EDUC2601 Literacies within and across the curriculum


Assessment 3
Applied Analytical Essay

Due Date: Monday, June 13th, 2022, 2pm
Weighting: 40 %, 2000 words + Ref List

Task Description

Chapter 1 of Henderson’s (2019) Teaching Literacies presents the case study of Ryan. If you were
to teach Ryan in your nominated teaching area what practical teaching strategies would you
employ to support his literacy development?

1. Analyse the specific literacy challenges and assumptions associated with Ryan;
2. Drawing on peer-reviewed research from both the course and beyond, outline the
teaching strategies you would use in each of the following modes to support Ryan:
o reading
o writing
o speaking
o digital multimodal
3. Justify how your teaching strategies would be responsive to the diverse learning and
identity needs of Ryan (e.g., gender, linguistic, cultural, religious and/or
socioeconomic backgrounds).
4. Discuss how you would assess Ryan’s progress with consideration of both formative
and summative assessment.

This assignment should follow a standard essay format.

You may find these additional readings spur your thinking (but they are not required):
Henderson, R. (2005). An invasion of green-stained farm workers from outer space(s)?
Or a rural community struggling with issues of itinerancy? Education in Rural Australia,
15(1), 3–13.

Henderson, R. (2008). A boy behaving badly: Investigating teachers' assumptions about
gender, behaviour, mobility and literacy learning. The Australian Journal of Language
and Literacy, 31(1), 74-87.

Appendix 1: Course Outlines
Institution: The University of Queensland
Program title: Bachelor of Education (Secondary) Dual Degree Programs



FAQs regarding Assessment 3: FAQs regarding Assessment 1: 1) you decide the format 2) you may use
subheadings 3) you may use first person 4) quotes contribute to the word count so keep them to a
minimum 5) 10% +/- wiggle room on word count 6) no screenshots or dot points, just academic prose 7)
all citations must be from peer reviewed publications 8) APA 7th for referencing.

Referencing:

APA - https://guides.library.uq.edu.au/referencing/apa7

Australian Professional Standards for Teachers:
Focus Descriptor
1.3 Students with diverse
linguistic, cultural, religious and
socioeconomic backgrounds
Demonstrate knowledge of teaching strategies that are
responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students
from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic
backgrounds.
2.1 Content and teaching
strategies of the teaching area
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts,
substance and structure of the content and teaching
strategies of the teaching area.
2.5 Literacy and numeracy
strategies
Know and understand literacy and numeracy teaching
strategies and their application in teaching areas.
3.3 Use teaching strategies Include a range of teaching strategies.







Appendix 1: Course Outlines
Institution: The University of Queensland
Program title: Bachelor of Education (Secondary) Dual Degree Programs