Persian manuscripts & culture:
curriculum outcomes (VELS 4, 5 & 6)
Level Domain
Dimension
Relevant standards
4
Reading
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English
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read, interpret and respond to a wide range of literary, everyday and media texts
in print and in multimodal formats
analyse imagery, characterisation, dialogue, point of view, plot and setting
4
The Arts
Creating and making

experiment with and apply a range of skills, techniques and processes using a
range of media, materials, equipment and technologies to plan, develop, refine,
make and present arts works
4
The Arts
Exploring and
responding

discuss traditional and contemporary arts works using appropriate arts language
to describe the content, structure and expressive qualities of their own and other
people’s works from a range of arts disciplines and forms
interpret and compare key features of arts works made in a range of times, places
and cultures
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5
English
Reading

infer meanings and messages in texts, analyse how social values or attitudes are
conveyed and compare the presentation of information and ideas in different
texts
5
English
Writing
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
produce, in print and electronic forms, texts for a variety of purposes
write arguments that state and justify a personal viewpoint
5
English
Speaking and
listening

use a variety of multimodal texts to support individual presentations in which
they inform or persuade an audience
5
The Arts
Creating and making

plan, design, improvise, interpret, evaluate, refine, make and present arts works
that represent and communicate ideas and purpose
experiment with, select and use appropriate skills, techniques, processes, media,
materials, equipment and technologies across a range of arts forms and styles
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5
The Arts
Exploring and
responding

compare, analyse, evaluate, and interpret the content, meaning and qualities in
arts works created in different social, cultural and historical contexts, offering
informed responses and opinions and using appropriate arts language
5
The Humanities –
History
Historical knowledge
and understanding

explain the influences of ancient and medieval societies on contemporary
societies
analyse change and continuity over time and compare key aspects of past and
present societies
explain key features of community life including myths and legends, religious
beliefs and practices and cultural expressions such as art and drama
analyse and describe key events in ancient and medieval societies
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5
The Humanities –
History
Historical reasoning
and interpretation

frame key research questions, plan their investigations, and report on their
findings
5
The Humanities –
Geography
Geospatial skills
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5
Communication
Presenting

5
Thinking Processes
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5
Thinking Processes
Reasoning,
processing and
inquiry
Reflection,
evaluation and
metacognition
collect geographical information from electronic and print media, including
satellite images and atlas maps and analyse, evaluate and present it using a range
of forms
use the communication conventions, forms and language appropriate to the
subject to convey a clear message across a range of presentation forms to meet
the needs of the context, purpose and audience
use a range of question types, and locate and select relevant information from
varied sources when undertaking investigations

explain the purpose of a range of thinking tools and use them in appropriate
contexts
5
5
5
6
Information and
Communications
Technology
Information and
Communications
Technology
ICT for visualising
thinking

select and apply ICT tools and editing functions that support the filtering,
classifying, representing, describing and organising of concepts, issues and ideas
ICT for creating

apply a range of processing skills, functions and equipment to solve problems
and create products which contain minimal functional, typographical, formatting
and readability errors
Information and
Communications
Technology
English
ICT for
communicating

select the most appropriate search engines to locate information on websites and
use complex search strategies to refine their searches
Reading

explain how texts are shaped by the time, place and cultural setting in which they
are created
compare and contrast the typical features of particular texts and synthesise
information from different texts to draw conclusions
plan and deliver presentations, sequencing and organising complex ideas
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6
English
Writing

6
English
Speaking and
listening
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6
The Arts
Creating and making

6
The Arts
Exploring and
responding

use appropriate arts language and, in the arts works they are exploring and
responding to, refer to specific examples
6
The Humanities –
History
The Humanities –
Geography
Historical reasoning
and interpretation
Geospatial skills

research questions and locate relevant resources, including contemporary media
and online resources
accurately interpret information on different types of maps and photographs at a
range of scales
6
Communication
Presenting

use subject-specific language and conventions in accordance with the purpose of
their presentation to communicate complex information
6
Thinking Processes

make informed decisions based on their analysis of various perspectives
6
Thinking Processes

select and use thinking processes and tools appropriate to particular tasks
6
Information and
Communications
Technology
Information and
Communications
Technology
Information and
Communications
Technology
Reasoning,
processing and
inquiry
Reflection,
evaluation and
metacognition
ICT for visualising
thinking

use a range of ICT tools and data types to visualise their thinking strategies when
solving problems and developing new understanding
ICT for creating

ICT for
communicating

apply a range of techniques, equipment and procedures that minimise the cost,
effort and time of processing ICT solutions and maximise the accuracy, clarity
and completeness of the information
apply techniques to locate more precise information from websites, including
searching general and specialised directories
6
6
6
Presented by
In partnership with
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draw on a range of strategies to listen to and present spoken texts, including
note-taking, combining spoken and visual texts, and presenting complex issues
or information imaginatively to interest an audience
apply decision making skills to find the most effective way to implement ideas,
design, create and make arts works devised from a range of stimuli,
demonstrating development of a personal style