Waves - A Film by Li Tao
Teachers' Notes
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These notes accompany a DVD of the documentary film WAVES which has been sent to all secondary schools with international students. Teachers are asked to view the film, read through all these notes and the suggested assessment activities listed near the end, and then make a collective decision in your International/ESOL/English Department on how best to use this package.
Target Student Audience. Ideally the documentary film WAVES could be used at Year 12 for a variety of university entrance literacy units: AS 90379 (English 2.5) Analyse a visual text; AS 90376 (2.2) Produce crafted and developed formal transactional writing or AS 90381 (English 2.8) Investigate a language or literature topic and present information in written form. However, this will depend on such things as the structure of your English classes, the number of international students at your school and the cultural and linguistic mix of your students.
Many schools will have a variety of language proficiencies in one classroom. Therefore, these notes will also include ideas and assessments for a multi-level classroom. They will show how the film can also be used for literacy units or ESOL unit standards. Note also that the content and skills needed for film related university literacy questions can equally be adapted for preparation for both formative and summative assessments in a variety of qualification pathways.
Background information on the documentary film WAVES
Background information for teachers on the teaching of film
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