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: 15/06/2010 Code Strand Mode Level Resource Type Description / Keywords VL4153 Making meaning Reading 5 bcr Cinderella This task requires students to do a visual character analysis from an image out of Cinderella: An Art Deco Love Story, retold by Lynn Roberts and illustrated by David Roberts. Due to the pervasive nature of the story of Cinderella and the complexity of the imagery from this particular book, it is expected that students will draw on both their previous knowledge of the fairytale and the descriptive elements of the illustration to make a subjective, but valid, interpretation of character. Keywords (visual literacy; analysis; interpretation; meaning making;) Publication date (14/06/2010) WL2662 Making meaning  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 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 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 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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