The Simpsons episode ‘Monorail Marge’ and the trailer of ‘What’s Wrong With Apu’.

A great worksheet used to guide students exploring feature articles for the first time. Students are required to note the different elements of feature articles on the worksheet.