3. Definition Multiliteracies means being cognitively and socially literate with paper, live and electronic texts. Anstey and Bull, 2006 Social Change is any major alteration in the pattern of social interactions in society. Answers .com
6. The New London Group Founded in 1994 in New London, New Hampshire. A collection of âgenreâ theorists and world leading English educators. Began collaborative work on âMultiliteraciesâ document which was completed and published in 2000.
7. WHOLE LEARNING APPROACH âIt is the belief that language should not be separated into component skills.â encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/wh/Whole_language PROCESS WRITING âProcess writing is learning how to write by writing," notes Stone (1995, p. 232). The basic premise of process writing is that all children, regardless of age, can write. The initial focus is on creating quality content and learning the genres of writingâ http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/instrctn/in5lk11.htm GENRE APPROACH The genre approach to teaching writing focuses, as the terms suggests, on teaching particular genres that students need control of in order to succeed in particular settings. This might include a focus on language and discourse features of the texts, as well as the context in which the text is produced. http://www.englishaustralia.com.au/index.cgi?E=hcatfuncs&PT=sl&X=getdoc&Lev1=pub_c05_07&Lev2=c04_paltr
8. Putting the âMultiâ into Literacy Multi Modality âTextâ can now refer to written, oral, visual, audio, tactile, gestural and spatial Multilingualism Does not only mean those who can speak more than one language but how we use the English language to achieve different social functions
9. The âInvestigation Identity and Power Relationsâ Research Project Aim: To investigate areas in the curriculum where print and visual texts can be used to develop critical literacy and explore social issues with students Exploration of how technology can be used when constructing and deconstructing visual texts and multiliteracies
10. Teaching Social Change in the Classroom By developing literacy as a social practice in our classrooms, âthan we can consider discussing social issues with our studentsâ (DECSA,2009)
15. âMindful and appropriate deployment of the range of knowledge processes is intended to foster higher order thinking skills and deeper learningâ (Kalantzis & Cope, 2008).
19. Essential Learnings Education Queensland has embraced the concept of multiliteracies. Teachers are encouraged to create context for learning that are multi-modal and to incorporate the use of new technologies.
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21. Resources Students must be challenged in the classroom to harness and develop skills that enable them to understand, negotiate, analyse, sort and navigate the breadth of communication, information, media and text options that they are presented with now, and in the future. Australian Childrenâs Television Foundation, 2005
24. Outcome Focus Question: What image of beauty is being portrayed in society. Intended Learning outcomes: Students use magazines to explore how beauty is portrayed in society and then debate the pros and cons of this representation in popular culture.
27. Interpret how people, characters, places, events and things have been represented and whether aspects of the subject matter have been included or excluded.
28. Construct literacy and non-literacy texts by planning and developing subject matter, using personal, cultural and social experiences that match an audience and purpose.
37. Overt Instruction Talk about how the text works. Learning by Conceptualising Strategy: By naming Students will point out features of the text
38. Critical Framing Interpreting the social and cultural context of text Learning by Analysing Strategy: Critically Predict and discuss consequences, identify gaps and sequences, justification
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40. Other ways to learn by applying If students are to spend time deconstructing texts (digital, print, visual or aural) than they must also receive opportunities to construct their own texts. âThey need to use technology to create, alter and use texts in a variety of ways in a range of situationsâ(Wing Jan, 2009, p4)
41. Final word    âOnce social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours.â (Cesar Chavez)
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