This unit involves a study of war poetry from the first world war through to the Vietnam war. It also covers the study of the film Gallipoli leading to visual language viewing assessment. Students write their own poetry and short stories and eventually write a transactional essay discussing verbal and visual features of Gallipoli . A visual language unit, based upon the theme of travel, which culminates in students producing Powerpoint presentations about their chosen destinations. This unit is designed for use at the fourth form level, to teach the concept of documentary as 'constructed reality'.
Students view, respond to and analyse news and documentary programmes.
This unit uses The Fat Man by Maurice Gee as a basis for developing students' understanding and appreciation of the different components of a novel. It is also designed to equip students with the transactional writing skills they will need in School Certificate. The activities involved can be easily adapted for use with other works of fiction. Students then write for Tearaway about their artists and their CDs. Students then produce a radio station which is used to assess the listening skills of their classmates.