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**An Integrated Curriculum Approach: Year 8 English**

====The Australian National Curriculum outlines that “language can function to create identities and to position oneself and others” (E8LNG2). The aim of this unit is for students to take on the role of an athlete in the Commonwealth Games. Students will reason with the function of language and the role it plays in the ‘athlete’ industry. This means that they will look at a range of multi-modal texts including newspaper articles and advertisements. They will envision themselves as the athlete and complete their tasks both individually and in groups according to the athlete persona they choose. ====

====Students will specifically look at “how texts are structured to achieve their purposes” (E8LNG10). In each of the written tasks, students will look at the language used and its function in the overall success of the text. This will include sentence structure, grammar, modal verbs, and the effectiveness of the length of the text. The scaffolding activities will help students to develop the writing skills and language in order to successfully create texts of their own. From here, students will create a text for imaginative, informative and persuasive purposes that raise social issues, report events, reflect on human relationships and advance opinions (E8LCY8). ====

====This unit will also explore the use of multi-modal texts and they way that they are presented. Students will “locate and use relevant research resources including contemporary media and online resources” (E8LCY7) to establish an understanding for the purpose of advertising. This research will enable students to make the necessary connections between the advertising companies and the public that view the advertisements. Students will look specifically at target audience, purpose, and the visual aspects of advertising. When creating their own advertising campaigns, they will “select from a range of ICT software to assist in processing and presentation” (E8LCY12) ====