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Documentary viewing

Teacher Jenny Joynt

 

YEAR

LEVEL

DURATION

10 4-6 2-4 weeks

 

Achievement Objective Being Assessed

Learning Outcomes

Viewing View television documentaries, respond to and discuss meanings, ideas and effects, and describe how verbal and visual features are combined for different purposes.

Processes

Exploring Language Use appropriate terminology to describe the conventions of verbal and visual language in television documentaries.
Thinking Critically Identify and analyse the effects of combining verbal and visual features to suit purpose and audience.

Supporting Achievement Objective

Learning Outcomes

Expressive Writing Write confidently to respond to ideas and observations developing a personal voice.
Interpersonal Speaking Speak confidently and clearly in small groups to communicate information, ideas and opinions, respecting and responding to others.

NCEA Link

Assessment:

Formative

Achievement Standard:

AS90056 (English 1.5): View/listen to, study and understand a visual or oral text.

 

Introduction

The aim of this unit is for students to view television documentary critically, and be able to explain how verbal and visual features are used to construct a version of reality, to support a point of view and/or to persuade an audience to a particular point of view.

Teacher background reading

Teaching and learning activities

Select and adapt these learning activities to best meet the needs of your students, and to fit the time available:

Learning task 1

Learning task 2

Assessment

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assessment (RTF 3KB)
exemplars (RTF 6KB)

peer_assessment (RTF 2KB)
(Interpersonal Speaking/Listening)

self_assessment (RTF 1KB)
(Interpersonal Speaking/Listening)

Resources

Electronic

Print

  • Eather, Graham. (1998) In Focus: Reading and Viewing Film and Video text. Heinemann Australia
  • Rod & Robyn Quin & Barrie McMahon. (1997) In The Picture Reading Visual Language. published in Australia by Curriculum Corporation and distributed free to schools in 1998.

Other

  • Docpac - True Stories
    A video and text resource featuring 5 documentaries.

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