Fusion Unit

Year 8 Assessment Task

Year 8 English students in Term 2 have enjoyed exploring Japanese manga and anime in the unit 'Fusion'.  Students have developed a rich appreciation for Japanese art and culture through their studies.

Students loved having the freedom of choice for their assessment task.  Some students channeled their 'inner artist' to create authentically detailed characters and hand-crafted manga comics.  Others turned to technology to construct professional-styled documentaries.  Year 8 fully embraced the unit to create some truly memorable creations.  

I'm very proud to showcase some of the amazing work created by our talented students.

Mr M Howard, English teacher

I enjoyed the action of manga, such as Dragon Ball Z.  Watching anime films like ‘Howls Moving Castle’ and ‘Spirited Away’ really helped my imagination for the assessment task.  My manga creation came from how much I love going on trips with my family.    ​Jack Dempsey

I enjoyed how creative I could get with my manga assessment task.  I changed my story a few times as I went on.  It’s basically about a universe called Dimension X.  This dimension’s sole purpose is to protect other places from discovering its existence.  My characters monitor this, keeping track of things and send out fighters if something goes wrong.    Kiera Hay

Learning about different aspects of Japanese culture was fantastic.  The inspiration for my manga was the musical ‘Hamilton’.  The song ‘Congratulations’ really helped to create my own version. 

Emma Al-Msodany