Year 9 Core Studies

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Year 9 Core Studies

Unit 4 2010

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Name: ______

Teacher: ______

Contents

1. Topics of study ...... 3

2. Student learning…………………………………… 4

2. Vocabulary lists...... 5

3. Assessment schedule ...... 6

4. Task One: English: Film Review…………………….... 7

5. Task Two:RE:Personal Recount..……….……………... 9

6. Task Three: SS: Informative Oral ………….…………. 12

TOPICS:

ENGLISH

Film texts
Film review

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Spirituality within and beyond the Christian tradition
Prayer and ritual
Planning and preparing for a liturgy

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Medieval society
Knights
Castles
Warfare

LITERACY

M.A.R.S Wide Reading
Spelling and Vocabulary
English Rules Workbook

STUDENT LEARNING

This unit focuses on changing environments and changing times. It encourages students to consider how individuals and groups have influenced the future. In English, students are introduced to the features of film texts. They will make judgments and justify opinions about how the qualities of film texts contribute to audience appreciation and enjoyment. In Religious Education, students are introduced to meditation and prayer processes. They will learn about Spiritual Role models from the past and present, in order to gain a sense of their own spirituality. In Social Science, students will investigate the social, economic, political, military and religious aspects of The Age of Chivalry.

By the end of this unit of work, students should be able to:

English / Religious Education / Social Science

Demonstrate and analyse the relationship between audience, subject matter, purpose and text type

Identify main ideas and the sequence of events, make inferences and draw conclusions based on understanding of the reliability of ideas and information across texts

Interpret and analyse how language elements and other aspects of texts position audiences

Make judgments and justify opinions about how the qualities of texts contribute to enjoyment and appreciation.

Identify a variety of expressions of spirituality in the Christian tradition

Explore ways prayer and rituals incorporate liturgical resources to provide meaning for individuals and groups

Examine how the spirituality of significant people within and beyond the Christian tradition influences individuals and communities

Investigate ways spiritual movements within and beyond the Christian tradition are responses to the human quest for meaning and transformation.

Identify a research focus from broad topics and design focus questions and sub-questions

Draw conclusions and make decisions supported by interpretations of data, information and evidence

Communicate descriptions, decisions and conclusions using text types specific to the context and purpose and the conventions of research-based texts.

Vocabulary:

English / Religious Education / Social Science
film
challenge
create
position
review
director
narrative
techniques
theme
genre
characters
setting plot
analyse
critique
compare
recommendation
criticise
camera angles
sound
lighting / spirituality
variety
prayer
ritual
liturgy
Christian
expression
tradition
significant
examine
influence
identity
relationship
memory
recount
reflect
occasion
challenge
obstacle
beginning / medieval
The Middle Ages
Baron
warfare
knight
armor
castle
siege
equipment
attack
sequence
contingency
military
architect
mason
construct
instruct
appoint
squire
Investiture

ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE

9 CORE STUDIES______UNIT 4: CHANGES______

ENG – FILM REVIEW

RE – REFLECTIVE WRITING

SS – INFORMATIVE ORAL

SUBJECT
ENGLISH / TOPIC
FILM / ASSESSMENT
REVIEW / DISTRIBUTED
Week 1
DUE
Proposal: Week 5
Drafting: Week 6
Final: Week 7
RE / SPIRITUALITY / REFLECTIVE WRITING / DISTRIBUTED
Week 1
DUE
Proposal: Week 6
Final: Week 7
SS / MEDIEVAL SOCIETY / INFORMATIVE ORAL / DISTRIBUTED
Week 1
DUE
Drafts: Week 5
Scripts: Week 6
Presentations: Week 7

College ABC

YEAR 9 CORE STUDIES

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ENGLISH: Film Review

Student’s name:......

Core Teacher’s name:......

Length: 400 words

Due: Week 7 Term 4

CONTEXT

Film is a popular text in our modern society. It is often used as a medium to reflect and in some cases challenge our lifestyles, culture, language and values. Directors create their film texts to position their viewers to accept the imaginary world they create through their production.

TASK

A magazine for young teenagers is requesting film reviews from subscribers. You decide to submit a film review for a film of your choice. Your review must contain:

An introduction which includes the title, director, and main actors in the film, as well as an angle or general opinionative comment about the film.
A paragraph which contains a brief plot analysis and speculation on the director’s purpose.
A paragraph which analyses and critiques the narrative techniques of the film, including theme, plot, genre, characters and setting.
A paragraph which analyses and critiques the film techniques used, including camerawork, sound and lighting.
A conclusion which makes comparisons with other films by the same director, or in the same genre, as well as an overall recommendation.

AUDIENCE

Readers of a magazine for young teenagers.

PURPOSE

To inform and persuade/ criticise.

CONDITIONS

Film must be rated M, PG or G (teacher approval required prior to drafting review)

Review must be presented according to magazine layout.

5 weeks notice of task

Structure and features of film texts explicitly taught.

Scripts submitted on Edukate by 4 pm on the due date; and,

Hard copy handed to teacher during the lesson on the due date, or if there is no lesson, it should be handed in to The Learning and Teaching Office and stamped by 4 pm.

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING YOUR REVIEW

Choose a film to review.

Inform your teacher of your choice.

Upon approval of your choice, watch the film and complete the observation sheet on the next page.

Draft your review. Be sure to include all relevant sections of the review (refer to task sheet).

Submit your draft for teacher feedback.

Edit and refine your review according to your teacher’s feedback.

Observation Sheet: Film Review (complete as you watch your chosen film)

Title of Film: ______
Director: ______
Director’s purpose: ______
Genre: ______
Recommendation: ______

Narrative techniques (Remember that you are required to comment on the effectiveness of these techniques in your review):

What happens in the film? (plot summary) / What is the setting in time and place?
Who are the main characters? / What is the overall theme of the movie?

Film techniques (Remember that you are also required to comment on the effectiveness of these techniques in your review):

Camera angles / Camera shots
Sound / Lighting

YEAR 9 CORE STUDIES

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Religious Education: Personal Recount

Student’s name:......

Core Teacher’s name:......

Length: 300 – 400 words

Due: Week 7 Term 4

CONTEXT

Spirituality is like an ‘inner knowing’. Many humans, across the world, spend their lives developing this ‘inner knowing’. This term, you have been given the opportunity to investigate a variety of expressions of spirituality in the Christian tradition, and to investigate the spirituality of significant people within and beyond the Christian tradition. The next step is to examine the influences upon your spirituality.

TASK

You are required to write a personal recount which explores your spirituality, and the influences which have shaped this important aspect of your identity.

In your reflection, you may want to focus on a relationship which has been very important in shaping your spiritual self. Alternatively, you may want to focus on an event or memory which has stuck with you, and has changed the way you think and act.

AUDIENCE

Core teacher.

PURPOSE

To recount; to reflect.

CONDITIONS

6 weeks notice of task.

Personal recount genre explicitly taught.

Scripts submitted on Edukate by 4 pm on the due date; and,

Hard copy handed to teacher during the lesson on the due date, or if there is no lesson, it should be handed in to The Learning and Teaching Office and stamped by 4 pm.

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING YOUR RECOUNT

Decide upon a themefor your reflection. Here are some suggestionsto help you.

a)A life-changing event

b)An important relationship

c)A family occasion

d)A close friendship

e)A challenge or obstacle overcome

f)A new beginning

g)An unexpected outcome

Now plan your recount in the space provided below.

Theme: ______.
Orientation (Establish personal voice, theme, engage the reader, suggest the direction of the recount): ______.
Development of theme (Describe the sequence of events/ memories that help to establish the theme): ______.
Resolution (Link back to your theme: How has the event/relationship/experience shaped you?) ______.

STAGES OF TEXT PRODUCTION
RECORD OF THE PROCESS YOU FOLLOWED IN COMPLETING THIS ASSIGNMENT
Name: / Teacher’s Initials:
You must keep a record of ALL the input into this assignment as you work on it. Attach this sheet to your final copy, sign and date in the appropriate place.
It is your responsibility to provide your teacher with accurate information. Any doubt will result in an oral discussion of the work and its formation/content, etc. Any attempt to conceal plagiarism / excessive assistance, could result in a penalty grade being awarded. If your name appears on this assignment, it is your work we expect to assess.
RESOURCES USED / ROUGH DRAFT / FINAL COPY
For each stage, indicate where/who you gained assistance and the type of assistance
Examples: / Internet – research for background information on topic. / Mother – proofreading only.
Written texts
Audio visual
Human
Signed: / Date:

YEAR 9 CORE STUDIES

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Social Science: Informative Oral – Medieval History

Student’s name:......

Core Teacher’s name:......

Length: 4-6 minutes

Due: Week 7-8 Term 4

CONTEXT

Medium aevum -- Medieval or The Middle Ages. We think of knights in shining armor, lavish banquets, wandering minstrels, kings, queens, bishops, monks, pilgrims, and glorious pageantry. In film and in literature, medieval life seems heroic, entertaining, and romantic. In reality, life in the Middle Ages, a period that extended from approximately the fifth century to the fifteenth century in Western Europe, was sometimes all these things, as well as harsh, uncertain, and often dangerous.

TASK

Choose from one of the presentation options below:

You are a medieval Baron who is briefing his knights before laying siege to an enemy Baron’s Castle. You will:

Present a plan of the enemy castle.
Outline its weak points.
Describe the siege equipment you will use.
Describe the sequence of attack.
Present contingency plans.

You are a medieval military architect who is presenting a plan for a new castle to his masons. You will describe the features of the castle and their purpose. It will be constructed on either:

A steep hill
A flat plain, or
A river bend

You are a knight who is instructing a group of newly appointed squires on the duties and training every squire will be required to undertake prior to becoming a knight. Your lecture must include:

Diagrams, pictures etc of the training equipment
A description of what will be learned and when.
A description of the 24 hours of their Investiture

AUDIENCE

Medieval knights/ masons/ squires.

PURPOSE

To inform and instruct.

CONDITIONS

7 weeks notice of task

Structure and features of spoken informative orals explicitly taught.

Dress in role. Props encouraged.

Bibliography required.

Scripts submitted on Edukate by 4 pm on the due date; and,

Hard copy handed to teacher during the lesson on the due date, or if there is no lesson, it should be handed in to The Learning and Teaching Office and stamped by 4 pm.

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING YOUR INFORMATIVE ORAL

This assignment requires specialist knowledge, and therefore you must research your topic. The process outlined below can be found on the Nudgee College Library Website and will help you to compose your oral. It is a very effective guide to Assignment writing and will ensure assignment success in all subject areas.

Step 1 -Define or Deconstruct the Question

Examine the question you have been asked to answer.
Underline the key words to identify exactly what you have been asked to do.
Identify the task words - things such as genre required, word limit, due date.
What information do you know about the topic already?
What do you need to find out?

Step 2 -Locate Information

What will be the most useful resources to use to find the information required?
What search terms or keywords will I use?
Who can I ask for help?

Step 3 -Select / Analyse

What information do I need to answer the question?
Take notes and organise them according to the parts of the question.
Determine how relevant the information is.
Detect bias, stereotypes, inaccuracies.
Keep track of quotes and resources for by Bibliography and referencing.

Step 4 -Organise / Synthesise

What sections of the question does this information fit into?
Have I found enough information?
What do I need to get rid of as irrelevant?
What sub headings will I use to group the information I have found from different sources?
Prepare my Bibliography.

Step 5 -Present

How can I present this information?
What genre and form does it need to be - analytical, report, argument, etc
Have I planned my writing for cohesion and logical structure?
Have I read through my work carefully to eliminate errors and present a polished piece of work?

Step 6 -Evaluate

What did I learn from this?
Did I do as well as I thought?
How can I improve the process of completing this work?