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English / Year 10 / Language / Text structure and organisation

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Curriculum content descriptions

Compare the purposes, text structures and language features of traditional and contemporary texts in different media (ACELA1566)

Elaborations
  • reproducing and adapting existing print texts for an online environment and explaining the reasons for the adaptations (for example accounting for the navigation and use of hyperlinks as structuring principles in hypertext narratives)
  • investigating the structure and language of similar text types like information reports and narratives and how these are influenced by different technological affordances (for example hyperlinks as structuring principles in hypertext narratives versus linear text sequencing principles in print narratives)
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Text types,  Text purpose

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Graphic novels are a contemporary literary phenomenon. But what sets them apart from other forms of narrative, such as novels or films? Explore the unique features of the graphic novel in this discussion with some of Australia's most successful graphic novelists. This clip is one in a series of four.

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Evolving English: the impact of television

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The original pronunciation of Shakespeare

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Is the future of newspapers online?

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How do most people get their news today? Discover whether there is a place for newspapers in today's online world. Mediawatch's Jonathan Holmes talks about the future of newspapers in the digital age with Greg Hywood, CEO of Fairfax Media, publishers of the 'Sydney Morning Herald' and 'The Age'. 

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Navigating 'Cloud Atlas'

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Some authors like to take readers on a journey, none more so than David Mitchell, the author of 'Cloud Atlas'. His novel is a complex tale that attempts to weave together six different narratives over a period of hundreds of years. Join in this discussion and find out if he succeeds. This clip is the second in a series of two.

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Evolving English: the role of social media

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How many times have you heard teenagers berated for using the term 'like'? Yet this term has existed at least since 1586 when the term, 'Yon man is like out of his mind' was written into history. The truth is, our language is constantly evolving, with new words added, others dying off and some resurfacing again. In this ...

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Word on internet slang

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Syllabus bites: Active and passive voice

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Show and tell: eerie encounter

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Beach safety: video campaign

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Make it happen: find Honey

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