Latest English resources Click on the underlined resource number to access the resource. NOTE: This page is updated regularly. Reload (CTR - R) this page to make sure that you are seeing the latest resources. ENGLISH BANK Updated: 14/12/2009 Code Strand Mode Level Resource Type Description / Keywords WL2662 Making meaning / Viewing  Viewing 5 bcr Once Were Warriors: visual analysis Assessment focus: ability to critically analyse and interpret a visual text, based on individual perception and the use of descriptors (visual/verbal/sound etc) to illustrate interpretation. Keywords (visual literacy; analysis; interpretation; meaning making;) Publication date (11/12/2009) WL2661 Making meaning / Viewing Viewing 5 bcr Dancing Cossacks Assessment focus: ability of students to use both knowledge acquired from the text and their own backgrounds. This task assesses students' ability to critically engage with media texts. Keywords (visual literacy; analysis; interpretation; meaning making;) Publication date (11/12/2009) WL2660 Making meaning / Viewing Viewing 5 bcr Kiwiburger: advertisement analysis Assessment focus: ability to interpret visual texts though deconstructing messages to access multiple layers of meaning, by drawing on both the text and previous knowledge and experiences. Keywords (visual literacy; analysis; interpretation; meaning making;) Publication date (11/12/2009) WL2659 Making meaning / Viewing Viewing 5 bcr Hugo Assessment focus: ability to deconstruct and interpret messages in advertising, so that students can understand meaning making processes in the construction of imagery. Keywords (visual literacy; analysis; interpretation; meaning making;) Publication date (11/12/2009) WL2657 Making meaning Reading 3 bcr Nippers: "awkward" Assessment focus: ability to use contextual clues to infer meaning of a word. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Task Administration section of the teacher information pages.) Keywords (vocabulary; School Journal;) Publication date (17/09/2009) WL2656 Making meaning Reading 3 bcr Nippers: "spectators" Assessment focus: ability to use contextual clues to infer meaning of a word. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Task Administration section of the teacher information pages.) Keywords (vocabulary; School Journal;) Publication date (17/09/2009)   ARB Home    Please Note: ARB material may be reproduced for school-based assessment purposes, not for sale or other purposes.   The ARBs   Assessment information   Support materials   Help   Contact us   Site map

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