General capabilities 🔗
Content descriptions
| Investigate the representation of ideas, attitudes and voices in texts including: | analysing the ways language features, text structures and stylistic choices shape points of view and influence audiences (ACEEN024) analysing how attitude and mood are created, for example, through the use of humour in satire and parody (ACEEN027) |
| Analyse and evaluate how and why responses to texts vary through: | the impact of language and structural choices on shaping own and others’ perspectives (ACEEN028) analysing changing responses to texts over time and in different cultural contexts. (ACEEN031) |
| Create a range of texts: | using imaginative, interpretive and persuasive elements for different purposes, contexts and audiences (ACEEN032) developing and sustaining voice, tone and style (ACEEN034) selecting and applying appropriate textual evidence to support arguments (ACEEN035) using strategies for planning, drafting, editing and proofreading (ACEEN036) using accurate spelling, punctuation, syntax and metalanguage. (ACEEN037) |
| Reflect on their own and others’ texts by: | analysing the values and attitudes expressed in texts (ACEEN038) evaluating the effectiveness of texts in representing ideas, attitudes and voices (ACEEN039) explaining how and why texts position readers and viewers. (ACEEN040) |
English Standard Stage 6 outcomes
| EN11-1 | Responds to and composes increasingly complex texts for understanding, interpretation, analysis, imaginative expression and pleasure |
| EN11-3 | Analyses and uses language forms, features and structures of texts, considers appropriateness for purpose, audience and context and explains effects on meaning |
| EN11-4 | Applies knowledge, skills and understanding of language concepts and literary devices into new and different contexts |
| EN11-5 | Thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and analytically to respond to and compose texts that include considered and detailed information, ideas and arguments |
| EN11-7 | Understands and explains the diverse ways texts can represent personal and public worlds |
| EN11-9 | Reflects on, assesses and monitors own learning and develops individual and collaborative processes to become an independent learner |