That deadman dance

General Capabilities evident across the unit include LiteracyInformation and communication technology (ICT) capabilityCritical and creative thinkingEthical understanding and Intercultural understanding.

Relevant Cross-Curriculum Priorities include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.

Content links to Australian Curriculum: Literature (Unit 4).

Evaluate the dynamic relationship between authors, texts, audiences and contexts including:
  • how literature reflects cultural change and difference (ACELR053)
  • the ways in which the expectations and values of audiences shape perceptions of texts and their significance (ACELR054)
  • how texts in different literary formsmediums or traditions are the same or different (ACELR055)
  • how interpretations of texts vary over time (ACELR056)
  • the ways in which perspectives are conveyed through texts drawn from other times and cultures, and how these may be renewed for a contemporary Australian audience(ACELR057)
Evaluate and reflect on the ways in which literary texts can be interpreted including:
  • how ideas, values and assumptions are conveyed (ACELR058)
  • how specific literary elements and forms shape meaning and influence responses, for example, mise-en-scène, enjambment, dramatic monologue and verse drama (ACELR059)
  • how mediumform, language and wordplay contribute to interpretations of texts (ACELR060)
  • exploring a range of critical interpretations. (ACELR061)
Create analytical texts:
  • developing a creative, informed and sustained interpretation supported by close textual analysis (ACELR062)
  • using appropriate linguistic, stylistic and critical terminology to evaluate and justify interpretations of texts (ACELR063)
  • critically evaluating their own and others’ justifications, evidence and points of view (ACELR064)
  • experimenting with different modesmediums and forms(ACELR065)
Create imaginative texts: