Unit
Name
Term 1
Survival of the fittest
Term 2
A picture is worth a thousand words
Term 3
All the world’s a stage
Term 4
Read all about it
Concept
Survival
Emotion
Expression
Persuasion
Focus/modes
Speech making, writing, delivery and
listening, reading, viewing and representing.
Close study of picture books, film,
visual literacy, reading, viewing and
representing, metalanguage, digital
literacy.
Investigate one or more media types,
with specific focus on use of social
media. How the world is portrayed
through media.
Explicit
Literacy Skills
Spelling, punctuation, descriptive language
Spelling, text structure, sentence
structure, ideas, descriptive language
Think imaginatively and interpretively,
explore characterisation and selfexpression. Poetic techniques and forms.
Exploration of purpose, content, themes
and figurative language.
Spelling, audience, vocabulary, text
structure, descriptive language
Possible Texts
In class tasks
Topic
Tests
Assessment
Tasks
Major
Learning
Areas
Two Weeks with the Queen (Gleitzman)
Hatchet (Paulsen)
Goodnight Mr Tom (Magorian)
Sadako (Coerr)
Boy Overboard (Gleitzman)
Lockie Leonard – Scumbuster (Winton)
Lockie Leonard – Human Torpedo(Winton)
Comprehension, reading, impromptu
speaking, speech writing,
Investigating, factual research. Reading and
viewing stories of survival and diary entry
writing. Cornell note taking and AVID
critical reading strategies.
Picture Books:
My Place (Wheatley)
Detective Donut and The Wild Goose
Chase (Whatley)
The Rabbits (Tan)
Trust No Fox
Memorial (Tan)
The Arrival
Graphic Novels from Library
Spelling, reading, viewing, predicting
and representing, visual literacy
techniques, representation. Cornell
note taking and AVID critical reading
strategies.
Survival Diary WritingLiteracy
Throughout Unit
Listening Task
Half-Yearly
Picture Book
Justification
Wk 4
Exam
Speech- wk 8
Wk 10
Wk 6
Wk 8
Listening (Listening)
Speaking (speech)
Critical Thinking and Writing (survival diary)
Reading and Responding (HY exam)
Drama Scripts:
Dracula
Stage Fright
The Witches (Dahl)
Goldilocks vs. the Crown
Honey Spot (Davis)
Internet resources:
Spelling, audience, descriptive
language
Various television, newspaper,
internet, radio and social media
sources.
http://www.aboriginalculture.com.au/
http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/
http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/noonuccaloodgeroo
Reading and comprehension, prediction,
exploring, perspective, characterisation
identification of language techniques.
Cornell note taking and AVID critical
reading strategies.
Spelling, viewing, listening, reading,
writing and composition, persuasive
writing, components of advertising.
Cornell note taking and AVID critical
reading strategies.
Mask/ Visual Representation
Wk 4
Monologue
Yearly Exam
Descriptive language
Media
Advertising
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 9
Viewing and Representing (Picture Book)
Interpreting and Responding (Picture Book Justification)
Expression through Language (Monologue)
Analysing Language (Yearly Exam)