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Unit 3: Diversity
Description Students analyse literary, mythic, and media works to explore and interpret our multicultural society. They read and write frequently at home and at school for both formative and summative purposes. To begin the unit, students write a number of journal responses exploring their perceptions of issues such as belonging, power, privilege, and identity. They write analyses of plot, purpose, and characteristics in myths, fairy tales, and stories. They also analyse, in writing, television and magazine advertisements, as well as modern dramas and sitcoms. They design advertisements for different audiences which reveal their understanding of implicit and explicit meanings and of design. Finally, students design a multi-genre anthology in which they make creative decisions based on point of view, format, and stylistic conventions. The anthology comprises: narrative writing; view, format, and stylistic conventions. The anthology comprises: narrative writing; media products; their two advertisements; and written explanations of the advertisements. Students continue the Independent Reading component begun in Unit 1, connected to the theme of “Diversity” in preparation for Unit 5. They maintain their reading response journal and conference with the teacher.