Here is a suggested structure/content for your multimodal presentation:

1. Once you decided on your specific location, you will need to check the Australian Government’s Foreign Affairs and Trade website. This can be found at https://smartraveller.gov.au/guide/all-travellers/Pages/default.aspx. This website contains general information about travelling safely, but it also contains information specific to various locations around the world. I would expect you to have explored this website and referred to it in your presentation.
2. Find out where the Australian Embassy is located and include this in your presentation. Young travellers will need to know where they can access consular assistance. I think this information is really important.
3. Research the cost of living in your specific destination. How much spending money will your young traveller need to do the things they need to do? What is the cost of living? How much might food cost each day? How much do any of the attractions cost to enter?
4. Research the cost of accommodation. Are you giving advice for a young person on a budget? Would they be looking for backpacking accommodation or is your young person fairly affluent and would be able to afford more expensive accommodation? Is your presentation directed at a wide demographic or a specific one?
5. What are the must-see places in your chosen location? What are the places people MUST see? How long does it take to get there? Cost of public transport to get there? How much does a cab cost? Are there buses that run there?

Remember that you need to keep a record of ALL the websites you use in compiling your multimodal presentation. For EACH website you use, you need to summarise the content of it and state whether it was useful, really useful, essential or not useful and why.

Task 9 English General

Please note the link to the task sheet above. I will also provide you with a physical copy in class this week.

Please note the following information:

• You are compiling (putting together) a folio of information for a YOUNG TRAVELLER. Remember… this is your AUDIENCE.
• You will need to research a SPECIFIC TRAVEL DESTINATION and explore a range of travel guides, blogs, advice columns and summarise each source you use.
• Once you have completed your research, you’ll need to produce a multimodal YOUNG TRAVELLER’S GUIDE for a young person travelling to that destination. This is your PURPOSE.
• The CONTEXT is that you’re a young traveller advising other young travellers. You’re writing from an Australian context as well.

We’ll go through this is in class.

Please use the framework below to guide your preparation for this assessment. The task sheet is available to download in a previous blog post.

You will need to make notes on EACH of the videos which are linked on the task sheet.

Your notes will need to be on:

• Context, Audience and Purpose.
• Summary of the content of each text- What is each text about?
• How the text uses written and visual conventions to persuade the viewer to agree with the views promoted by each text.
• SWAT analysis and how language is used to encourage a specific response.

Then, on Thursday, we will write a written response to 2-3 texts of your choice using the following structure:

1. Introduction- Describe the issue generally. Mention the program’s title, it’s director and/or the journalist’s contention.

e.g. The ‘A Current Affair’ program on Channel 9, is hosted by Tracey Grimshaw. Ben Fordham reported on the considerable controversy over the use of 1080 fox bait to control Victoria’s fox population. In this episode the journalist stated that ‘They’re pests but cruelty is inexcusable.’ The reporter/journalist  puts forward a logical and, at times, emotive argument about how cruel and inhumane the use of this bait is.

2. Two body paragraphs-Identify a persuasive technique, Give examples of how it is used in the television episode and then explain how it makes the reader feel and builds support for the reporter’s argument.

e.g. The report from the long-time current events program, ‘A Current Affair’, presents a look at the pros and cons of the rental market in Australia. The different programs present both perspectives of the rental market; attacking the inappropriate behaviour of ruthless landlords as well as looking at the ugly result of bad tenants. The television program, from Channel 9, is a well-known, long running Australian current events program and is often the focus of criticism from viewers because of its invasive pursuit for a story.

e.g. Connotations or suggestions are immediate with the title of the story ‘Home wrecker’ an immediate establishment of negativity of the report. The angry tone continues throughout the program. Negative connotations from the presenter are also immediate as she continues with ‘senseless act of betrayal’ and ‘trashed a perfectly good home’. But when ‘The devastated owners confront the tenants from hell’ the story continues a visual downward spiral.

3. Conclusion- Summarise the main techniques that the reporter has used to persuade the viewer.