Content Descriptions

English History
Language Literature Literacy The Australian Colonies
1. Understand that the
pronunciation, spelling and
meanings of words have
histories and change over time
(ACELA1500)

2.Understand the use of
vocabulary to express greater
precision of meaning, and
know that words can have
different meanings in different
contexts (ACELA1512)
3. Explain sequences of images
in print texts and compare
these to the ways hyperlinked
digital texts are organised,
explaining their effect on
viewers interpretations
(ACELA1511)


4. Create literary texts
using realistic and
fantasy settings and
characters that draw
on the worlds
represented in texts
students have
experienced
(ACELT1612)

5. Present a point of
view about particular
literary texts using
appropriate
metalanguage, and
reflecting on the
viewpoints of others
(ACELT1609)


6. Plan, rehearse and deliver
presentations for defined
audiences and purposes
incorporating accurate and
sequenced content and multimodal
elements (ACELY1700)

7. Use comprehension strategies to
analyse information, integrating
and linking ideas from a variety of
print and digital sources
(ACELY1703)
8. The role that a significant
individual or group played in
shaping a colony; for example,
explorers, farmers,
entrepreneurs, artists, writers,
humanitarians, religious and
political leaders, and Aboriginal
and/or Torres Strait Islander
peoples. (ACHHK097)

9. Develop texts, particularly
narratives and descriptions,
which incorporate source
materials (ACHHS105)

10. Sequence historical people
and events (ACHHS098)



Elaborations (numbers mentioned in above table)

1.
Recognising that a knowledge of word origins is not only interesting in its own right, but that it extends students knowledge of vocabulary
and spelling
Exploring examples of words in which pronunciation, writing and meaning has changed over time, including words from a range of cultures
2. Moving from general, all-purpose words, for example cut, to more specific words, for example slice, dice, fillet, segment
3.
Interpreting narrative texts told as wordless picture books
Identifying and comparing sequences of images revealed through different hyperlink choices
4. Using texts with computer-based graphics, animation and 2D qualities, consider how and why particular traits for a character have been chosen
5. Posing and discussing questions, such as Should this character have behaved as they did?, and beginning to make balanced judgments about the
dilemmas characters face and relative merit and harm
6. Planning a report on a topic, sequencing ideas logically and providing supporting detail, including graphics, sound and visuals to enhance audience
engagement and understanding
7. Using research skills including identifying research purpose, locating texts, gathering and organising information, evaluating its relative value, and
the accuracy and currency of print and digital sources and summarising information from several sources
8. Investigating the contribution or significance of an individual or group to the shaping of a colony in the 1800s (for example groups such as
explorers or pastoralists; or individuals such as Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth, J. G. Macdonald, Elizabeth and John Macarthur, Caroline
Chisholm, Saint Mary Mackillop, Peter Lalor, James Unaipon) exploring the motivations and actions of an individual or group that shaped a
colony
9.
Using sources to develop narratives (for example reasons for the establishment of colonies, effects of key developments and events on
colonies, the impact of significant groups or individuals on development
Using some of the language devices of narratives, evocative vocabulary, and literary sentence structures but using real characters and events
to tell their story
Creating visual, oral or written journals reflecting the daily life experiences of different inhabitants of a convict or colonial settlement
10. Compiling an annotated timeline showing key stages in the development of colonial Australia including the date of European settlement in each
state, the date the colony was established, the date of self-government