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Course Description

This course equips teachers with the knowledge, skills, and practical resources needed to teach Gwen Harwood’s Selected Poems effectively within the Stage 6 NSW English Standard and Advanced Texts and Human Experiences focus area. Participants will interpret syllabus outcomes, deepen their understanding of Harwood’s poetry, explore engaging teaching strategies, and develop techniques to prepare students for assessment success.



Audience

Stage 6 English Teachers 


Teaching Standards

2.1.2 Proficient Level - Know the content and how to teach it - Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area:  Apply knowledge of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area to develop engaging teaching activities

3.2.2 Proficient Level - Plan for and implement Effective Teaching and Learning - Plan, structure and sequence learning programs:  Plan and implement well-structured learning and teaching programs or lesson sequences that engage students and promote learning



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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome

    • Acknowledgement of Country

    • Learning Objectives

    • Teaching Standards

  • 2

    Module 1: Changes to the English Stage 6 Syllabus and Prescriptions

    • Introduction

    • English Advanced: Structural and Focus Updates

    • English Advanced: Changes in Prescribed Texts

    • English Advanced: What the New Syllabus Brings to Students

    • English Standard: Structural and Focus Updates

    • English Standard: Changes in Prescribed Texts

    • English Standard: What the New Syllabus Brings to Students

  • 3

    Module 2: Explanation of the Rubric: Texts and Human Experiences Focus Area

    • Purpose

    • Texts and Human Experiences Focus Area - Rubric

    • Key Rubric Concepts Explained

    • Summary of Rubric Focus

    • Reflection Question
  • 4

    Module 3: Analysing Gwen Harwood’s Poetry: Contexts, Themes, and Techniques

    • Purpose

    • 1. Context: Gwen Harwood’s Life, Times, and Poetic Identity

    • 2. Key Themes in Harwood’s Poetry

    • 3. Techniques in Harwood’s Poetry

    • Reflection Question
  • 5

    Module 4: Teaching Strategies for Responding to Questions in Harwood’s Poetry

    • 1. Studying a Poem

    • 2. Deconstructing Questions Using the TRACE Method

    • 3. Structuring PEEL Paragraphs

    • 4. Integrated Paragraphs for Comparison

    • 5. Collaborative and Creative Activities

    • Reflection Question
  • 6

    Module 5: Assessment Design and Feedback: Preparing Students for Success

    • 1. Designing Assessments

    • 2. Scaffolding Student Responses

    • 3. Feedback Strategies

    • Reflection Question
  • 7

    Course Feedback

    • Course Feedback

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