Australian Curriculum Version 9.0

General capabilities

Cross-curriculum priorities

Content descriptions

Australian Curriculum Version 8.4

Analyse and reflect on the relationships between authors, texts and contexts including:the ways in which texts are influenced by other texts and by contexts (ACELR019)

the relationship between conventions of genre, audience expectations, and interpretations of texts (ACELR020)

how the choice and combinations of mode, medium and form transform texts (ACELR021)

the ways in which informed reading influences interpretation of texts. (ACELR022)
Compare and evaluate the form, language and content of literary texts including:the ways in which text structures, language features and stylistic choices provide a framework for audiences’ expectations, responses and interpretations (ACELR023)

the ways in which texts resemble and refer to other texts, for example, through parody, imitation, appropriation and transformation, and the ways in which adaptations of earlier texts allow new insights into original texts (ACELR024)

how aspects of literary texts have been appropriated into popular culture, for example, through the use of iconic literary situations, symbols or characters (ACELR025)

the ways in which different literary forms may evolve, for example, the development of digital storytelling (ACELR026)

the use of literary techniques, for example, poetic, dramatic and narrative structure and devices (ACELR027)
Create analytical texts:organising points of view and arguments in different ways, for example, in essays, reviews and visual presentations (ACELR029)

using appropriate linguistic, stylistic and critical terminology to compare and contrast texts (ACELR030)

selecting appropriate argument and evidence to support points of view (ACELR031)

experimenting with different modes, mediums and forms. (ACELR032)
Create imaginative texts:integrating real and imagined experiences by selecting and adapting particular aspects of texts to create new texts (ACELR033)

using analysis of literary texts to inform imaginative response (ACELR034)

transforming texts studied in one medium or genre to another for different audiences and purposes (ACELR035)

reflecting on the significance and effects of variations to texts. (ACELR036)

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