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English for the Australian Curriculum Book 1 (digital)

English for the Australian Curriculum Book 1 (digital)
AUTHOR(S):
Brenton Doecke / Graham Parr (Consulting Editor) / Pam Macintyre / Natalie Bellis / Scott Bulfin / Kelli McGraw / Lisa McNeice / Karen Moni / Gary Simmons
REGION:
Australia
LEVELS:
Year 7 / Year 8
SUBJECT AREA:
Australian Curriculum / English
EDITION:
1ed
ISBN:
9781108711968
PUBLICATION DATE:
05/09/2011
Price:   AUD $39.95
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English for the Australian Curriculum Book 1 draws on a wide variety of contemporary textual modes to encourage students to explore what texts tell us about ourselves, our place in the world, and how we communicate and interact with others.

  • Broad chapter opening questions prompt inquiry, discussion and reflection, giving students the opportunity to bring their personal world and knowledge into play.
  • Activities throughout the text develop student language skills, consolidate comprehension and analysis skills, and allow students to practise various ways of responding to a text, while describing how language works and makes meaning.
  • ‘Read, Write & Create’ end-of-chapter writing and creating activities allow for deep thinking and can reveal student’s true engagement with the texts and its ideas. They offer the opportunity for students to write and create their own texts and accounts for various languages modes.
  • Look Closer focuses on a particular text type or language feature and provides more detailed information to extend knowledge.
  • ‘Read More’ or ‘view more’ directs students to relevant or related texts to extend their understanding.
  • Key terms defined in the margins and a glossary at the end of the book ensure important concepts can be immediately understood and provides an easy-to-use bank of key terms.

 

The Interactive Textbook also includes:

  • bookmarking and note-taking functions that allow students to keep track of important sections for referral when preparing for exams
  • activities in editable format that can be modified to suit lesson plans and may be set as homework
  • hyperlinks to external relevant website content for further research and revision
  • simple animations or pop-up boxes to reinforce key concepts/terms as they arise
  • short videos and podcasts.
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The downloadable PDF version of the student text enables students to take notes, highlight key passages, and bookmark pages. It is downloaded from Cambridge GO using the unique 16-character code that is included with the purchase of the Print Textbook and the Interactive Textbook.

Chapter 1: My story – our stories

Chapter 2: Poetry activated

Chapter 3: Getting animated – genre and narrative in animated films

Chapter 4: Ghosts ghouls and doppelgangers – exploring gothic horror stories

Chapter 5: Fairytales revamped

Chapter 6: Meanwhile, somewhere else – three films from Iran

Chapter 7: Daring to dream

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A fully-balanced and integrated approach to language, literature, and literacy for the Australian Curriculum.

Written for the Australian Curriculum, English for the Australian Curriculum privileges student experience, creative engagement with texts, moments of reflection and opportunities for deep thinking. The series provides a fully balanced and integrated approach to the study of language, literature and literacy, by drawing on the best in English teaching practice around the country.

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Brenton Doecke
At the time of publication, Brenton was a Professor of Education in the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University. He has written extensively on English curriculum and pedagogy. He is a former editor of AATE, and co-editor of the Australian Journal of Language and Literacy (ALEA). Brenton played a major role in the development of the Standards for Teachers of English Language and Literacy in Australia (STELLA) and has engaged in research on the impact of standards-based reforms on the professional identity and practice of English teachers. Brenton is a life member of both AATE and VATE.
Graham Parr (Consulting Editor)
Pam Macintyre
Pam has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in language, literacy, children
Natalie Bellis

At the time of publication, Natalie was Head of English at St. Paul's Anglican Grammar School. She has a passion for curriculum design and exploring new texts with her students. She loves writing about teaching almost as much as she loves teaching and has published her reflections in a number of professional journals, as well as the AATE/Interface publications.

Scott Bulfin
Scott taught English in a number of secondary schools before completing a PhD examining new media literacies. At the time of publication, he was a lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. Scott has served as a member of both the Council of VATE and the AATE.
Kelli McGraw
At the time of publication, Kelli was a Lecturer in Secondary English Curriculum at The Queensland University of Technology. She has been an English teacher in south western Sydney and worked in primary and high schools across NSW to develop students
Lisa McNeice

During her seventeen years as a classroom teacher, Lisa has taught English, Literature, English Language, ESL and Art. She is a published poet and has had experience in student theatre as a writer, director and set designer. 

Karen Moni
At the time of publication, Karen was a Associate Professor in the School of Education at The University of Queensland and coordinated English curriculum, young adult literature and effective pedagogy courses in undergraduate and postgraduate programs. A former secondary English teacher and teacher-librarian at the time of publication, Karen was President Elect of the AATE.
Gary Simmons
Gary has worked at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) where he delivered lectures and workshops to students and teachers for over nine years in the Screen Education Unit. At the time of publication, he worked as an independent writer and speaker on screen texts in schools and universities throughout Victoria and lectured on a sessional basis in both education and general public programs at ACMI.

"The range and quality of the resources, both print and visual, are immediately rich and compelling"

 

"The authors aim to promote rich pedagogies within and across the language, literature and literacy strand of the Australian Curriculum. This is achieved through playful engagement, big questions and immersive participation"

 

"There is an expectation throughout of robust enjoyment, a feeling that the writers want students to love English and 'value the power of the imagination and literary expression to provide pleasure and enrich life'"

 

"Overall, these are stimulating resources in tone and scope. Critical approaches underpin invitations to construct, compare, investigate and evaluate. Cognitively-demanding tasks are strengthened through individual and collective processes using graphic organisers, wikis and blogs. On multiple levels and in very diverse and intelligent ways, students' 'funds of knowledge' are mobilsed. There's a myriad of opportunities for students individually and collaboratively to extend imagination, communicate and create. These texts encourage me to wish I was still one of them."

Reviewed English in Australia (AATE, Vol 48, Number 1, 2013).