Her article focuses on a collaborative project between her and a teacher in the Science faculty at my school. This involved a Year 8 Science class working on a project to present a short film in which they explain various systems in the human body.
The collaboration involved allocating one Science lesson on a weekly basis as a literacy lesson. Like in an English lesson, there were a text in focus (Cells at Work by Akane Shimizu, a manga series serialised between 2015-2021). Extracts were selected and students analysed the text as they would in their study of English along with a factual analysis. It also introduced many students to Manga texts, which itself is a unique form of storytelling. Apart from developing critical thinking skills, it would also support development of ethical storytelling skills.
As Lara's colleague, I am very proud of her efforts in delivering this project. I look forward to seeing where the delivery of the jnit goes. I hope I can contribute to it or even adapt this to another subject area.
