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Topic area: Fictional Text Stage of Learner: Stage 4 Syllabus Pages: 123-140
structure (Year 8)
Cross Curriculum themes & General capabilities Explicit subject specific concepts and skills
a) Communicate through speaking, listening, a) Express themselves and their
reading, writing, viewing and representing relationships with others and their world
b) Use language to shape and make meaning b) Learn and reflect on their learning
according to purpose, audience and through their study of English
context
c) Think in ways that are imaginative,
creative, interpretive and critical
Quality Teaching Elements (fiction text) Highlight the appropriate areas
Intellectual Quality 1.1 Deep 1.4 Higher-order
This refers to pedagogy focused on producing deep understanding knowledge thinking
of important, substantive concepts, skills and ideas. Such pedagogy 1.2 Deep 1.5 Metalanguage
treats knowledge as something that requires active construction and understanding 1.6 Substantive
requires students to engage in higher order thinking and to 1.3 Problematic communication
communicate substantively about what they are learning. knowledge
Quality Learning Environment 2.1 Explicit quality 2.4 Social Support
This refers to pedagogy that creates classrooms where students and criteria 2.5 Students’ self-
teachers work productively in an environment clearly focused on 2.2 Engagement regulation
learning. Such pedagogy sets high and explicit expectations and 2.3 High 2.6 Student direction
develops positive relationships between teacher and students and Expectations
among students.
Significance 3.1 Background 3.4 Inclusivity
This refers to pedagogy that helps make learning more meaningful knowledge 3.5 Connectedness
and important to students. Such pedagogy draws clear connections 3.2 Cultural 3.6 Narrative
with students’ prior knowledge and identities, with contexts outside knowledge
of the classroom, and with multiple ways of knowing all cultural 3.3 Knowledge
perspective. integration
How the quality teaching elements you have identified are achieved within the lesson.
30- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Teacher: ensure the interest of the S
55 The last text in consideration is the Harry students not to fade away with the
Potter and the Philosopher’s stone which help of screening the trailer to the
though being fictional is rich in cultural and movie. The PowerPoint show over
social aspects. JK Rowling would also allow a
The lesson would start with a brief of the better insight of the author.
author JK Rowling and her struggles before
her success thus helping the students build Student: are expected to actively
some sense of interest. participate into the lesson and pay
great attention to the presentation.
The students would also be expected
to pose questions if any.
How the quality teaching elements you have identified are achieved within the lesson.
3.1 Students would have to understand the background information related to the various
texts and literature to be studied during the curriculum
Time Teaching and learning actions Organisation
0-5 Recap of Fictional stories discussed in Teacher: Asked student questions about the story Midnight Z
previous lesson. Harry Potter.
30- Mysterious Ruins: Lost Cities and Buried Teacher: ensuring all the required resources are available and
50 Treasure continuing with the lesson. The start would specifically portra
The second non-fictional text in consideration history and the culture of Australia. Provide the slides as soft
is Mysterious Ruins: Lost Cities and Buried for future reference.
Treasures written by Prior, Natalie Jane would
be provided to all the students in a digital Student: are expected all the provided resources including the
format for reference to the lesson. copy of the text as mentioned. Thus, when refereeing to the te
With the help of appropriate PowerPoint can follow accordingly.
presentation targeted to the students, the
students would be provided with the basic Resources: computer with internet access, projector, white bo
insight to the material. Visual representations screen, https://www.youtube.com/
regarding lost cities, sunken treasures, caves results?search_query=Mysterious+
and pyramids would be used for better interest Ruins%3A+Lost+Cities+and+Buried+
building. Treasure
Students would also be shown YouTube
videos of lost cities and sunken tressures for
attracting interest.
https://www.youtube.com/
results?search_query=Mysterious+
Ruins%3A+Lost+Cities+and+Buried+Treasure
50- End Lesson: Teacher: ensure students leave the classroom maintaining ful
60 Make groups of students and tell them to write discipline and with their belongings.
down main points which describes the
difference between fiction and non-fiction text. Student: noted all points and salutation to the teacher
Topic area: How poetry Stage of Learner: Stage 4 Syllabus Pages: 123-140
relates to fiction and non- (Year 8)
fiction text.
Cross Curriculum themes & General capabilities Explicit subject specific concepts and skills
f) Communicate through speaking, listening, d) Express themselves and their
reading, writing, viewing and representing relationships with others and their world
g) Use language to shape and make meaning e) Learn and reflect on their learning
according to purpose, audience and through their study of English
context
h) Think in ways that are imaginative,
creative, interpretive and critical
Quality Teaching Elements (relationship between poetry, fiction and non-fiction) Highlight the
appropriate areas
Intellectual Quality 1.1 Deep 1.4 Higher-order
This refers to pedagogy focused on producing deep understanding knowledge thinking
of important, substantive concepts, skills and ideas. Such pedagogy 1.2 Deep 1.5 Metalanguage
treats knowledge as something that requires active construction and understanding 1.6 Substantive
requires students to engage in higher order thinking and to 1.3 Problematic communication
communicate substantively about what they are learning. knowledge
Quality Learning Environment 2.1 Explicit quality 2.4 Social Support
This refers to pedagogy that creates classrooms where students and criteria 2.5 Students’ self-
teachers work productively in an environment clearly focused on 2.2 Engagement regulation
learning. Such pedagogy sets high and explicit expectations and 2.3 High 2.6 Student direction
develops positive relationships between teacher and students and Expectations
among students.
Significance 3.1 Background 3.4 Inclusivity
This refers to pedagogy that helps make learning more meaningful knowledge 3.5 Connectedness
and important to students. Such pedagogy draws clear connections 3.2 Cultural 3.6 Narrative
with students’ prior knowledge and identities, with contexts outside knowledge
of the classroom, and with multiple ways of knowing all cultural 3.3 Knowledge
perspective. integration
How the quality teaching elements you have identified are achieved within the lesson.
5-15 Discuss with students how poetry relates to Teacher: tell students discuss in
both Fiction and non-fiction text, explain to group about the text provided.
students a book can be fiction and non-fiction Students: working in groups to see
written in poetry. the relationship between fiction,
non-fiction and poetry.
Resources: give students handouts
of which shows them relation
between fiction, non-fiction and
poetry.
15- 60 Classic Australian Poems Teacher: ensure the students are S
50 The considered piece of text would be provided with soft copies of all the
considered for the collection of poetry. The text as per the requirements thus it
poetry would let detailed learning regarding could also be referred to in future.
Australian literature and help the student gain Provide appropriate explanations to
knowledge of the culture they are a part of. all the aspects and understandings
The lesson would be commenced through the for the texts in consideration and
help of the digital format of the considered thus allowing an intricate level of
text. learning.
These lessons were designed to meet the outcomes of NSW ENGLISH stage four
critical thinking, the vocabulary skills as well as to understand the relative outcomes
from the syllabus. The entire plan incorporates with the course outcomes which
enrichment for the listeners to understand and learn more from literatures (Manuel &
Carter, 2018).
The lesson 1 includes the Fictional Novel: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
and The Midnight Zoo to explore the English language in a more conceptual way. The
lessons are particularly aimed to enhance the creative and critical skills with others
while defining the aesthetic diversities. The lesson 2 we focused on the difference
between fictional and non-fictional text, which includes two texts, the study textbook
Internet Movie Database and Mysterious Ruins: Lost Cities and Buried Treasure. These
texts give an exact overview on the importance of English for speaking and listening.
This lesson further involves the process of shaping the language according to the
audiences, and relation with the context of study (Manuel & Carter, 2019). The lesson
creative thinking of learners. These lesson plans were designed using the Understanding
by Design (UbD) framework. EN4-7D: defines the major aspects of improving their
relationships with others and reflect on the ways of expressing themselves (Beavis &
Hannaford, 2016). Relationships are always a major context in any skill development
plan. This lesson emphasises on every aspect on the role of the English language in
improving relationships. Therefore, the opening of the session spots on the continuity
of the lessons, at the same time as what's left of the lesson involves students to
implement their experiences. This will further help them to get to the bottom of any
major problems or counter to advance thinking skills. It is mostly determined that the
conclusion of such lesson plans take place whereby students be obliged to use the
learned materials of the course and use it to decisively assess the metrics of success of
through to guarantee students have gathered enough knowledge, and more significantly
In lesson 1, the teacher taught fictional story the first story was of the midnight zoo
which was a classical fictional story including the works. The second story was of harry
potter and the philosophical stone. These two fictional stories were taught using movies
as it would help in entertaining the students along with teaching them. The second
lesson plan was kept for the nonfictional texts and taught using website of IMBD and
the YouTube to the students for interactive learning and understanding. In lesson 3 the
60 Australian Poem Collection would be used for teaching the students of the poems.
The lesson plans would be developed in such a way that students have clear picture of
slides based on the topic. The slides would explain all the relevant data regarding the
topic through the projector. With the help of appropriate PowerPoint presentation
targeted to the students, the students would be provided with the basic insight to the
material. Visual representations regarding lost cities, sunken treasures, caves and
pyramids would be used for better interest building. The range of poets would be given
a brief about using appropriate PowerPoint presentations and the students would be
allowed to participate in an interactive manner where all the student would be allowed
The completion of the texts would also ensure that the students are able to understand
the concept of text processing. The information processing for the poems would be
deployed with the identification of the themes of the poems along with discussion. The
completion of the lessons would ensure the response to and composition of texts for
The effectively usage of the widening range of processes, skills, strategies and
knowledge for responding to and composing texts in different media and technologies
would be another major feature. The study describes language forms, features and
completion of the study makes effective language choices to creatively shape meaning
with accuracy, clarity and coherence. It will enable the thinking of student to be
arguments to respond to and compose texts. The final evaluation would demonstrate
understanding of how texts can express aspects of their broadening world and their
relationships within it. The benefits include the uses, reflects on and assesses their
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Ireland, J., O'Sullivan, K. A., & Duchesne, S. (2017). English Syllabus interpretation:
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Manuel, J., & Carter, D. (2018, October). The Status and Relevance Of The Growth
Model For A New Generation Of English Teachers In New South Wales,
Australia. In The Future of English Teaching Worldwide: Celebrating 50
Years From the Dartmouth Conference (p. 133). Routledge.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) Official Trailer - Daniel Radcliffe
Movie HD. (2019). YouTube. Retrieved 31 July 2019, from
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