Written response: Life changes
Summary of task
Students listened to a story about children growing and changing and discussed the physical characteristics and different roles of characters in the book. Using a range of different images of people, students were asked to place them in order of age and justify their choices.
Students were asked to draw themselves at different life stages from baby to teenager. In their drawings, students were required to depict the physical changes that had occurred or would occur in the future. Students were also asked to describe changes in their relationships and social expectations.
Students engaged in the task independently. The teacher scribed for students unable to write independently.
This assessment task relates to the focus area: relationships and sexuality.
Achievement standard
1
2
3
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Annotations
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1
Annotation 1
Illustrates physical growth -
2
Annotation 2
Identifies a change in relationship priorities at an older age -
3
Annotation 3
Identifies an activity that is undertaken independently as children grow older
