Meaningful Moments: Short Story Illustrating with AI

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• creativity
• communication
• digital literacy

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:

Year 5 English:

• Examine the effects of imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification, and sound devices in narratives, poetry and songs (AC9E5LE04)

Year 6 English:

• Explain the way authors use sound and imagery to create meaning and effect in poetry (AC9E6LE04)

Relevant parts of Year 5 English achievement standards: Students explain how language features including literary devices, and visual features contribute to the effect and meaning of a text.

Relevant parts of Year 6 English achievement standards: Students explain how language features including literary devices, and visual features influence audiences.

NSW Syllabus outcomes: EN3-5B

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Digital Literacy, Literacy 

• Device capable of access to AI tools, such as ChatGPT and Canva
• Drawing materials
• Timer or stopwatch.

This is an original Cool+ lesson.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - source or oversee the creation of the short stories and support students in the speed illustration task.

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