The Harp in the south

General Capabilities evident throughout this unit include: LiteracyInformation and Communication TechnologyCritical and Creative ThinkingPersonal and Social Capacity and Ethical Understanding.

Cross-curriculum priority addressed in this unit is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures.

Content links to Australian Senior Secondary Curriculum (English): Unit 2 Year 11.

Compare texts in a variety of contexts, mediums and modes by: analysing the style and structure of texts including digital texts (ACEEN022)
Investigate the representation of ideas, attitudes and voices in texts including: analysing the ways language features, text structures and stylistic choices shape points of view and influence audiences (ACEEN024)
Investigate the representation of ideas, attitudes and voices in texts including: analysing the effects of using multimodal and digital conventions such as navigation, sound and image (ACEEN026)
Analyse and evaluate how and why responses to texts vary through:

the impact of language and structural choices on shaping own and others’ perspectives(ACEEN028)

the ways ideas, attitudes and voices are represented, for example, how events are reported differently in the media (ACEEN029)

analysing changing responses to texts over time and in different cultural contexts. (ACEEN031)

Create a range of texts:

using imaginative, interpretive and persuasive elements for different purposes, contexts and audiences (ACEEN032)

experimenting with text structures, language features and multimodal devices (ACEEN033)

developing and sustaining voice, tone and style (ACEEN034)

selecting and applying appropriate textual evidence to support arguments (ACEEN035)

using strategies for planning, drafting, editing and proofreading (ACEEN036)

using accurate spelling, punctuation, syntax and metalanguage. (ACEEN037)