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Putting Texts in Contexts with the Trailblazers

PrimaryYear 6EnglishLearning through filmSocialEqualitySocial ActionSport

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Using the film ‘Trailblazers’ as a provocation, students explore how our Australian Women’s Football team have been represented in the media across different times and contexts. They explore how different texts reflect different contexts and how this has changed with the rise of women’s football in Australia.

Tune In

Watch the Trailblazers Film and identify key messages.

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Trailblazers Film Review

PrimaryYear 6EnglishLearning through filmThe Arts

Find Out

Explore design elements of texts in context, and the messages conveyed.

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Worth a Thousand Words

PrimaryYear 6EnglishLearning through filmText Analysis

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Students will use their media literacy skills to analyse and rewrite media in a different context.

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The Changing Face of Women’s Football

PrimaryYear 6EnglishLearning through filmText Analysis

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Using Your Voice (Survey Activity)

PrimaryYear 6Health and Physical EducationHealthPhysical Education

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