University Academy of Engineering South Bank
Learning Area: Year 7 English
Module 2: Lighting Fires with Myths and Legends
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Week 1
Context
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Introduction to Myths and Legends –
Greek Mythology
Defining Myths, Legends, Folk tales
Providing historical context on Greek
Mythology
Skills
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Week 2
Assessment 1 – Reading:
Analysing and responding to an unseen extract of
Greek mythology – extended response to how a
writer uses language for effect
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Reading and responding to examples of
Greek myths e.g. Medusa/Perseus
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Week 3
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Providing historical context on indigenous
Australian Myths and Legends
Reading and responding to examples of
Aboriginal dream time myths
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Skimming and scanning to select
information
Retrieving and collating information
Relating texts to their social and historical
contexts
Developing our inferences by considering
more than one interpretation and
historical context
Developing sentence structure, spelling,
vocabulary choice, punctuation,
paragraphing and whole text structure
Skimming and scanning to select
information
Retrieving and collating information
Relating texts to their social and historical
contexts
Developing our inferences by considering
more than one interpretation and
historical context
Developing sentence structure, spelling,
vocabulary choice, punctuation,
paragraphing and whole text structure
Skimming and scanning to select
information
Retrieving and collating information
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Week 4
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Assessment 2 – Writing:
Creating our own myths
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Week 5
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Week 6
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Providing historical context on indigenous
Australian Myths and Legends
Reading and responding to examples of
Aboriginal dream time myths
Modelling how to construct our own
myths according to genre, purpose and
audience
Providing historical context on Chinese
Myths
Reading and responding to examples of
Chinese myths
Paired or group creation of a myth
through Drama, based on the theme of
fire
Exploring the conventions of scriptwriting
and role play to create a paired or group
myth based on the invention of fire
Paired or group creation of a myth
through Drama, based on the theme of
fire
Exploring the conventions of scriptwriting
and role play to create a paired or group
myth based on the invention of fire
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Developing our inferences by considering
more than one interpretation and
social/historical context
Developing sentence structure, spelling,
vocabulary choice, punctuation,
paragraphing and whole text structure
Exploring myths through role-play
Consolidating, blending and building on
Creative Writing techniques
Crafting sentence structure, spelling,
vocabulary choice, punctuation,
paragraphing and whole text structure for
effect
Exploring creativity through imagination
Exploring myths through role-play
Skimming and scanning to select
information
Retrieving and collating information
Developing our inferences by considering
historical context
Collaborating for maximum effect
Developing sentence structure, spelling,
vocabulary choice, punctuation,
paragraphing and whole text structure
Applying the conventions of scriptwriting
Applying non-verbal Speaking and
Listening skills to stage directions
Reviewing scriptwriting with focus on
stage directions
Collaborating for maximum effect
Applying the conventions of scriptwriting
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Week 7
Assessment 3 - Speaking and Listening
Performing myths on the invention of fire
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Rehearsal, performance and review of
devised myths on the creation of fire
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Exploring creativity through imagination
Exploring myths through role-play
Applying non-verbal Speaking and
Listening skills to stage directions
Reviewing scriptwriting with focus on
stage directions
Collaborating for maximum effect
Applying the conventions of scriptwriting
Exploring creativity through imagination
Exploring myths through role-play
Reviewing and being reflective of my
learning this module