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• 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-IDL9934

View a clip from a newsreel about men and women at an Australian beach in the early 20th century. Select different sections of the clip and interpret the actions of the beachgoers. Interpret images and written language in the film. Answer a series of questions on what you have seen in the clip. For example, comment on what ...

• TLF-IDM018080

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.

• TLF-IDM012533

This is a photographic portrait by Denis Montalbetti and Gay Campbell of Australian astronaut Andy Thomas (b1951) accompanied by catalogue information about the portrait. Also included is informational text about Andy Thomas's career. The portrait places Thomas centrally against a blue curtain-like background, with a large ...

• TLF-IDM016369

This resource focuses on how humour is created in images, films and multimodal texts. It includes activities and reading strategies to support the analysis and understanding of the processes of visual humour in texts. This resource supports the Australian Curriculum in English K–10.

• TLF-IDR10186

This Teacher idea explains how a focus on advertising, using examples from the present and the past, can deepen student understanding of identity, the influence of the media, body image and new technologies. It includes a unit of work developed and trialled by a teacher.

• TLF-IDL9683

Test your understanding of how visual elements in a magazine page affect reader response. Compare a poorly created magazine page layout with a good page layout and identify how the visual elements in the good layout work better to convey meaning to the reader. Explore how the style, size, colour and placement of images, ...

• TLF-IDM019810

Help a dragon remember what happened in his garden. View three pictures from a recount. Place the pictures in the correct order. Choose sentences to match what is happening in the pictures. Add temporal connectives such as 'first', 'next' and 'finally' to show the order of events. Watch an animation of the completed story, ...

• TLF-IDM019812

Help a dragon remember what happened in his dream. View three pictures from a recount. Place the pictures in the correct order. Choose sentences to match what is happening in the pictures. Add temporal connectives such as 'first', 'then' and 'in the end' to show the order of events. Watch an animation of the completed story, ...

• TLF-IDM014024

This is a comprehensive description of six phases in student development of the viewing mode - beginning, early, exploratory, consolidating, proficient and advanced. Part of the internationally recognised ‘First Steps’ literacy program and intended to help teachers map students’ progress in viewing, the resource emphasises ...