Ashdale Secondary College
Year 8 Languages - Italian Program
Terms 3 & 4, 2012
Week
Week
1
Outcomes
Assessable
Outcomes: Listening,
Responding and
Speaking (LRS);
Viewing, Reading and
Responding (VRR);
and Writing (W)
Non-assessable
Outcomes:
Cultural
Understandings (CU);
System of a Target
Language (STL); and
Language Learning
Strategies (LLS)
2-4
5-7
LRS; VRR; W; CU;
STL; LLS
8 - 10
LRS; VRR; W; CU;
STL; LLS
Term 4
begins
11 - 13
LRS; VRR; W; CU;
STL; LLS
14 - 16
LRS; VRR; W; CU;
STL; LLS
17 – 20
LRS; W; CU; STL;
LLS
Tasks
Activities
Learning contexts:
The individual
Un po’ di tutto di me!
Io, i miei passatempi, i
miei amici e la mia
famiglia
Preferisco mangiare il
cibo italiano!
The Italian–
speaking
communities
Come sono i ragazzi
italiani?
Il sistema di scuola
I compagni di scuola
italiana e australiana
L’impatto della cultura
e la cucina italiana
The changing world
Ci sentiamo via
l’email?
L’impatto del Youtube
Facciamo una
presentazione a
PowerPoint?
Andiamo in Italia
 the geography of Italy
 the major tourist attractions and landmarks
 the major cities and regions
Students to research Italian cities, landmarks and regions –
develop a poster
Andiamo in Italia
Students to choose one region to undertake a research project
on, including population, production, points of interest
Students make a commercial in Italian promoting an Italian
Region
Andiamo in Italia
Students to create a Tour Itinerary/region profile in Italian,
using five particular cities and their famous landmarks
Che gustoso!
Regional cuisines LRS VRR
Class and group discussions, Flash cards, Making/copying
notes, Reading English texts and some Italian texts
Closer look at history of pasta and pasta shapes
Closer look at typical eating times and typical dishes
Cosa prendiamo per prima colazione? Cosa prendiamo per
pranzo?
Language study
Vocabulary specific to dishes, Cooking verbs, Revisit definite
and indefinite articles
Cosa prendiamo per prima colazione? Cosa prendiamo per
pranzo?
use the definite articles and the indefinite articles; use plurals;
use the verb avere; use affirmative and negative sentences
Revision of content covered and consolidation prior to end of
Semester 2 assessments
Course Outline
Classroom learning
experiences & notes
Task 1 (20%)
Commercial (Tour /
Region Profile)
LRS
Task 2 (20%)
Tour Itinerary/
Region profile
Writing
Classroom learning
experiences & notes
Task 4 (20%)
Cooking video
demonstration
LRS W
Classroom learning
experiences & notes
Task 5 (30%)
Recipe Book
LRS & W
Participation and
Effort Mark (10%)
Outcomes 1, 2 and 3 are explicitly assessed. See table above for marks and weighting allocation for these sequenced outcomes.
**In addition to the major assessments listed above, students will be assessed utilising a range of informal methods including observational
checklists, homework and in class assignments. Students will also be assessed on their collaborative skills and participation in each class.
The students will receive a Program Outline in Week Three, which will outline the tasks that are due for completion each week.
This program is subject to change in response to the needs and abilities of the students.
Student Signature _____________________
Parent Signature _____________________