Year+12+Unit+Standards

Teacher in charge: Libby Anderson
=== [|AS 90376 Film review tasks and exemplars.doc]=== === [|12424 breakdown.doc]=== (static images)

= 2011 Theme study: Cultural Identity =

// (Unit Standard 8823: Investigate a theme across an inclusive range of selected texts) //
Being part of a culture helps us feel a sense of belonging. Sometimes, however, it can be difficult for people who have shifted countries or whose parents are from different cultures to figure out where they belong and how their culture is important to them. This Unit Standard requires students to investigate the theme of "cultural identity" through written, oral and visual texts and present their findings in a report. = = Bear in mind when choosing texts that at least one of them should have an established critical reputation (for example, won an award). You also need to have more than one cultural perspective, and both male and female perspectives. The teacher must verify that the student has read the texts. This could be done through: The student could demonstrate their knowledge about a specified character, a specified incident, a specified idea, specified setting, particular effects, or aspects of presentation.
 * A static image based on one of the texts
 * A one-on-one discussion with the student about one of the texts
 * A speech about the texts
 * A test, for example the film unit standard

//Bend it like Beckham// //Life is Beautiful// //New Boy// //The Power of One//
 * Visual texts** (at least two)

//Autobiography//, short story anthology ("A Day in the Life of Ruth") //The Power of One//, novel by Bryce Courtenay //I, too, sing America//, poem by Langston Hughes //White Feathers//, poetry anthology ("My Husband", "Feelings and Memories of a Kuia") //A Question of Cultural Identity,// article by Elle Hunt
 * Written texts** (at least two)

//I Have a Dream//, speech by Martin Luther King = = = 2010 Theme study: Dealing with Differences =
 * Oral texts** (at least one)

// (Unit Standard 8823: Investigate a theme across an inclusive range of selected texts) //
Many people experience being different, whether it’s because of skin colour, nationality, religion, sexual preference, or simply their interests. How people deal with these differences can have a huge impact on someone’s life. This Unit Standard requires students to investigate the theme of "dealing with differences" through written, oral and visual texts and present their findings in a report. (cover sheet for the assessment) === [|8823 Class record sheet.doc] === === [|8823 spreadsheet.xls] ===

Bear in mind when choosing texts that at least one of them should have an established critical reputation (for example, won an award). You also need to have more than one cultural perspective, and both male and female perspectives. The teacher must verify that the student has read the texts. This could be done through: The student could demonstrate their knowledge about a specified character, a specified incident, a specified idea, specified setting, particular effects, or aspects of presentation.
 * A static image based on one of the texts
 * A one-on-one discussion with the student about one of the texts
 * A speech about the texts
 * A test, for example the film unit standard

//Bend it like Beckham// //Billy Elliot// //Romeo and Juliet// (Baz Luhrmann)
 * Visual texts** (at least two)

//Butterflies//, short story by Patricia Grace //Autobiography//, short story anthology //Twilight//, novel by Stephanie Meyer //The Power of One//, novel by Bryce Courtenay //I, too, sing America//, poem by Langston Hughes
 * Written texts** (at least two)

//I Have a Dream//, speech by Martin Luther King //Eulogy for Princess Diana//, by Earl Spencer
 * Oral texts** (at least one)