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  • Reading and Exploring Texts Part 8: Planning and Developing Personal and Analytical Writing about a Text

    Reading and Exploring Texts Part 8: Planning and Developing Personal and Analytical Writing about a Text

    This series of posts goes through the Key Knowledge and Skills for the new Area of Study 1: Reading and Exploring Texts for VCE English and EAL. Each post has a brief discussion of the Key Knowledge and Skills covered, some suggestions for resources, and five lesson activities. Even if you’re not an English teacher […]

    Leon Furze

    January 16, 2023
    VCE
    character analysis, ChatGPT, concerns, debate, EAL, english, essay structure, group discussion, ideas, inferential reading, language features, literary analysis, personal connections, plot, point of view, Reading Strategies, setting, tensions, text structures, VCE, vocabulary, voice, writing
  • I built an AI Section C generator and the world did not end

    I built an AI Section C generator and the world did not end

    If you’ve read any online news recently you’d be forgiven for thinking that we’ve already been back at school for six months, and that ChatGPT has successfully destroyed the education system, killed the essay, and turned every one of our students into a compulsive plagiarist. I’ve written a number of posts about ChatGPT and AI […]

    Leon Furze

    January 15, 2023
    AI
    AI, analysis, apps, ChatGPT, creativity, edtech, education, efficiency, english, essays, examination, Jonty Jenkins, materials, plagiarism, practice, senior, teachers, technology, VCE, Victorian, writing
  • Reading and Exploring Texts Part 7: Engaging in Productive Group Discussions and Debates

    Reading and Exploring Texts Part 7: Engaging in Productive Group Discussions and Debates

    This series of posts goes through the Key Knowledge and Skills for the new Area of Study 1: Reading and Exploring Texts for VCE English and EAL. Each post has a brief discussion of the Key Knowledge and Skills covered, some suggestions for resources, and five lesson activities. Even if you’re not an English teacher […]

    Leon Furze

    January 15, 2023
    VCE
    character analysis, ChatGPT, concerns, debate, EAL, english, essay structure, group discussion, ideas, inferential reading, language features, literary analysis, personal connections, plot, point of view, Reading Strategies, setting, tensions, text structures, VCE, vocabulary, voice, writing
  • Reading and Exploring Texts Part 6: Analysing the Ideas, Concerns, and Tensions Presented in a Text

    Reading and Exploring Texts Part 6: Analysing the Ideas, Concerns, and Tensions Presented in a Text

    This series of posts goes through the Key Knowledge and Skills for the new Area of Study 1: Reading and Exploring Texts for VCE English and EAL. Each post has a brief discussion of the Key Knowledge and Skills covered, some suggestions for resources, and five lesson activities. Even if you’re not an English teacher […]

    Leon Furze

    January 14, 2023
    VCE
    character analysis, ChatGPT, concerns, debate, EAL, english, essay structure, group discussion, ideas, inferential reading, language features, literary analysis, personal connections, plot, point of view, Reading Strategies, setting, tensions, text structures, VCE, vocabulary, voice, writing
  • Reading and Exploring Texts Part 5: Making Personal Connections to Texts: Using Your Own Experiences to Enhance Understanding

    Reading and Exploring Texts Part 5: Making Personal Connections to Texts: Using Your Own Experiences to Enhance Understanding

    This series of posts goes through the Key Knowledge and Skills for the new Area of Study 1: Reading and Exploring Texts for VCE English and EAL. Each post has a brief discussion of the Key Knowledge and Skills covered, some suggestions for resources, and five lesson activities. Even if you’re not an English teacher […]

    Leon Furze

    January 13, 2023
    VCE
    character analysis, ChatGPT, concerns, debate, EAL, english, essay structure, group discussion, ideas, inferential reading, language features, literary analysis, personal connections, plot, point of view, Reading Strategies, setting, tensions, text structures, VCE, vocabulary, voice, writing
  • Beyond Efficiency: AI can be more than just “Edtech 2.0”

    Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched in December, there has been plenty of speculation about the implications for education. Articles ranging from The End of High School English to ChatGPT as a saviour for time-poor teachers have filled people’s feeds for the past month. We’ve seen ChatGPT labelled everything from”mind-blowing“, to a threat to the future of […]

    Leon Furze

    January 12, 2023
    AI
    advancements, AI, blended, ChatGPT, classroom, e-learning, edtech, education, future, hype, innovation, language, learning, models, online, remote, research, schools, teaching, technology
  • Reading and Exploring Texts Part 4: The Importance of Vocabulary, Text Structures, and Language Features in Creating Meaning

    Reading and Exploring Texts Part 4: The Importance of Vocabulary, Text Structures, and Language Features in Creating Meaning

    This series of posts goes through the Key Knowledge and Skills for the new Area of Study 1: Reading and Exploring Texts for VCE English and EAL. Each post has a brief discussion of the Key Knowledge and Skills covered, some suggestions for resources, and five lesson activities. Even if you’re not an English teacher […]

    Leon Furze

    January 12, 2023
    VCE
    character analysis, ChatGPT, concerns, debate, EAL, english, essay structure, group discussion, ideas, inferential reading, language features, literary analysis, personal connections, plot, point of view, Reading Strategies, setting, tensions, text structures, VCE, vocabulary, voice, writing
  • Reading and Exploring Texts Part 3: Examining Point of View and Voice in Texts

    Reading and Exploring Texts Part 3: Examining Point of View and Voice in Texts

    This series of posts goes through the Key Knowledge and Skills for the new Area of Study 1: Reading and Exploring Texts for VCE English and EAL. Each post has a brief discussion of the Key Knowledge and Skills covered, some suggestions for resources, and five lesson activities. Even if you’re not an English teacher […]

    Leon Furze

    January 11, 2023
    VCE
    character analysis, ChatGPT, concerns, debate, EAL, english, essay structure, group discussion, ideas, inferential reading, language features, literary analysis, personal connections, plot, point of view, Reading Strategies, setting, tensions, text structures, VCE, vocabulary, voice, writing
  • Reading and Exploring Texts Part 2: Exploring Characters, Setting, and Plot in Literary Analysis

    Reading and Exploring Texts Part 2: Exploring Characters, Setting, and Plot in Literary Analysis

    This series of posts goes through the Key Knowledge and Skills for the new Area of Study 1: Reading and Exploring Texts for VCE English and EAL. Each post has a brief discussion of the Key Knowledge and Skills covered, some suggestions for resources, and five lesson activities. Even if you’re not an English teacher […]

    Leon Furze

    January 10, 2023
    VCE
    character analysis, ChatGPT, concerns, debate, EAL, english, essay structure, group discussion, ideas, inferential reading, language features, literary analysis, personal connections, plot, point of view, Reading Strategies, setting, tensions, text structures, VCE, vocabulary, voice, writing
  • Reading and Exploring Texts Part 1: Using Inferential Reading Strategies to Deepen Comprehension

    Reading and Exploring Texts Part 1: Using Inferential Reading Strategies to Deepen Comprehension

    This series of posts goes through the Key Knowledge and Skills for the new Area of Study 1: Reading and Exploring Texts for VCE English and EAL. Each post has a brief discussion of the Key Knowledge and Skills covered, some suggestions for resources, and five lesson activities. Even if you’re not an English teacher […]

    Leon Furze

    January 9, 2023
    VCE
    character analysis, ChatGPT, concerns, debate, EAL, english, essay structure, group discussion, ideas, inferential reading, language features, literary analysis, personal connections, plot, point of view, Reading Strategies, setting, tensions, text structures, VCE, vocabulary, voice, writing
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