Pieta Begley

English Unit Plan - Film: Avatar Year 9

Curriculum Objectives at Level 4-5 Enduring Understandings Learning Intentions Success Criteria
Students will:
Making Meaning
Reading Listening and Viewing
thinks critically about texts with increasing understanding and confidence
Purposes and audiences: Show understanding of how texts are shaped for different purposes audiences
and situations
recognises and understands how texts are constructed for a range of purposes, audiences, and
situations
identifies particular points of view and recognises that texts can position a reader

Ideas: Show an increasing understanding of ideas within, across and beyond texts.
makes and supports inferences from texts with increasing independence.
Language features: Show an increasing understanding of how language features are used for effect
within and beyond text
identifies visual features used and recognises and describes their effects
shows an increasing knowledge of how a range of text conventions can be used appropriately
and effectively

Creating Meaning
Speaking Writing and Presenting
Purposes and audiences: Show an increasing understanding of how to shape texts for different purposes
and audiences
Ideas: Select develop and communicate ideas on a range of topics
forms and communicates ideas and information clearly, drawing on a range of sources
adds details and comments to support ideas, showing thoughtful selection in the process

Language features: Use a range of language features appropriately, showing an increasing
understanding of their effects
uses a range of oral and written features to create meaning and effect and to sustain interest
uses a range of vocabulary to communicate precise meaning

Structure: Organise texts using a range of appropriate structures
organises and sequences ideas and information for a particular purpose or effect

How people participate individually and collectively in response to community challenges

Understand how formal and informal groups make decisions that impact on communities

Enduring Understandings
That we can use critical thinking skills to formulate and develop personal opinions about
ideas/issues revealed in film.
That we understand more about people and the world by viewing films which give us
insights beyond our experiences.
That directors use a wide range of visual and language techniques to develop characters
and ideas in film.
Learning Intentions
Be able to identify verbal and visual techniques used in selected scenes from a film
and recognise their purpose and effects.
To understand the term ideas and be able to describe/explain how films express
ideas about issues and make us think about important ideas.
To identify and show understanding of how character and ideas are developed in a
film and discuss them orally and in writing.
To learn how to organise and develop personal response both orally and in a written
response to text.
To understand character and speak confidently as a character in a text.
Success Criteria
Identify film techniques which the director has used to create and develop a character.
Identify important changes in a character and provide examples.
Speak with confidence as a character showing understanding of ideas presented through that
character in the studied film
Identify the main ideas in a text and show this understanding in a personal response
Write a structured and organised response which has developed ideas with supporting
evidence

Social Studies
People respond in different ways individually and collectively to challenges
Groups need to work together to respond to challenges for the benefit of the community
People face a range of unique challenges and take a variety of action in response to them.