HaSS Skills:
Locate and collect information and/or data from a range of appropriate primary sourcesand secondary sources (e.g. museums, media, library catalogues, interviews, internet) (WAHASS52)
Record selected information and/or data using a variety of methods (e.g. use graphic organisers, paraphrase, summarise) (WAHASS53)
Draw and justify conclusions, and give explanations, based on the information and/or data in texts, tables, graphs and maps (e.g. identify patterns, infer relationships) (WAHASS59)
Present findings, conclusions and/or arguments, appropriate to audience and purpose, in a range of communication forms (e.g. written, oral, visual, digital, tabular, graphic, maps) and using subject-specific terminology and concepts (WAHASS61)
Record selected information and/or data using a variety of methods (e.g. use graphic organisers, paraphrase, summarise) (WAHASS53)
Draw and justify conclusions, and give explanations, based on the information and/or data in texts, tables, graphs and maps (e.g. identify patterns, infer relationships) (WAHASS59)
Present findings, conclusions and/or arguments, appropriate to audience and purpose, in a range of communication forms (e.g. written, oral, visual, digital, tabular, graphic, maps) and using subject-specific terminology and concepts (WAHASS61)
English:
Students create detailed texts elaborating on key ideas for a range of purposes and audiences. They demonstrate an understanding of grammar, and make considered vocabulary choices to enhance cohesion and structure in their writing. They use accurate spelling and punctuation for clarity, and make and explain editorial choices based on criteria.
Learning objectives:
- Learn about the language features associated with report writing
- Understand the difference between active and passive verbs
- Reconstruct he order of information texts- recreate the introduction and conclusion paragraph
- Word bank key terms about Federation
- Research and communicate key information about Australia's Federation history
The subject of an active voice sentence performs the action of the verb: “I throw the ball.” The subject of a passive voice sentence is still the main character of the sentence, but something else performs the action: “The ball is thrown by me.
Language Features
Texts used to describe/inform usually include these language features:
• Nouns and pronouns that refer to generalised participants, e.g. lions, computers, they, it.
• Timeless present tense, e.g. are, have, exists, grows.
• Action verbs (behaviours), e.g. runs, hunts, erupts.
• Adjectives that are factual and precise, e.g. 5.6 megabytes, sandy coloured.
• Technical vocabulary, e.g. marsupials, monotremes, information processing system.
• Formal objective style, i.e. first-person pronouns and the writer’s opinions are not generally appropriate.
• Signal words for classifying, defining, comparing and contrasting, e.g. are called, belong to, are similar to, are more powerful
Texts used to describe/inform usually include these language features:
• Nouns and pronouns that refer to generalised participants, e.g. lions, computers, they, it.
• Timeless present tense, e.g. are, have, exists, grows.
• Action verbs (behaviours), e.g. runs, hunts, erupts.
• Adjectives that are factual and precise, e.g. 5.6 megabytes, sandy coloured.
• Technical vocabulary, e.g. marsupials, monotremes, information processing system.
• Formal objective style, i.e. first-person pronouns and the writer’s opinions are not generally appropriate.
• Signal words for classifying, defining, comparing and contrasting, e.g. are called, belong to, are similar to, are more powerful
Add the missing piece activity...
Work in small groups to compose the missing piece. You will have time to compare the piece you have written with your peers ‘missing pieces’ and with the original text.
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Report on Federation
- What is Federation?
- When did it happen?
- What significant events led to Federation?
- What are some reasons for and against Federation?
- What would Australia be like if Federation didn’t occur?
- How did Federation impact on Indigenous people and Chinese migrants?
- Who was Australia’s first Prime Minister?
- What role did Alfred Deakin play in Australia becoming a Federation?
- Who was Henry Parkes?
- What was his famous speech about?
- Why were initial attempts to become a Federation rejected?
Research
Research any know Federation terms and record these on your a mind map