2nd
L (Yr 7 Entry) 9-10
Communicating
Informing - Elaboration 4
- interviewing an Auslan user, using prepared questions to find out about
their experiences or opinions on selected topics, such as early language
learning for deaf babies or their experience of education, selecting key
elements of their commentary to produce a digital profile to share with the
class
- observing informative signed texts from the Deaf community and deaf-related
organisations, such as emergency or advocacy texts, and rephrasing key points in
a form suitable for a younger audience
- collecting information from a variety of signed sources to inform class
discussions on current affairs, for example the prevalent use of social media by
young people, and access to this by deaf students
- following more complex procedural signed texts, such as directions to follow
in an unfamiliar environment, such as a school camp or excursion
- watching and summarising information provided by a guest speaker and comparing
their noted ideas and opinions with those of their peers
- viewing texts such as interviews, news reports or vlogs and selecting points
of information or details to use in their own texts or opinion pieces
- viewing Auslan texts from other content areas, using depicting signs to
explain key concepts, such as states of matter or climate variation
- forming and signing questions to request information from a deaf organisation
or person, in order to produce a digital information text such as a brochure or
web page
- obtaining information about high-profile members of the international Deaf
community to create profiles for an e-magazine