Year+9

= __Welcome to the Year 9 English Wiki Page__ =

__Year 9 Course Outline__
//This year aims to start preparing students for the rigours of Later Years English. This includes a closer analysis of all texts (including novels, newspaper articles, films, online texts, audio-visual texts, poetry and short stories) and their unique structures, language use and other devices used to engage their intended audiences. This improvement in skills and content will culminate in an end-of-year examination which provides the students with a sense of what is expected of them in the next few years in English.// //In order to better understand how writers create and workshop their writing, students are also required to craft their own pieces of work. In Year 9 English, this includes text response writing, persuasive writing on a given issue, creative writing and poetry writing (sonnets). This range of genres allows students an insight into the broad scope of language use that is available to writers and the way they manipulate language (and sometimes create new words or forms of words in order to describe or compare an idea) to reach an intended audience and achieve a specific purpose.// //In addition to this, students are also given the opportunity to communicate their ideas through formal and informal speaking and listening experiences. Discussions, debates, speeches and presentations are just some of the methods through which students demonstrate their ability to convey abstract and complex ideas to an audience with clarity and purpose. They are also required to actively listen to a variety of audio and oral texts in order to evaluate the effectiveness of these presentations and to utilise what they learn from these in their own communications.//

=__Staff 2016__= Sam Dight - leader Sarah Dixon Ida Greco Peter Kelly Debbie Mantzandis Elaine Nieva Mandy Plumridge

**__Timeline 2016__**
Ongoing throughout the year: 1) Independent reading and structured reading workshops 2) Word Wizard - explicit teaching of grammar 3) Spelling program

Term 1 Tomorrow When the War Began CAI - Text Response CAI - Writing Folio - (Introductory Piece) and **Creative Response to novel**

Term 2 Reality TV (including NAPLAN prep) CAI - Writing Folio - persuasive piece CAI - Oral - presenting own ideas for reality TV show or analysis of existing reality TV shows

Term 3 Science Fiction CAI - Text Response - comparative essay - comparing Avatar and There Will Come Soft Rains CAI - Writing Folio - own SF story CAI - Oral - presentation on SF movie

Term 4 Finish SF Poetry - including Shakespearean sonnets Optional CAI - Writing Folio - own sonnets and poems End of Year Exam



__Unit 1 - Tomorrow When the War Began__
In first couple of lessons (see Sam's timeline for semester) do an introductory written piece - you may wish to use Writing Folio 1 below to get ideas or give students free choice. Then begin unit below.





=**Other Materials**=



[[file:Creative Writing Folio Piece.docx]]
[] = whole book online http://splash.abc.net.au/teachers/blog/-/b/198109/good-films-for-teenagers-tomorrow-when-the-war-began -summary of film with minute by minute synopsis =__Uni____t 2 - Reality TV__=



http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/former-biggest-loser-contestant-andrew-cosi-costello-reveals-the-truth-about-the-weight-loss-show/story-e6frfmq9-1226820498768 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hWrRlSITKw = 15 mins TED talk about value of reality TV - US focused, but thoughtful ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW9XwAkueRY - current affairs show criticising The Big Brother - 3 mins ish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIhjUzZqw_s - A little video about whether reality TV will ever go as far as The Hunger Games - 3 mins ish
 * The ABC show Reality Check has been taped by the Library - at least 7 episodes available - September 2014**

@http://whatculture.com/tv/10-horrifying-reality-tv-shows-you-wont-believe-exist.php/2 = with very well written criticisms of each of these horrors. http://splash.abc.net.au/media?id=104672 = 4 minutes of excellent ideas on the ingredients of reality TV - very helpful.

__ome Worksheets and Activities for Developing Skills in Understanding and Using Persuasive Language__ The last document keeping animals in cages came off the NAPLAN website as an example of a preparatory unit for persuasive writing.



__Unit 3 - Science Fiction__






Other Materials
The Bran Nue Dae unit at the end of this page may contain some useful ideas to supplement teaching of Avatar

- this is the skepsi unit - not jsut sci fi

=__Unit 4 - Year 9 Poetry__ - the unit below will be developed by WHI=

- this is the unit for 2016 includes all handouts and rubric

Work from previous years



ttps://soundcloud.com/the-city-speaks/a-disaster-movie-like-me-by-sean-m-whelan

http://splash.abc.net.au/teachers/blog/-/b/1338427/igniting-student-passions-for-poetry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_auc2Z67OM = Rap poem about Shakespeare by Kate TEmpest - very good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUCFlzrkclg = biography of Shakespeare - four minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSbtkLA3GrY - 20 minute video of hip-hop and shakespeare - very very good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUCFlzrkclg - four minute rap of all his plays and many famous lines - very very good http://popsonnet.tumblr.com/post/138238166781 = pop songs turned into sonnets - very funny

=**Language Analysis Materials**=





[[file:naplan_sec_persuasive_text_worksheets_download.pdf]]
=Units not currently being taught in2016=

__Bran Nue Day__
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1148165/ = cast list and synopsis http://blogs.sjcgeelong.catholic.edu.au/library/files/2011/01/brannuedae.pdf =study guide to film (very good) http://apps-new.edna.edu.au/edna_retired/edna/go/indigenous/pid/3988.html = list of resources - indigenous australia http://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/bran-nue-dae/clip1/ = clip with educational notes about Jimmy chi who wrote the original musical - how it's based on his experiences http://splash.abc.net.au/teachers/blog/-/b/253721/good-films-for-teenagers-the-sapphires = The Sapphires - in case we ever use it.

= cloze for writing language analysis

__**Minutes from Year 9 English meetings**__

__**Wish list 22nd May 2012**__


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Links to VCAA Page for 2012 Naplan Tests http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/prep10/naplan/schools/persuasivewriting.html

__**Unit 2 - Materials and Teachers' Lesson Plans**__
===__Links to Teachers' Wiki Spaces__=== __**Sonnets and Oral Presentation Semester 2**__

__**End of year examination**__