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