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October 2011 Re-Viewing Books Gearing for the Australian Curriculum plus Hot Trends Paul Macdonald M Ed B Ed The Children’s Bookshop Beecroft [email protected]
October 2011 Re-Viewing Books Gearing for the Australian
Curriculum plus Hot Trends Paul Macdonald M Ed B Ed The Childrens
Bookshop Beecroft [email protected]
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We live in interesting times... Thought will spread across the
world with the rapidity of light, instantly conceived, instantly
written, instantly understood. It will blanket the earth from one
pole to the other- sudden, instantaneous, burning with a fervour of
the soul from which it burst forth. This will be the reign of the
human word in all its plenitude. Thought will not have time to
ripen, to accumulate into the form of a book- the book will arrive
too late. 1831 French Poet and Politician 2
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Digital Immersion has even affected the way they absorb
information. (Readers) dont necessarily read a page from left to
right and from top to bottom. They might instead skip around,
scanning for pertinent information of interest. Ever since
Guttenbergs printing press made book reading a popular pursuit, the
linear, literary mind has been the centre of art, science and
society... It may soon be yesterdays mind. Once I was a scuba diver
in a sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a guy on a Jet
ski. Is deep reading a lost skill? Do we read differently because
we now think differently ? 3
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Expanded View of Literacy In the 21st century, the definition
of literacy has expanded to refer to a flexible, sustainable
mastery of a set of capabilities in the use and production of
traditional texts and new communications technologies using spoken
language, print and multimedia. We need to focus on a range of
texts!
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Multi-Modal
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The national English curriculum is built around three
interrelated strands that support students growing understanding
and use of English. Language Knowing about the English language: a
coherent, dynamic, and evolving body of knowledge about the English
language and how it works. Literature Understanding, appreciating,
responding to, analysing and creating literature: an enjoyment in,
and informed appreciation of, how English language can convey
information and emotion, create imaginative worlds and aesthetic
and other significant experiences. Literacy Growing a repertoire of
English usage: the ability to understand and produce the English
language accurately, fluently, creatively, critically, confidently,
and effectively in a range of modes, and digital and print
settings, in texts designed for a range of purposes and
audiences.
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Focus Areas Expanded View of Literacy Multi-Modal Texts
National Identity Indigenous Focus Focus on Asia Sustainability
Greater Focus on Language
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9 A Global Perspective
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Greater Focus on Language The national English curriculum will
focus on how language enables people to create meaning in a broad
range of forms and contexts. Vocabulary should be taught in ways
that encourage students to be curious about the origins, meanings
and uses of words.
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What books are booming in the present? 12
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Picture Book Highlights 13
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Extension 14
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Easy Reads Abound
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Impact of Diary of a Wimpy Kid 16
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The Series... Not too Risky! 17
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Fantasy/ Action Rules 18
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Graphic Novels 19
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Social Realism
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Looking Ahead 21
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Non-Fiction 22
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Children who know adults who read for pleasure take it for
granted that reading is a valuable and worthwhile activity
(Csikszentmihalyi, 1991) 23
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25 Paul Macdonald M Ed B Ed The Childrens Bookshop Beecroft
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