Lesson Plan

Day: M T W T F
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Date: 02/09/2015 Time: 12:07am Year:

Learning Area: English Topic: Reading

Curriculum content description:
Investigate how visual and multimodal texts allude to or draw on other texts or
images to enhance and layer meaning (ACELA1548)

Students prior knowledge and experience:

Students have basic understanding of the type of formats of documentaries and
some common topics or issues displayed by documentaries. Students have
previously explored films so they have an understanding of visual codes.

Learning purpose:
To establish a basic understanding of visual texts and to be able to identify some
documentary conventions.

Learning objectives:

Evaluation:

On completion of this lesson,

students will be able to:
- Identify codes and conventions in
a documentary
- Answer basic conventional
questions regarding content from
the documentary

Students will be asked to identify

codes and conventions at
intervals throughout the
documentary
I will ask them to share their
answers. Students will also
answer 3 questions regarding
ideas created by the
documentary.

Preparation and Resources:

-

Laptop
Cords to connect laptop to TV
Wifi set up so Youtube can be accessed
A Day in the Life of a Dictator Youtube

Questions to ask:
- List as many codes/conventions that you know of
- What codes and conventions have you noticed so far?
- List 3 codes/conventions that have been used

Catering for diversity

In the class there is a student with a very low academic levels. Mentor teacher has
advised to leave be as the student can get very aggressive.
I have a list of noticeable codes/conventions in the documentary hint at some if
students have little understanding of them.

Timing:

8:30
5 mins

Learning Experiences:
1

Introduction:

Class in two lines out

Wait until quiet, give instructions to get pens and journals out then
sit quietly.
Wait until class is quiet to proceed.
Ask students about their previous knowledge regarding codes and
conventions.
Get them to list what they know

Sequence of learning experiences:

Get students to silently list as many codes/conventions that the

know
Write why it is important
Ask 3 students to share what they have write answers on
whiteboard
Get students to copy down if they dont already have them
Documentary will be on dictators essentially, can anyone tell me
what a dictator is?
Explain small historical information on Stalin subject of
documentary

8:35 5 mins
8:40 2 mins

8:42: 2 mins
8:44: 2 mins
8:46 6.5 mins

8:52:

8:52 10 mins

9:02 5 mins

9:07 - 2 mins

9:09 4 mins

9:13 10 mins

9:23 2 mins

Students to pick 3 codes/conventions used in the nearly 7 minutes

of documentary and discuss how it has been used and why it is
important
Wander rows in order to answer any questions and make sure
students are on track
Ask 4 students to discuss their answers, get students to copy down
their peers answers if they do not already have it down.

Introduce second dictator. Muammar Gaddafi/Colonel Gaddafi

Libiyan revolutionary and political leader
Primary leader of Libya 1969-2011
Developed his own variant of arab nationalism
Intent to push Libya towards Islamic socialism

Watch 6:50 to 10:08

Again students need to pick 3 codes/conventions used and discuss

how it has been used and why it is important.
Wander rows in order to answer any questions and make sure
students are on track
Ask 2 students to discuss their answers, get students to copy down
their peers answers if they do not already have it down.

9:25 conclude
(5 mins)

Watch from beginning to 6.50 minutes

Constantly remind students at quiet points to take notes on
different conventions being used
Stop video at 6:50

Lesson conclusion:

The lesson will be concluded with the students sharing their

answers, this will allow me to offer feedback that reflect the lesson
objectives.

What new conventions did you learn today?

Any interesting facts from the documentary you didnt know
about?

Lesson Evaluation:
(Reflect on the lesson. What worked? What did not work? What would you change? Why?)

I needed to make sure that technology works before going into the class, there was a few
technical difficulties. Other than that I think the lesson went well. I maintained a relatively
well behaved classroom, although one student walked out and that threw me a bit. I did
send a student out who had already been given one warning and continued to misbehave.
Next time I think I need to use more low key management skills such as gestures and eye
contact. I would change the language of some of the questions I asked to make them
more simple to allow every student to understand what I am asking of them.