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National Literacy & Numeracy Week -
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- Meanjin is hosting a National
Literacy & Numeracy Week Brunch
- The theme is "LEARNING FOR LIVING"
- Our brunch is called "ALIVE WITH
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE"
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Target Audience: |
Counts for 2.5
hours PD. QTC Standard 10
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When: |
Sunday 29 August, 2010
- 8.30 am Registration and welcome
tea and coffee
- 8.45 am Welcome and presentation
of NLNW awards
- 9.00 am Professor Kerry Mallan's
keynote
- 9.30 am Brunch and sharing* (each
participant is asked to bring along a piece of children's literature
that they've used in their classroom to share with participants at
their table. The purpose is to provide the opportunity to preview a
selection of texts)
- 10.30 am Joy Lawn's keynote
- 11.00 am Finish
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Where: |
Diana Plaza Hotel 12
Annerley Rd
Woolloongabba
Brisbane Q4102
Phone: 07 3391 2911
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Guest Speakers: |
Professor Kerry Mallan (QUT)
The Book is [Not] Dead …. It’s Waiting Online
Abstract:
This presentation demonstrates how seemingly ‘dead’ books are being
given a new lease of life through a digitization project entitled
Children’s Literature Digital Resources (CLDR). The CLDR project is an
innovative endeavour that is working towards a comprehensive and
searchable collection of early Australian children’s literature and
contemporary literary criticism. On completion, the project will
provide a robust information source that will greatly enhance
engagement by researchers, schools and communities in eResearch,
teaching, and learning. The project has received significant funding
by both the ARC LIEF program and QUT for the past three years and is
part of the activities supported by AustLit (www.austlit.edu.au).
AustLit is the leading research and information facility for many
fields of Australian literary and narrative studies, print culture
history, and Indigenous Australian writing and storytelling.
Biography: Kerry Mallan is a Professor in Faculty of Education
at QUT. Her research and publications are primarily in literature and
film for children and youth. Her most recent sole authored book is
Gender Dilemmas in Children’s Fiction (2009) published by Palgrave
Macmillan. Her forthcoming book is Theorising Children’s Literature
and Film, co-edited with Clare Bradford.
Joy Lawn (Children's Book Council)
Joy's topic is ‘Books Worth Their
Spine’: best new and recent literature for children and young adults.
Literature for children who are beginning school through to the middle
years of secondary school will be shared.
Biography:
Joy is a respected speaker and reviewer of children’s and young
adult literature. She has an MA in Children’s Literature and Literacy
and is the children’s literature consultant at Coaldrake’s Bookshop.
Formerly a teacher, Joy has wide experience in presenting at national
and state conferences and advising teachers, teacher librarians,
academics, parents and others on children’s and young adult
literature. Joy reads children’s literature avidly, reviews and writes
for a range of specialist journals, including Australian Bookseller &
Publisher, Magpies, Reading Time (CBCA), Viewpoint (University of
Melbourne), and Practically Primary (ALEA), and writes teacher notes
for professional organisations such as Curriculum Corporation.
Joy is the current Qld judge for the Children’s Book Council of
Australia, is the chair of the judging panel for the children’s
literature category of the Qld Premier’s Literary Awards and her
annual book of teacher notes Inside the Shortlist, published by
CBCA(Qld), is distributed nationally. Fascinated by ideas and images
and how authors and illustrators express these with truth and
originality, Joy’s vision is to see CYA literature, including quality
graphic novels, further recognised in the wider community.
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Cost: |
- ALEA member $35
- ALEA non-member $50
- Uni student ALEA member $20
- Uni student non-member $50
(includes 12 month basic membership valued at $40)
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Registration: |
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30th Annual Meanjin Writers' Camp 2010 |
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Information and Application Forms
available
here.
Download the flyer for this event |
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Focus: |
Meanjin conducts the writers' camp
annually to encourage and develop talented young writers by having
them work with established authors. |
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Target Audience: |
Students in Years 6, 7 and 8 from both
state and non-state schools. Preference will be given to students who
have not previously attended a Meanjin Writers’ Camp. |
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When: |
4.00 pm Thursday, 4 November 2010 to
9.00 am Sunday, 7 November 2010 |
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Where: |
Queensland Conference and
Camping Centre (QCCC) Brookfield
179 Gold Creek Road,
Brookfield QLD 4069 |
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Authors: |
Simon Higgins, Ross Clarke, Terry
O’Connor, Sue Gough, Narelle Oliver and Pat Flynn are some of the
authors who have attended the camp. |
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Cost: |
Anticipated cost is $200. This includes
all meals (Thursday Dinner to Sunday Breakfast) accommodation and
contributes to part of the cost of conducting the program.
Meanjin will be offering ten
scholarships (free attendance) this year for young writers who fulfil
the writing requirements but who would be unable to attend because of
financial difficulties. If schools have any students who are
outstanding writers and who would be unable to apply due to their
economic situation, please feel free to submit an application and
writing samples for consideration. Such applications need to be signed
by your school’s principal. |
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Applications: |
Information and Application Forms
available
here.
Application closing date: Friday 10
September 2010 |
Annual General Meeting 2010
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The Annual General Meeting
for the Brisbane Meanjin Local Council of ALEA will be held on
Wednesday 26 May at the Indooroopilly Bowls Club from 5pm. (Corner of
Allwood St and Clarence Road, Indooroopilly.)
Map
Please register your
intention to attend using the online form below.
The
schedule for the evening is as follows:
AGM Agenda
Please
note that dinner and drinks (from 5.30pm onwards) are on a user-pays
basis.
The cost of the dinner
will be up to approximately $30.
With the Local Council burgeoning again beyond 300 members, it is
important to ensure that voices from all sectors and areas within the
catchment are heard. If you are keen to become more involved in the
behind-the-scenes operations and planning of ALEA literacy
professional development and other activities, you are more than
welcome to attend and nominate to become a regular member of the
executive group.
Nomination
Form
All
positions on the Meanjin Committee are declared vacant at the AGM.
Nominations are called for the following positions on the Meanjin
Committee for 2010-2011
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President
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Vice-President
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Secretary
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Treasurer
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Other
member
Candidates must hold current membership of the Australian Literacy
Educators’ Association.
Please register
your intention to attend here.
Registration
essential for catering purposes!
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Language and Literacy:
Classroom applications of functional grammar |
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Presenter: |
Kay Bishop:
Kay is
currently a Principal Project Officer (English & Literacy) with
Education Queensland. During her career, Kay has worked as A/HOD
(Middle Schooling) at Forest Lake State High School, English Syllabus
Implementation Officer, Education Adviser (Literacy) and classroom
teacher at all levels from Year 1 to Year 12. Kay is vice-president of
Meanjin and a member of the management committee of The English
Teachers’ Association of Queensland. |
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Abstract: |
This 9 module course
provides detailed insights into the language model and provides all
teachers from all year levels with practical examples of classroom
applications that will enhance students’ literacy within the
curriculum areas.
The course
explores the notion of genre (or types of texts) which occur within
specific subject areas. Teachers are provided with opportunities to
develop an understanding of how language is organised and how it works
to do the things we want it to do. |
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Target Audience: |
Because this is
practical course, it applies to the work of all teachers, particularly
those in the middle years. It is valuable to those leading teaching
and learning, and for those responsible for curriculum development.
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Date & Venue/s: |
28 June - 1 July
2010
8: 30 am - 4:30 pm each day
Royal on the Park
152 Alice Street
Brisbane Q4000
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Program: |
Participants
are provided with detailed professional manuals outlining workshop
notes, readings, resources, and classroom based activities
Course Modules:
Nine three hour modules focus on:
- Context: cultural and situational
- Cohesion: how to make a text hang
together well
- Grammar: the patterns of words
that express the content, that are shaped by the people involved and
shaped by the mode of delivery and the media used
Course Outcomes:
Participants will be able to:
- understand how language and
context are related so that they can teach explicitly the language
choices appropriate for different purposes and context
- identify the typical features of
different genres so that they can teach the full range of genres
relevant to the various learning areas
- identify and understand the
language resources needed to make texts informative, engaging,
cohesive and coherent
- develop classroom activities which
develop explicitly the language skills necessary for students to be
successful learners
- identify and understand the
linguistic criteria for assessing students’ written and spoken texts
- understand how the development of
language can also be seen as the development of learning
- understand how to use a range of
linguistic resources to inform critical perspectives on texts
Teachers will be better able to
support students to develop skills to:
- use language knowledgeably:
knowing the choices available in the English Language
- use language appropriately: for
given contexts, both written and spoken
- use language effectively: to
successfully present their texts
- use language skills to critically
analyse texts
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Certificate: |
On successful completion of the course
participants will be issued with a certificate indicating their active
participation in 27 hours of professional development. |
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Cost: |
Registration includes
- participant workbook (valued at
$175)
- complimentary car parking on-site
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$750 |
ALEA Member
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$835 |
Non-ALEA member including basic
ALEA membership
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$855 |
Non-ALEA member including
comprehensive ALEA membership
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$550 |
ALEA Student Member
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$590 |
Student non-ALEA member including
basic membership
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$610 |
Student non-ALEA member including
comprehensive membership |
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Attention
Non-members
We encourage you to
join
ALEA directly now before registering. If you do,
please write 'pending' in the on-line registration form when asked
about your membership number. You will be able to enjoy the
other benefits of membership sooner and you will help our
volunteer organisation by saving double-handling
of information and payments.
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Catering: |
Each day
- Morning and afternoon tea
- Walnut Restaurant Lunch Buffet
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Saturday Full Day Professional
Development "Let’s
get critical: Looking at texts beyond their literal meanings”
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Presenter/s: |
Marianne Schubert
Marianne
is currently working with the QSA NAPLAN team. She recently worked for
Education Queensland as a Regional Literacy Manager in Greater
Brisbane. One of her projects this year is to work with selected
schools to improve student reading comprehension. Marianne has
extensive primary classroom experience and has presented at local,
state and national conferences and has conducted numerous professional
development activities. |
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Abstract: |
This full day
workshop will be offered to help teachers develop a better
understanding of how to teach critical literacy through practical
classroom activities.
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Session 1: ‘Let’s
Get Critical’ will explore the language resources needed to infer
and evaluate meanings in a range of texts. This workshop will
establish an introduction to following workshops.
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Session 2: “Who
are you really?’ will extend the participants' understanding of how
to use the language choices in texts as a meaning making tool for
reading and writing through exploration of biography.
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Session 3: ‘Once
upon a Fairytale’ further develops the use of grammatical knowledge
to identify an author’s point of view in a text.
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Target Audience: |
Junior and Middle Years teachers, teacher-aides,
administrators, Principals |
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Date & Venue/s: |
This professional development opportunity will be
provided on two occasions across different venues.
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Saturday 20 February – Ipswich Grammar School
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Saturday 20 March
– Windaroo State School
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Program: |
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8:30 - 9:00am |
Registration and welcome tea/coffee |
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9:00 - 10:30am |
Session 1 |
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10:30 - 11:00am |
Morning Tea |
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11:00 - 12:30am |
Session 2 |
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12:30 - 1:00pm |
Lunch |
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1:00pm - 2:30pm |
Session 3 |
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Finish |
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Cost: |
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ALEA Member ............ |
$180 (individual or institutional) |
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Non-member
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$265
(includes 12 month ALEA basic individual
membership) |
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Full time student ALEA member .................... |
$90 |
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Full time
student Non-member ................... |
$130
(includes 12 month ALEA basic student membership) |
Participant numbers are limited to 30 at each event |
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Catering: |
Morning tea and lunch will be provided. Please make a
note of dietary requirements and we will endeavour to cater
appropriately. |
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Saturday Full Day Professional
Development
"Assessment for learning - let's get practical “
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Sat 27 February at Our Lady of
the Way Catholic School, Petrie (to be confirmed)
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Sat 27 March at Brisbane Grammar
School
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Presenter/s: |
Pat Hipwell
Pat
is an independent literacy consultant for her own company,
logonliteracy. Since starting a consultancy business five years ago,
Pat has provided professional development to schools that are
developing whole school approaches to literacy. She specialises in
translating the mantra of ‘We’re all teachers of literacy’ into
classroom practices in ALL KLAs. She has particular interest in the
literacy demands of school based assessment in Queensland and National
Testing. All Pat’s workshops are practical and provide teachers with
a range of strategies that can be implemented the next day! |
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Abstract: |
All assessment makes significant demands on students’
literacies. Often the literacy demands are hidden from view, the
silent assessors, or there is a mismatch between the literacy demands
of the assessment and the literacy skills of the students. This
prevents the task from being ‘do-able’. If assessment is to promote
learning then students must be set up to succeed with the task.
This workshop will show teachers from all KLAs how to
embed the literacies of assessment into unit plans and provide a range
of practical ideas to support the teaching of these literacies. In
addition Pat will make suggestions about assessment task design for
all KLAs including the use of graphic organisers to support the
preparation of the student response. |
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Target Audience: |
Middle and Senior Years teachers in any KLA,
teacher-aides, administrators, Principals |
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Date & Venue/s: |
This professional development opportunity will be provided on two
occasions across different venues.
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Saturday 27 February 2010
- Our Lady of the Way Catholic School, 38 Armstrong Street,
Petrie.
Important Notice
Saturday 27 February event is postponed due to presenter
illness/injury.
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Saturday 27 March 2010
- Brisbane Grammar School
70 Gregory Terrace, Brisbane.
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school map
The workshop will be be conducted in the main Middle
School complex which is Building 14.
Parking will be
available in the area marked 33 on the map – the pick up and drop
off zone outside the Middle School. There is also parking at the
back of the school (which is area 42) but it would mean walking
through the campus to the other side.
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Program: |
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8:30 - 9:00am |
Registration and welcome tea/coffee |
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9:00 - 10:30am |
Session 1 |
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10:30 - 11:00am |
Morning Tea |
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11:00 - 12:30am |
Session 2 |
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12:30 - 1:00pm |
Lunch |
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1:00pm - 2:30pm |
Session 3 |
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Finish |
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Cost: |
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ALEA Member .......... |
$180 (individual or institutional) |
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Non-member
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$265
(includes 12 month ALEA basic individual
membership) |
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Full time student ALEA member .................... |
$90 |
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Full time
student Non-member ................ |
$130
(includes 12 month ALEA basic student membership) |
Participant numbers are limited to 30 at each event |
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Catering: |
Morning tea and
lunch will be provided. Please make a note of dietary requirements
and we will endeavour to cater appropriately. |
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Saturday Afternoon Workshops
for Students (3:00PM - 4:30PM)
“Improving
Writing of Narratives – workshops for middle years students “
at
Our Lady of
the Sacred Heart Catholic School, Darra
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Saturday 6 March
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Saturday 20 March
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Saturday 17 April
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Saturday 1 May
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Presenter/s: |
Anita Macknish &
David Macknish
Anita Macknish is an experienced
teacher across all year levels, having specialised over the last
decade with middle years students. An accomplished teacher of writing,
she has proven the capacity to develop hesitant writers into
enthusiastic and prosperous authors. Their keenness to succeed is
mirrored by their detailed knowledge of the components required to
enhance their script. Anita currently teaches a Year 6/7 multi-age
class at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic School, Darra.
David Macknish is the current President of the Brisbane Meanjin Local
Council of ALEA, having held the position for the last three years
following a period of two years as Secretary. He is the Head of Junior
School at Ipswich Grammar School and holds a keen interest in the
complexities of language. Currently, he is driving reform in his
school within literacy through the application of the essentials of
functional grammar in the analysis and synthesis of written language.
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Abstract: |
A NAPLAN must!
Students will learn of the many intricacies and conventions necessary
to excel in nationally assessed writing tasks.
Do you have students who can write but their narrative work seems to
lack direction, is dull, uninteresting and is either far too brief or
waffles on for pages without any interesting storyline development?
All students have significant experience reading and listening to
professionally published narratives but often lack the experience and
understanding to develop their own ideas into worthwhile texts which
they are proud to share with their peers.
While reading forms the basis of all literacy skills across the
curriculum, the writing capabilities of students often take some time
to develop. By investigating the nature and complexities of the
written language used in narratives, students will participate in a
series of small group practical workshops designed to increase their
knowledge and abilities to produce more detailed and complex writing
within the narrative genre. A series of four sequential workshops will
enable students to build progressively upon their learned knowledge
and skills with time for practise and development of work samples
between each workshop. |
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Target Audience: |
Students in Years 4 to 7
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Date & Venue/s: |
These 4 x 90min
workshops will be held across four separate afternoons at
Our Lady of the
Sacred Heart Catholic School, Darra
- Saturday 6
March
- Saturday 20
March
- Saturday 17
April
- Saturday 1 May
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Cost: |
$160 for the course of four x 90-minute
workshops. |
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Catering: |
A light afternoon tea will be provided. Please notify
us in advance of any special dietary considerations and we will
endeavour to cater appropriately. |
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