Lesson+5+of+10

//Australian States and Territories. //
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**Duration: **60 minutes  ||||  **Curriculum Link: **//H// //SIE and English //  ||  **Year Level: **//Stage 2 (Year 3) //  ||
 * **Lesson Number: **//5 out of 10 // ||||  **Lesson Topic: **Visual literacy   ||  **Learning Area(s): **Multimodal texts   ||
 * **__Lesson Aim: __**

//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">This lesson focuses on how multimodal texts work to convey meaning. The lesson aims to provide students with the opportunity to critique promotional videos, related to one of the Australian States and Territories. This critical reflection approach is imperative for students understanding and development of issues related to eventually creating their own inspiring and promotional PowerPoint presentation on one Australian State or Territory. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">**Focus Outcome:** <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;">- //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Locates and names the capital city of Australia and of each State and major regional centres. // || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">**English** **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Talking and Listening __** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">**TS2.1** //communicates in informal and formal classroom activities in school and social situations for an increasing range of purposes on a variety of topics across the curriculum.// //__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Audience, Subject Matter __// <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;">- //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Participates in class discussions on a variety of topics // <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;">- //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Talks briefly to class after group discussion on a current topic // <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;">- //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Elaborates on other’s suggestions // **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">TS2.2 **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">interacts effectively in groups and pairs, adopting a range of roles, uses a variety of media and use various listening strategies for different situations. // || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">§ “//Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Tourism Video”// *YouTube § Interactive Whiteboard/Whiteboard/Chalkboard <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 13.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -13.5pt;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Individual copies of the pre-prepared list of resources/websites <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 13.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -13.5pt;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">To be in the computer room, so there are enough computers for 2/3 students || · Students view the short video clip “//Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Tourism Video”// found on YouTube. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 9pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -9pt;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">As a class, discuss, what they liked/disliked about the short promotional video they saw on Sydney, New South Wales. //This will allow students to begin to look at personal preferences of different media presentations, and understand that not all people will like/dislike the same thing, or even notice the same things in the presentation.// ||
 * HSIE**
 * ENS2.5 Describes places in the local area and other parts of Australia and explains their significance.**
 * **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Lesson Outcome: __**
 * **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Resources: __**
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Lesson Outline ** ||
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Introduction: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">10 minutes
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Teaching strategy/Learning __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> __Activity:__ 40 minutes ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students will …… ** |||| **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Teacher will… ** ||
 * <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">As a class students will create two concept maps (1 on what they found out about the Australian State/city & the second on what they liked and disliked about the promotional video). This can be done, either on an Interactive White Board, Whiteboard or chalkboard (*depends on school’s facilities).

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 13.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Revisit the concept maps, and circle ideas mentioned that could have been intentional decisions made by the creator of the video: Tourism NSW. Answer any raised questions by the teacher.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 13.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Watch the video again, trying to notice some of the significant aspects of the videos construction that were discussed in the revision activity.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 13.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Will be given a list of videos, all pre-selected YouTube videos (chosen by the teacher). They will be given 20 minutes to explore these websites in pairs and to select one of these websites to quickly explain to the rest of the class, about their videos, and what made their video so interesting or important, and why. (*APPENDIX for the list of pre-selected websites).

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 13.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Group work on the computers (*only to be done in pairs, or threes – depending on the number of students on the day).

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 13.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Explain their findings to the class in a supportive classroom environment. |||| <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Summarise and solidify student’s prior knowledge about visual imagery, and techniques the creators have used to convey meaning. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Explain that we will focus on the second concept map and that not everyone will like/dislike the same things, when it comes to visual imagery, but there are actually some things which the creator has used to portray an idea.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The revision activity, offering assistance and commentary throughout the student centred discussion. During this process, the teacher should raise questions such as __what do you think the importance/significance of that action was?__

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Teacher guides the students through the video again, stopping and discussing some of the significant aspects of the construction of this video.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Pre-prepare a list of resources for the students to access in pairs or groups of three (*depending on numbers on the day).

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Supervise and assist students in their pair/group study of the videos.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Elicit the discussion points about what they have learnt in this activity. || <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 13.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Then using the information gained from the YouTube video and the other resources come up with a list of criteria/things to think about when creating their own PowerPoint presentation.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Concluding strategy: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">10 minutes

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 13.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">This will be used in the next lesson, which will look at creating their own PowerPoint Presentations according to the principles they have outlined as important in their study of some of the resources available.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; tab-stops: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">*the students have previous experience and understanding of PowerPoint through the specialist Computers teacher. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- Through informal observations, the teacher assesses students understanding of the power of visual media to convey particular ideas. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Through informal observation, assess whether students can as a class create a checklist for important things to remember when creating their own multimodal text. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Through peer assessment, students offer any more suggestions/opinions to the class discussion about the list of resources explored. ||
 * **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Assessment: __**
 * **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Any special considerations or contingency plans: __**
 * <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">In the case of no access to an interactive whiteboard, the teacher can instead utilise a single computer or a number of classroom computers to showcase the short film clip.
 * <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">As students mostly are working in a group or a whole-class situation there is no need for special considerations as they can support each other. ||
 * **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Self-reflection: __**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- Did the lesson go according to plan? <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">What worked or didn’t work well? <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">How could this lesson be improved? <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Did the students understand the importance of visual imagery, position etc in the creation and delivery of a visual media production? <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">How effective was the lesson in terms of the understanding students gained of the Australian State or city? ||