Character study within poetry (3+ hours)

A unit of work about character in poetry.

Character poem – Timothy Winters (DOCX 78KB)

Crafting character (3-4 hours)

A unit aimed at students refining their understanding of the conventions of the short story form, the process of characterisation, and the features of narrative.

Crafting character – short story (DOCX 99KB)

Creative writing (3-4 hours)

A unit that can be utilised within a larger unit of work in order to develop capacity with language and creative writing skills.

Creative writing (DOCX 88KB)

Code and conventions in cartoons (3-4 hours)

A unit to develop students' thinking imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information, ideas and arguments to respond to and compose texts.

Code and convention (DOCX 88KB)

Film study: Finding Nemo (3-4 hours)

A unit focused on a student guided inquiry into characterisation using the film text Finding Nemo.

Film – Finding Nemo (DOCX 941KB)

Representation in advertising (5-8 hours)

A unit based on developing student understanding of representation and how it is constructed by the composer.

Representation in advertising (DOC 94KB)

ALARM template for novel study (5-8 hours)

A unit of work that asks students to complete a scaffold that guides them to demonstrate their understanding of how context, characterisation and theme are relevant to their understanding or appreciation of a text.

ALARM template – novel study (DOCX 70KB)

Exploring the Gothic conventions in short animated film (4-6 hours)

A unit that guides students to learn about gothic conventions as part of a wider unit on genre, or short film, or creating mood/setting/description in fiction and film specifically looking at gothic animation.

Gothic Animation (DOCX 85KB)