Statement of Inquiry:
Producers of texts use purpose and style to affect our perspective on what it means to be human.
Content: Through a range of literature including non-fiction, media and film texts (such as story by Bram Stoker, the short film 'Love is a Gift', the music video of 'One' by Metallica, ...) students will explore how each selected text communicates its perspective of what it is to be human.
Global Context: Identities and relationships (what it means to be human)
Key Concept: Connections
Related Concepts: Purpose, Style
ATLs
1: Communication Skills: Read critically and for comprehension.
2: Collaboration Skills: Practise empathy
Learning Questions
Factual
- Which literary, visual and sound techniques are used in the texts studied in this unit?
- What is the difference between an analytical claim and a plot summary?
Conceptual
- How do a creator’s purpose and stylistic choices shape a perspective on what it means to be human?
- How can texts from different genres communicate similar ideas about human experience?
- How does connecting a technique with its effect and meaning help us build an interpretation?
Debatable
- Can literature and media reveal a shared human experience despite differences in culture and individual identity?
Learning Engagements
Task
Frameworks
Poetry
Non-Fiction
Novels / Stories
Drama
Thank you for Soundus for letting me know that this is what is taught in INS as the 'Jane Schaffer' approach.
I am very thankful as we can now see how the two subjects are working in the same way to move forward!