2nd
L (Yr 7 Entry)
7-8
Communicating
Socialising
Interact with peers and teachers to exchange information about self, family,
friends and interests and to express feelings and preferences
[Key concepts: self, family, friends, interests, preferences, feelings; Key
processes: interacting, describing, comparing, stating, explaining] -
Elaboration 1
Collaborate with peers to plan and conduct shared events or activities such as
presentations, demonstrations or transactions
[Key concepts: participation, collaboration, negotiation; Key processes:
participating, organising, reviewing, transacting] -
Elaboration 2
Communicate appropriately and clearly with the teaching team and peers using
appropriate Auslan protocols for classroom interaction
[Key concepts: protocol, attention, instruction; Key processes: responding,
gaining attention, back-channelling, agreeing/disagreeing] -
Elaboration 3
Informing
Identify gist and some points of factual information from a range of signed
texts about familiar topics and use the information in new ways
[Key concepts: information, data, summary, procedure; Key processes: gathering
information, summarising, sequencing, identifying] -
Elaboration 4
Present and explain factual information about a range of topics of interest
[Key concepts: routine, report, explanation, procedure; Key processes:
describing, reporting, signing, instructing] -
Elaboration 5
Creating
Engage with different types of creative texts, identifying and discussing ideas,
characters, events and personal responses
[Key concepts: imagination, play, character, performance, visual text,
representation; Key processes: viewing, responding, participating, comparing,
shadowing, mimicking] -
Elaboration 6
Express imaginative ideas and visual thinking through the use of familiar
modelled signs, mime, gestures, drawing and visual supports, with a focus on
emotions, appearance and actions
[Key concepts: game, animation, creativity, emotion; Key processes: depicting,
collaborating, creating, re-enacting, reinterpreting] -
Elaboration 7
Translating
Translate and interpret short texts from Auslan to English and vice versa,
noticing which concepts translate easily and which do not
[Key concepts: equivalence, meaning, interpretation, translation; Key processes:
translating, interpreting, identifying, comparing, paraphrasing, summarising] -
Elaboration 8
Create bilingual texts and learning resources to use in the classroom
[Key concepts: translation, meaning, transcription, bilingualism; Key processes:
translating, captioning, recording, creating] -
Elaboration 9
Identity
Demonstrate understanding of the nature of identity in relation to themselves,
the Deaf community and the wider hearing community
[Key concepts: identity, community, similarity, difference; Key processes:
comparing, identifying, viewing, exploring, discussing, surveying, analysing] -
Elaboration 10
Reflecting
Reflect on ways in which Auslan and associated communicative and cultural
behaviours are similar to or different from their own language(s) and forms of
cultural expression
[Key concepts: language, culture, similarity, difference, communication; Key
processes: describing, discussing, examining, reflecting, noticing] -
Elaboration 11