English / Year 9 / Literacy / Interacting with others

• TLF-IDM016123

A resource with information, study guides and resources on visual literacy to support the English K-10 Australian Curriculum in English. It provides a series of activities, guidelines and tasks about visual texts from a variety of sources. Contains writing scaffolds, templates and proformas for responding and composing ...

• TLF-IDM016654

This resource focuses on the creation of digital stories for students with supporting activities and links to resources. It has advice and help for students to compose, adapt and publish your digital stories. This resource supports the Australian Curriculum in English K–10.

• TLF-IDM017697

Ben Jonson, a 17th-century playwright and critic, said of Shakespeare that 'a great poet is not just born, but made'. Enjoy this discussion between Phillip Adams and John Bell, Australian actor and director of the Bell Shakespeare company. They explore soliloquies, authorship and why Shakespeare came to be considered the ...

• TLF-IDM019250

This is a unit of work that uses visual and multimodal texts to explore rail safety on and around the rail network. Specific topics include: evaluative language, persuasive text, comparing texts and the creation of a visual and multimodal campaign to promote rail safety. The resource includes: teacher notes, three learning ...

• TLF-IDM017572

Newspapers had a field day when the Queen visited Australia in 2011. Prime Minister Julia Gillard chose to bow to her, while the Governor General, Quentin Bryce AC CVO, curtseyed instead. This Q&A clip explores several perspectives on this event. Note how each panellist's non-verbal language reflects their attitude toward ...

• TLF-IDM018558

Clever speakers do more than just use well-known persuasive techniques such as rhetorical questions and emotive language. They shape the very structure of their sentences to focus the audience's attention on the ideas in particular clauses. It is a subtle but powerful technique to manipulate listeners. This clip is last ...

• TLF-IDR11556

This unit uses a scaffolded approach to bring students to independently retell an aspect of the story of 'Romeo and Juliet' using their own languages and cultural stories, both traditional and popular. The unit is designed to draw on students' interest, knowledge and skills to maximise their engagement with the text. Drama ...

• TLF-IDL6309

Climb Mt Batur on the island of Bali. Interact with your local guide and locals, and respond to their comments and questions in a culturally appropriate way. Identify the polite ways to engage with locals to find out more about Mt Batur. Learn ways to speak and respond that respect local people and Balinese beliefs and ...

• TLF-IDS4963

These seven learning activities, which focus on 'collaboration' using a variety of tools (software) and devices (hardware), illustrate the ways in which content, pedagogy and technology can be successfully and effectively integrated in order to promote learning. In the activities, teachers provide students with opportunities ...

• TLF-IDR11476

In this unit of work students explore the elements of good public speaking, research a topic, and develop and justify a point of view in a presentation to an audience.