1. Curriculum Library Report

Due Date: Week 13. Submit to Canvas. Date 23rd May 2022 11:59pm

Length and Weighting: 1500 words and 25%.

For this assessment, you will demonstrate your knowledge of the university’s curriculum library resources and your ability to select high-quality texts for Stage 4 English classes. This includes:

• Clear evidence of extensive research of curriculum resources. Include a brief introduction that details the curriculum resources available in the Fisher Library

• List two texts for study that are suitable for Stage 4. Your selection should consist of one young adult fiction title and one other text that is either poetry, film, drama or nonfiction, both published since 2018.  Include brief annotations explaining why they are appropriate in the context of the requirements of the NSW English 7-10 syllabus, attending to content, reading level, award recognitions, and relation to syllabus requirements and outcomes. Your explanation should also refer to how your chosen texts explore the experiences texts must give as listed on pages 23 and 24 of the English K-10 Syllabus.

• Select one teaching and learning resource suitable for teachers of students in English 7-10, with brief annotations explaining why it is appropriate in the context of the requirements of the English Syllabus. This should be a resource that you will use as a teacher (such as a book on culturally relevant pedagogy or an online database on Indigenous literature).

• All resources should be properly cited with APA style.

2. Group Lesson Plan – Presentation and Reflection

Due Date: Week 15. Monday 6th June 2022 by 11:59 pm.

Length and Weighting: 2000 words and 40%

1. Lesson Plan (15%)
In a small group, design a lesson plan that is focused on the literacy skills of either reading, writing, speaking, listening or viewing/representing in relation to the graphic novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

The lesson plan should identify the school and proposed class demographics including gender, ICSEA, language backgrounds, class size, etc., topic, duration of lesson (50-80 minutes) and week in unit, links to prior and subsequent lessons, up to three syllabus outcomes/content descriptors to be addressed, opening of lesson, sequence of activities with clear indications of learning configurations (e.g., whole class, small group, pairs, individual), formal and/or informal assessment, closure. The lesson plan design should be informed by academic scholarship, assigned readings, and evidenced-based teaching strategies.

In your tutorial, you will receive formative feedback from your classmates and your tutor. Your group will then have the opportunity to revise your lesson prior to final submission at the end of the unit.

Due Date: 2. Group Presentation (15%)

Your group’s presentation in your tutorial is 25-30 minutes. The presentation is about the lesson you have designed that is focused on either reading, writing, speaking/listening, or viewing/representing in relation to the graphic novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

Introduce your school and proposed class demographics and explain how you have designed the lesson to meet the needs of these students. The main focus of your presentation should include a sample or demonstration of focused activities/ strategies from your lesson plan.

After the presentation, upload a digital copy to the Canvas discussion board.

Due Date: Presentation in class from weeks 11-15.

Individual Lesson Plan Reflection (10%)

After delivering your group lesson plan, demonstrate reflective practice by individually considering: How did you effectively contribute to your group work? How did you address specific language modes and draw on the graphic novel? How was the organisation, pacing, and delivery of your lesson? How effective were your lesson plan’s practical teaching strategies and learning configurations? Would you do anything differently? How was the organisation, pacing, and delivery of your lesson? This is a suggested list of areas to help guide your reflection. However, you may also critically reflect on anything else relevant that you learnt in the teaching process. Cite related scholarship, using APA style. 500 words.

Due Date: Week 16 in class formative

3. Statement of Goals and Values

Due Date: Week 15. Monday 6th June 2022 by 11:59 pm.

Length and Weighting: 1500 words and 40%

Drawing on academic scholarship, articulate your goals and values related to one of the three Cross-Curriculum Priority Areas in the Australian Curriculum. These include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia, and Sustainability. This statement should be approximately 500 words and reflect a deep understanding of the specific priority area, the NSW English syllabus and related documents, and how this priority area can be met within Stage 4-5 English.

Next, demonstrate your knowledge of this priority area by creating your own lesson plan for a mixed ability Stage 4 or 5 class that includes EAL/D students. In your differentiation for EAL/D students, reference 1-2 stage appropriate teaching strategies featured in the ACARA English as an Additional Language or Dialect Teacher Resource: Annotated Content Descriptions English Foundation to Year 10.  The focus should be on reading or writing, and the content should not involve Hugo Cabret. You should reference at least one relevant text, such as ones included on the NESA Suggested Texts for the English K-10 Syllabus document. Ensure that different learning configurations, strategies, and activities are included; and the lesson plan effectively addresses the cross-curriculum priority area. Include relevant worksheets too, for approximately 1000 words total.