The Le@rning Federation
 
 
Start: World heritage: Kakadu information display [no spoken instructions]
 
Title: World heritage: Kakadu information display [no spoken instructions] 
Description: Look at descriptions of Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory. Help a park ranger to sort facts and pictures for an information display. Use a model structure, sample text and images to build a description for visitors. Include sections on the park's location, wildlife and cultural importance. This learning object is one in a series of two objects. 
Topics: Comprehension; Creating texts; English language; Factual descriptions; Imaginative texts; Information reports; Morphology (Grammar); National parks; Page layout; Predictions (Stories); Reading; Register (Language); Text structure; Typography; Words 
Keywords: Comprehension, Creating texts, English language, Factual descriptions, Imaginative texts, Information reports, Morphology (Grammar), National parks, Page layout, Predictions (Stories), Reading, Register (Language), Structure (Composing), Text structure, Typography, Words 
Learning area: English 
Strand: Language; Literacy 
Concept: Critical literacy; Everyday texts; Linguistic structures and features; Text construction; Unfamiliar vocabulary; Visual texts 
Audience user level: 5; 6  Audience type: Student 
Age range: 9-12  Audience sector: School 
Key learning objectives:
  • Students identify the purpose, audience and context for an information report.
  • Students use a template text structure to construct an information report.
  • Students know and use cohesion including subheadings to organise and link ideas in a text.
  • Students apply verbal grammar including a range of specialist words.
Educational value:
  • Models text structure, features and language of an information report (including grammatical and cohesive structures).
  • Includes authentic images, geographic, cultural and wildlife information about Kakadu National Park.
  • Provides an option to print a completed information report, including graphics.
Skill: Analysis; Application; Comprehension; Knowledge 
Student activity: Analysis; Comprehension Activity; Interactives; Modelling 
Learning design: Experiential learning; Independent learning; Problem solving; Visual learning 
Contributors:
Role:Script writer
Entity:Marcelle Holliday
Address:Little Hartley; NSW; 2790; Australia
Role:Technical implementer
Entity:Fraynework Multimedia
Address:Carlton; VIC; 3053; Australia
URL:http://www.fraynework.com.au/
Role:Publisher
Entity:Education Services Australia Ltd
Address:Melbourne; VIC; 3000; Australia
URL:http://www.esa.edu.au/
Role:Subject matter expert
Entity:Marcelle Holliday
Address:Little Hartley; NSW; 2790; Australia
Role:Technical implementer
Entity:millipede creative development pty ltd
Address:Melbourne; VIC; 3000; Australia
URL:http://www.millipede.com.au/
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Catalogue:URI
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Description:Large thumbnail version of current resource
Access profile:Colour independence; Device independence; Generic; Hearing independence 
Learning resource type:Interactive resource 
Format:application/xhtml+xml; application/x-shockwave-flash; image/jpeg; image/png; text/css; text/plain; text/xml 
Size:314717 bytes
Browsers:Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (MS-Windows) - 8.0 (MS-Windows); Firefox 3.0 (MS-Windows); Safari 3.0 (MacOS) 
Plug-ins:Adobe Flash Player 10 
Operating systems:MacOS X; MS-Windows 2000 - Vista 
Catalogue entry:
Catalogue:TLF-LearningObject 
Entry:L4915 
General language:ENGLISH 
Aggregation level:2 
Spacial coverage:
Country:AU
Country:AU,NT
DCMI-Point:East: 132.67000; North: -12.27000; Name: KAKADU NATIONAL PARK;
Meta-metadata language:ENGLISH 
Version notes:v.7.0 Includes updated metadata. v.6.0 Includes IP and metadata updates. v.5.0 Includes updated metadata. v.4.0 Includes support files and updated metadata. v.3.0 Updated topics in metadata. v.2.0 Includes technical improvements and branding syntax. v.1.0 First public release.
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