Look at the importance of water safety and skin protection at a beach. Talk with a lifeguard and beach goers about safety tips. Build a video for a public awareness campaign. Choose animated clips to illustrate responsible behaviour. Examine differences between formal and informal language. Select text for the script that is written in a formal and yet friendly way.
Objective
Students recognise representational, interactive and compositional dimensions of meaning in verbal texts and moving images.
Students plan, draft and revise a text to promote a point of view.
Students select appropriate language from informal, colloquial, jargon and slang to construct a text for a particular audience.
Students produce a critical text on a public issue.
Curriculum Information
Education Type
K to 12
Grade Level
Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 5, Grade 6
Learning Area
English
Content/Topic
Vocabulary Development
Writing and Composition
Viewing Comprehension
Intended Users
Learners, Students
Competencies
Copyright Information
Copyright
Yes
Copyright Owner
Education Services Australia
Conditions of Use
Use, Copy
Technical Information
File Size
0 bytes
File Type
application/x-rar
Software/Plug-in Requirements
Adobe Flash Player - http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
