Life of Galileo Timeline, Weeks 3-8 : Year 12

Life of Galileo timeline Weeks 3-7

LJL

Week 3:

Contextual comprehension: Encountering Conflict.

Intrapersonal/interpersonal/extrapersonal  + cause/response/consequences/resolution.

AOS2 explanation: Statement of Intention.  Creative/expository/persuasive.

Background and Context of LOG : Galileo and scientific revolution/Brecht/Cold War.

Genre and language: History play/parable or teaching play/epic theatre/language.

Begin Scene by Scene analysis (study guide handout): Insight Study Guide

Stimuli questions per lesson.

Homework: Read the Examiner’s VCCA report on Creating and Presenting from the 2013 examination.

Homework: Research the Scopes Trial in 1925. Write a research page.

Homework: Have contextualisation document finished.

Practice Prompt: “Progress encourages conflict”. To be done in a form of your choice.

 

Week 4:

Continue Scene by Scene analysis discussion and questions(study guide handout).

Revision of what constitutes each writing form in workshop groups. Suggestion of ideas for chosen form.

Stimuli questions per lesson.

Complete Section 7: Characters from INSIDE STORIES. (on Schoology).

Homework: Research McCarthyism and HUAC. Write a research page. Make connections between Brecht and Galileo’s experiences.

Homework:

Practice Prompt: “Unwillingness to move beyond stagnant beliefs will invite conflict”. To be done in a form of your choice.

Week 5 and 6:

Continue Scene by Scene analysis discussion and questions: INSIDE STORIES(study guide handout).

Booklet activities.

Workshop groups for chosen forms: expository/persuasive/creative.

Stimuli questions per lesson.

Homework: research extra contextual areas of anti-intellectualism in Australia, gay marriage, Roman Catholic church in modern context, Russian revolution, Syria, women’s rights, segregation.

Practice Prompt: “Conflict is a true test of human relationships”.

Practice Prompt: “Conflict is a clash of expectations”.

 

 

 

Week 7:

Prompts handed out.

Deconstructions of Prompts with the class.

Practice writing for chosen form.

Feedback from LJL.

Practice SAC early in the week (date to be decided by class).

 

Week 8:

 SAC WEEK (date to be decided by class).

4 down…2 to go!

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