FORWARD PLANNING DOCUMENT

TERM/WEEKS:

YEAR LEVEL:

LEARNING AREA/TOPIC:

ENGLISH Writing

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy
****

Numeracy

ICT
****

Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and
Cultures

WEEK/
LESSON

Term 1,
Week 1,
Lesson 1

AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
LINKS
Language
Variation and
Change
(ACELA1528)
Understand the
way language
evolves to reflect a
changing world,
particularly in
response to the
use of new
technology for
presenting texts
and
communication.

Critical and creative

thinking ****

Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

SPECIFIC
LESSON
OBJECTIVE

Ethical Behaviour

Students
acknowledge that
language has
changed over time.
Identify
possible reasons
for this change

ASSESSMENT
(what & how)
Informal:
Teacher
observation
during class
discussion
Quality of table
and answers
created in the
WebQuest.

Personal and social

Competence ****

Intercultural
Understanding

Sustainability

TEACHING & LEARNING

EXPERIENCES
(include learner diversity)

KEY
QUESTION
S

RESOURCES

Brief greeting from the teacher and asks a student with

learning difficulties to pass out the Unit Outline from
teachers desk whilst explaining what will be covered in
the lesson.
Students complete a rotation in their literacy groups in
a desk formation that aids them in working together and
can also provide room for the teacher to walk amongst
the students. ESL students and low achieving students
can focus on the first two activities and ensure that they
are finished by the end of the lesson. Students are
encourages to ask questions if they are stuck or unsure
of something.
Bring the class back together to discuss what they have
learnt or what they have achieved in the lesson. Each
literacy group must have an answer.
The teacher will ask that all students return to their
desks and to make sure they put their booklet in a safe
place.
The teacher will ask a range of questions to ensure that
the content is fully embedded within the students minds
and clear up any misconceptions or miscommunications
within the lesson.
The questions asked by the teacher will also
summarise the lesson for the students although they are
still encouraged to ask questions if they do not

Has
language
changed
over time?
What are
some
reasons for a
change in
language?

YouTube Video:
Insults by
Shakespeare April Gudenrath
https://www.youtu
be.com/watch?
v=vdCjKH5IKJ8
YouTube Video:
Celebrity Mean
Tweets - Jimmy
Kimmel
https://www.youtu
be.com/watch?
v=nrjp6e04dZ8
Shakespeare
Translator
EduBlog
Feedback Survey

understand.
Full class discussion allows the teacher to see if they
have explained the concept clearly to the students and if
revision is needed.
Term 1,
Week 1,
Lesson 2

Language Variation
and Change
(ACELA1528)
Understand the
way language
evolves to reflect a
changing world,
particularly in
response to the
use of new
technology for
presenting texts
and
communication.

Identify differences
in language between
traditional and
contemporary
editions of plays.
Understand that our
social interactions
and communication
has been altered
over time due to
language

Informal:
Teacher
observation
during class
discussion
Quality of effort
and answers in
the MindMup
brainstorm.

Brief greeting from the teacher and explain what will be

covered in the lesson.
Students complete a rotation in their literacy groups in
a desk formation that aids them in working together and
can also provide room for the teacher to walk amongst
the students. ESL students and low achieving students
can focus on the first two activities and ensure that they
are finished by the end of the lesson. Students are
encourages to ask questions if they are stuck or unsure
of something.
Bring the class back together to discuss what they have
learnt or what they have achieved in the lesson. Each
literacy group must have an answer.
The teacher will ask that all students return to their
desks and to make sure they put their booklet in a safe
place.
The teacher will ask a range of questions to ensure that
the content is fully embedded within the students minds
and clear up any misconceptions or miscommunications
within the lesson.
The questions asked by the teacher will also
summarise the lesson for the students although they are
still encouraged to ask questions if they do not
understand.
Full class discussion allows the teacher to see if they
have explained the concept clearly to the students and if
revision is needed.

How do you
think
language has
changed?
Has our
idea of
communicati
on and social
interaction
been
affected by
this?

Shakespeare's
Romeo and Juliet
Script Extract Traditional and
Contemporary
Editions
YouTube Video:
Romeo and Juliet
Meet - Baz
Luhrmann
MindMup:
http://mindmup.co
m/
Language Tool:
http://iphonetextge
nerator.com

Term 1,
Week 1,
Lesson 3

Informal:
-Teacher
observes class
group discussion
and checklists
their answers to
the discussion
questions.
-Students
complete an
individual kahoot
quiz testing their
knowledge of
Aussie slang.
- Teacher
checklists the
quality of answers
to the questions in
students
kidblogs.

Language and
Variation
(ACELA1528)
Understand the
way language
evolves to reflect a
changing world,
particularly in
response to the use
of new technology
for presenting texts
and communicating

Students evaluate
how language in
Australia has
changed over time,
specifically
identifying and
describing changes
and differences in
accent and slang.

Brief greeting from the teacher and explain what will be

covered in the lesson.
Students watch a clip on the dying Aussie accent.
Students discuss, in groups of three, answers to the
questions following the video clip. (for the questions,
see lesson plan 3, following the video clip).
Each group volunteers their answers in a group rotation
and the class evaluates the answers. This aids them in
working together and can also provide room for the
teacher to walk amongst the students.
ESL students and low achieving students can focus on
the first two activities and ensure that they are finished
by the end of the lesson.
The purpose of the question and evaluation is for
students to gain knowledge of the origins of accent and
slang, and the evolving nature of accent.
Students complete an individual kahoot quiz testing
their knowledge of Aussie slang.
Students complete answers to questions in lesson plan
3 after the quiz.
Students record their answers in their kidblog. Students
look at other students blogs and comment on one of
their answers.

What are
the origins of
the
Australian
accent?
Why are
there
differences
between
accents
across
Australia?
Why is the
Aussie
accent under
threat?
What
changes has
the internet
made to
language?

https://www.youtu
be.com/watch?
v=SsrfLwFQMHg
https://play.kahoot
.it/#/lobby?
quizId=d4f40ef81c4b-4125-b9dd2c9f2f5e9f7e
kidblog.com

Term 1,
Week 1,
Lesson 4

Informal:
Teacher
observation
during class
discussion

Language Variation
and Change
(ACELA1528)
Understand the
way language
evolves to reflect a
changing world,
particularly in
response to the
use of new
technology for
presenting texts
and
communication.

Formal:
Write two journal
entries, one
based on a skype
video you just had
with your best
friend, and the
other, you are
living in the past
and have had a
verbal discussion
with your friend
on the village.

Identify that
technology is a

Brief greeting from the teacher and explains what will

be covered in the lesson.
Students complete a rotation in their literacy groups in
a desk formation that aids them in working together and
can also provide room for the teacher to walk amongst
the students. ESL students and low achieving students
can focus on the first two activities and ensure that they
are finished by the end of the lesson. Students are
encourages to ask questions if they are stuck or unsure
of something.
Bring the class back together to discuss what they have
learnt or what they have achieved in the lesson. Each
literacy group must have an answer.
The teacher will ask that all students return to their
desks and to make sure they put their booklet in a safe
place.
The teacher will ask a range of questions to ensure that
the content is fully embedded within the students minds
and clear up any misconceptions or miscommunications
within the lesson.
The questions asked by the teacher will also
summarise the lesson for the students although they are
still encouraged to ask questions if they do not
understand.
Full class discussion allows the teacher to see if they
have explained the concept clearly to the students and if
revision is needed.

How has
technology
changed
language?
Has our
communicati
on been
affected?
What is the
future of
language?

PhotoGrid app:
Collage
YouTube Video:
Technology &
Change
Instagram
Template
MindMeister:
Brainstorming
Device

primary reason for

the change in
language
Understand that
technology has
improved our
education.