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        Listed under:  Language  >  Language modes  >  Creating texts  >  Literary devices
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        Henry Lawson the Poet

        • TLF-IDM025735

        Students study one poem by Henry Lawson in depth, investigating a range of language forms and features, before illustrating their poem to reflect the imagery portrayed in the words, and reciting their poem to the class. This activity is supported by resources (photographs, video and textual records) from the State Library ...

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        TrackSAFE Education Primary School Resources: Year 5 and Year 6 English

        • TLF-IDM025087

        This unit of work focuses on the influences that impact on safe behaviours in and around tracks, platforms and trains. Guided activities build students' rail safety vocabulary including grammar and word building. Modelled writing activities support students to shape a research-based inquiry investigating factors that impact ...

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        Shaun Tan's The Lost Thing

        • TLF-IDM021385

        This is a very rich resource for students from the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), which gives them an insight into the art of Shaun Tan through a focus on both the book and the film of The Lost Thing. The content focuses on aspects of storytelling, including themes, techniques, forms and language, visual, ...

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        The ad campaign

        • TLF-IDM025077

        This learning sequence invites students to analyse the 'Dumb Ways to Die' advertising campaign and how the key messages are communicated to the audience. Students then design a new iteration of the Dumb Ways to Die campaign, that could engage a young audience and provide messages about travel safety not covered by the original ...

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        Snapseed - Google Play app

        • TLF-IDM019729

        Retouch, adjust perspective and re-edit your photos with this photoediting tool. Free when reviewed 26/5/2015

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        Find your voice

        • TLF-IDM025970

        Students learn about, compose and perform slam poetry.

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        Worlds

        • TLF-IDM015232

        Worlds is a unit of work based on the English Stage 6 area of study that can be used as an ideal introduction for students in years 10 or 11. It contains four independent resources, Worlds united, Worlds apart, Worlds collide and Worlds beyond. Each part has three texts to help students examine and explore the area of study ...

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        Worlds beyond

        • TLF-IDM015235

        Worlds beyond is part of the unit Worlds, and is also an independent resource that can be used as an ideal introduction to the area of study for students in years 9 or 10. Worlds beyond explores ideas and perspectives underlying future societies and the impact of technology on individuals. It has activities and tasks using ...

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        Syllabus bites – responding to literature

        • TLF-IDM016160

        A web page with information, teacher guides and resources on responding to texts. This resource supports the NSW English K-10 syllabus.

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        Syllabus bites: types of sentences

        • TLF-IDM016280

        A web page resource with information, teacher guides and activities on types of sentences to support the Australian Curriculum in English K–10. It has detailed activities, links to resources and quizzes.

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        Vivid Sydney – 77 Million Paintings

        • TLF-IDM020233

        A series of video interviews with Nick Robertson about Brian Eno's '77 Million Paintings' installation, which was part of an exhibition in Vivid Sydney 2009. The resource includes clips of the installation.

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        Alison Lester – writing your own books

        • TLF-IDM021372

        This twelve video resource contains video of author and illustrator Alison Lester guiding students to create, first a collaborative whole class book and second, an individual book using digital technologies. In each video Lester discusses aspects of her creative processes and the books she has written. Her books are aimed ...

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        Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man

        • TLF-IDM021669

        The Seven Ages of Man is a monlogue from Shakespeare's play 'As You Like It' which is depicted in a series of stained glass windows at the State Library of NSW. Inspired by the text and the visual representation, a sequence of two activities guide students to write the 'Seven Ages of Women' and design stained-glass windows ...

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        Exploring haiku

        • TLF-IDM019505

        This learning sequence explores the structure and examples of Japanese haiku poetry. Students consider how compressed language can produce dramatic and unexpected effects by beginning with an interactive simulated writing experience and then conducting a deeper study of both classic and contemporary haiku.

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        Worlds apart

        • TLF-IDM015236

        Worlds apart is part of the unit Worlds, and is also an independent resource that can be used as an ideal introduction to the area of study for students in years 10. Worlds apart explores the ways in which individuals and communities, through their different values and attitudes, react to change. It has activities and tasks ...

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        Nicki Greenberg

        • TLF-IDM020234

        This resource is a series of videos featuring writer Nicki Greenberg talking about her career and graphic novels. Related resources and teaching notes are included.

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        Tristan Bancks

        • TLF-IDM020235

        This resource is a series of videos featuring writer Tristan Bancks talking about his writing. Related resources and teaching notes are included.

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        A New Kind of Alchemy

        • TLF-IDM016788

        'A New Kind of Alchemy' is an interactive online graphic novel about a future world threatened by extinction. It is based on a short story by Australian writer, James Roy. The graphics can be downloaded and used to create your own story.

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        Worlds collide

        • TLF-IDM015234

        Worlds collide is part of the unit Worlds, and is also an independent resource that can be used as an ideal introduction to the area of study for students in years 9 or 10. Worlds collide explores some of the different attitudes and value judgements between communities and individuals. It has activities and tasks using ...

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        Visual humour

        • TLF-IDM016369

        This resource focuses on how humour is created in images, films and multimodal texts. It includes activities and reading strategies to support the analysis and understanding of the processes of visual humour in texts. This resource supports the Australian Curriculum in English K–10.

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