Curriculum summary

The cross-curriculum priority highlighted in this unit is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and culture (especially Organising Ideas 2 and 3 relating to Country/Place).

Unit 1 Investigate the relationships between language,context and meaning by:	analysing how language choices are made for different purposes and in different contexts using appropriate metalanguage; for example, personification, voice-over, flashback, salience (ACEEN002)
Examine similarities and differences between imaginative, persuasive and interpretive texts including:	explaining the ways language features, text structures and conventions communicate ideas and points of view (ACEEN004) evaluating the impact of description and imagery, including figurative language, and still and moving images in digital and multimodal texts. (ACEEN007) the use of imaginative, persuasive and interpretive techniques. (ACEEN010)
Create a range of texts:	using appropriate form, content, style and tone for different purposes and audiences in real and imagined contexts (ACEEN011) combining visual, spoken and written elements where appropriate (ACEEN013) using strategies for planning, drafting, editing and proofreading (ACEEN016) investigating the impact and uses of imaginative, interpretive and persuasive texts. (ACEEN020)

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