NSW Stage 2 Theme Unit: Survivors: Inspiring Stories of True Survival
by Ben Hubbard
Empower your students to explore the powerful themes of survival, strength, and determination with this comprehensive 5-week unit designed for NSW Stage 2 teachers.
Based on the text Survivors: Inspiring Stories of True Survival by Ben Hubbard, this unit provides students with a deeper understanding of the textual concepts of theme, argument, and authority.
Throughout the unit, students will analyse seven incredible survival stories, identifying key themes such as resilience, courage, selflessness, and the will to overcome adversity.
They will also examine how authors use language, form, and structure to present arguments and create impactful narratives. By engaging with this text, students will learn to recognize multiple themes within and across texts, while also developing skills to create informative and persuasive texts for specific purposes.
Learning Intentions:
- Identify themes and arguments in literature.
- Create informative texts that instruct and explain using research.
- Understand authorial choices and apply them to persuasive writing.
- Plan and deliver oral presentations with multimodal elements.
Success Criteria:
- Analyse language choices to assess their impact.
- Create cause-and-effect statements using conjunctions.
- Use objective and subjective language to enhance authority in texts.
- Research and draft persuasive texts with well-structured arguments.
- Write and publish a newspaper article using digital tools.
- Present a multimodal oral presentation based on research.
With over 235 pages, this resource includes detailed activities, an editable PowerPoint, a PDF for easy printing, a Google Slides version, and comprehensive teaching notes.
The unit also emphasises sensitivity in discussing survival themes, ensuring a supportive environment for all students.
Perfect for guiding your students in understanding the deeper messages in literature, this unit equips them with the tools to analyse, create, and present texts with authority and purpose.
Attribution is given to: © State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2023.
