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For each unit I provide a set of possible texts and a possible conceptual focus. Keep in mind that my intention here is to suggest possibilities rather than to prescribe a curriculum; there are many other units that you could develop, and different texts and focuses for each of the units that I outline.

useful - future national curriculum calls for a study of the history of language

don't call me ishmael and many others

A good place to start if you wish to blog with your students. 

focus is on fiction resources for national curriculum

cross curriculum literacy idea - and would create engagement as well. 

useful resource for concepts and language - across curriculum literacy

A useful reading took for across the curriculum - this one is specifically focussed on historical documents.

One needed in every classroom - literacy across the curriculum:) 

assessing writing across the curriculum

list of links for all kinds of areas in teaching - speical needs, gifted, english etc. Each site is annotated.

Teachers can register for free - resources available from across the curriculum. Includes english - 7-10 and VCE

My read 4 resources model - explicitly teaching reading skills - across the curriculum.

analysis of information - essential literacy skill across the curriculum

cross curriculum literacy required in this kind of data - Had to highlight it:) Very useful for providing stimulus to students in writing expository pieces.

This may be useful as a resource for when we are teaching National curriculum - covering the origins and evolution of the English language

australian curriculum corporation