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    Marvellous mechanisms

    • TLF-IDM025959

    Students develop skills in how to use mechanisms in a debate.

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    Characterisation in debates

    • TLF-IDM025953

    Students learn how to use characterisation and descriptive language in debating.

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    Deep diving into definitions

    • TLF-IDM025974

    Explore definitions in debating from the negative team's perspective.

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    Formal vs Informal Writing: What's the Difference and When to Use Them

    • TLF-IDM021442

    Before you start writing any article, one of the first things you need to ask yourself is "Who's my audience?" Answering this question will help you decide if you should use a formal or an informal writing style. This resource explores this and other questions to be answered before writing, such as 'What's the best way ...

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    Design thinking across the curriculum

    • TLF-IDM025436

    This cross-curriculum resource is designed to introduce Stage 2, 3 and 4 students to the design thinking process through a series of videos and interactive activities. This resource is also downloadable as a SCORM file: the downloaded version will only work if you upload it to a webserver, such as Moodle or Canvas.

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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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    Find your voice

    • TLF-IDM025970

    Students learn about, compose and perform slam poetry.

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    Considering responsibility in debates

    • TLF-IDM025965

    Students learn how to discuss responsibility when debating.

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    Strictly Speaking

    • TLF-IDM016148

    A public speaking resource including videos of student speeches, interviews, adjudicator comments, adults talking about their public speaking experiences, and support activities.

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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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    Writing a discussion

    • TLF-IDM015233

    The resource contains information, activities and tasks on how to write a discussion. It includes writing and publishing templates for students for a variety of purposes and contexts. This resource supports the Australian Curriculum in English K–10.

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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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    Writing a multimedia review

    • TLF-IDM016289

    The resource contains information, activities and tasks on how to write a review of a multimodal text, a website and a computer game. It includes writing and presenting templates for students for a variety of purposes and contexts. This resource supports the Australian Curriculum in English K–10.

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    Cartoons

    • TLF-IDM016382

    This resource is for Stage 3, Stage 4 and Stage 5 and introduces the purpose and features of cartoons. It includes information slides showing examples of different types of cartoons and interactive questions to test students' understanding of the content covered.

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    Composing a graphic novel

    • TLF-IDM016603

    This resource examines how authors and illustrators design and develop graphic novels. Student can use the resources to design, develop and publish their own graphic novel. Contains a list of print and digital resources needed to teach the unit. This resource supports the Australian Curriculum in English K–10.

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    Writing an exposition

    • TLF-IDM016476

    The resource contains information, activities and tasks on how to write an exposition or argument. It includes writing and publishing templates for students for a variety of purposes and contexts. This resource supports the Australian Curriculum in English K–10.

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    Refugees welcome here

    • TLF-IDM021183

    This resource embeds the use of online collaboration tools and 21st century learning skills in a student-centered hands-on project designed to welcome refugees into their community. The syllabus outcomes are aligned to NSW Stage 4 English, Geography or Visual Arts but this could be used with older or younger students by ...

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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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    Syllabus bites: Active and passive voice

    • TLF-IDM016217

    A web page with information, teacher guides and activities on writing sentences using the active and passive voice. This resource supports the BOS NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum in English K–10.

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