§  How do they express their beliefs?

§  Core values

§  Flag / symbols and the history behind them.

§  Language (how to say: Hello, Goodbye, Please, Thank You);

§  Holidays, Traditions and Celebrations 

§  Do’s and Don’ts 

§  Food (are there any foods or meals special to your Country /Culture/Religion? Perhaps include a recipe.

§  Dominant religions;

§  Superstitions

§  Basic facts 

Learning Outcomes:

argue persuasively and defend a point of view

Phase: 5
Conceptual Understandings:
Listeners identify key ideas in spoken language and synthesize them to create their own understanding.

Learning Outcomes:

argue persuasively and justify a point of view

show open-minded attitudes when listening to other points of view

appreciate that people speak and respond according to personal and cultural perspectives


VISUAL LANGUAGE_ VIEWING AND PRESENTING
Phase:5
Conceptual Understandings: 

Individuals respond differently
 to visual texts, according to
 their previous experiences,
 preferences and perspectives.

Learning Outcomes:

identify factors that
 influence personal reactions
 to visual texts; design visual
 texts with the intention of
 influencing the way people
 think and feel

realize that cultural influences
 affect the way we respond to
 visual effects and explain how
 this affects our interpretation,
 for example, the use of
 particular colours or symbols


realize that individuals
 interpret visual information
 according to their personal
 experiences and different
 perspectives


show how body language, for
 example, facial expression,
 gesture and movement,
 posture and orientation, eye
 contact and touch, can be
 used to achieve effects and
 influence meaning

identify the intended 
audience and purpose 
of a visual presentation; 
identify overt and subliminal 
messages

WRITTEN LANGUAGE_ READING
Phase:5
Conceptual Understandings:

Reading opens our minds to
multiple perspectives and helps
us to understand how people
think, feel and act.

Learning Outcomes:

locate, organize and synthesize information from a variety of sources including the library/media centre, the internet, people in the school, family, the immediate community or the global community.

WRITTEN LANGUAGE_ WRITING
Phase:5
Conceptual Understandings:
Synthesizing ideas enables us to
build on what we know, reflect
on different perspectives, and
express new ideas.

Learning Outcomes:
adapt writing according
to the audience and
demonstrate the ability
to engage and sustain the
interest of the reader