Discovery Rubric

Question 1

This Area of Study requires students to explore the ways in which the concept of discovery is represented

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in and through texts.

Question 2

Discovery can encompass the experience of discovering

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something for the first time

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or rediscovering something that has been

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lost, forgotten or concealed.

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Discoveries can be sudden and

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unexpected

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or they can emerge from a process of

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deliberate and careful planning

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evoked by

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curiosity, necessity or wonder.

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Discoveries can be fresh and intensely meaningful in ways that may be

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emotional, creative, intellectual, physical and spiritual.

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They can also be confronting

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and provocative.

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They can lead us to new worlds and values, stimulate new ideas, and enable us to

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speculate about future possibilities.

Question 10

Discoveries and discovering can offer new understandings and

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renewed perceptions of ourselves and others.

Question 11

An individual’s discoveries and their process of discovering can vary according to

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personal, cultural, historical and social contexts and values.

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The impact of these discoveries can be far-reaching and

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transformative for the individual and for broader society.

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Discoveries may be questioned or challenged when viewed from different perspectives and

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their worth may be reassessed over time.

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The ramifications of particular discoveries may

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differ for individuals and their worlds.

Question 15

By exploring the concept of discovery, students can understand how texts have the potential to affirm or challenge individuals’ or more widely-held assumptions and beliefs about

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aspects of human experience and the world.

Question 16

Through composing and responding to a wide range of texts, students may make discoveries about people, relationships, societies,

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places and events and generate new ideas.

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By synthesising perspectives, students may deepen their

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understanding of the concept of discovery.

Question 18

Students consider the ways composers may invite them to

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experience discovery through their texts

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and explore how the process of discovering is

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represented using a variety of language modes, forms and features.

Question 20

In their responses and compositions, students examine, question, and reflect and speculate on: 1)

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• their own experiences of discovery

Question 21

In their responses and compositions, students examine, question, and reflect and speculate on: 2)

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• the experience of discovery in and through their engagement with texts

Question 22

In their responses and compositions, students examine, question, and reflect and speculate on: 3)

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• assumptions underlying various representations of the concept of discovery

Question 23

In their responses and compositions, students examine, question, and reflect and speculate on: 4)

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• how the concept of discovery is conveyed through the representations of people, relationships, societies, places, events and ideas that they encounter in the prescribed text and other related texts of their own choosing

Question 24

In their responses and compositions, students examine, question, and reflect and speculate on: 5)

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how the composer’s choice of language modes, forms, features and structure shapes representations of discovery and discovering

Question 25

In their responses and compositions, students examine, question, and reflect and speculate on: 6)

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• the ways in which exploring the concept of discovery may broaden and deepen their understanding of themselves and their world.