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General Capabilities evident across the unit include Literacy, Critical and creative thinking and Ethical understanding.
The content in this unit of work links to the Australian Curriculum: English (Year 9) and (Year 10).
| Language Language variation and change |
Understand that Standard Australian English is a living language within which the creation and loss of words and the evolution of usage is ongoing (ACELA1550) (EN5-3B) Understand that Standard Australian English in its spoken and written forms has a history of evolution and change and continues to evolve (ACELA1563) (EN5-3B) |
| Expressing and developing ideas | Understand how spelling is used creatively in texts for particular effects, for example characterisation and humour and to represent accents and styles of speech (ACELA1562) (EN5-3B) |
| Language for interaction | Understand how language use can have inclusive and exclusive social effects, and can empower or disempower people (ACELA1564) (EN5-5C) |
| Literature Literature and context |
Interpret and compare how representations of people and culture in literary texts are drawn from different historical, social and cultural contexts (ACELT1633) (EN5-8D) Reflect on, discuss and explore notions of literary value and how and why such notions vary according to context (ACELT1634) (EN5-5C) Compare and evaluate a range of representations of individuals and groups in different historical, social and cultural contexts (ACELT1639) (EN5-8D) |
| Examining literature | Analyse texts from familiar and unfamiliar contexts, and discuss and evaluate their content and the appeal of an individual author’s literary style (ACELT1636) (EN4-4B) |
| Responding to literature |
Analyse and explain how text structures, language features and visual features of texts and the context in which texts are experienced may influence audience response (ACELT1641) (EN5-3B) Evaluate the social, moral and ethical positions represented in texts (ACELT1812) (EN5-7D) |
| Literacy Interacting with others |
Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selecting and sequencing appropriate content and multimodal elements for aesthetic and playful purposes (ACELY1741) (EN5-2A) |
| Interpreting, analysing, evaluating | Identify and analyse implicit or explicit values, beliefs and assumptions in texts and how these are influenced by purposes and likely audiences (ACELY1752) (EN5-8D) |
| Creating texts | Create sustained texts, including texts that combine specific digital or media content, for imaginative, informative or persuasive purposes that reflect upon challenging and complex issues (ACELY1756) (EN5-1A) |
Source for content descriptions above: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).