Australian Curriculum Version 9.0
General capabilities
Content descriptions
| Language | |
| Text structure and organisation | describe how texts across the curriculum use different language features and structures relevant to their purpose (AC9E3LA03) |
| Language for expressing and developing ideas | understand that a clause is a unit of grammar usually containing a subject and a verb that need to agree (AC9E3LA06) extend topic-specific and technical vocabulary and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts (AC9E3LA10) |
| Literature | |
| Literature and contexts | discuss characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators (AC9E3LE01) |
| Engaging with and responding to literature | discuss connections between personal experiences and character experiences in literary texts and share personal preferences (AC9E3LE02) |
| Examining literature | discuss how an author uses language and illustrations to portray characters and settings in texts, and explore how the settings and events influence the mood of the narrative (AC9E3LE03) discuss the effects of some literary devices used to enhance meaning and shape the reader’s reaction, including rhythm and onomatopoeia in poetry and prose (AC9E3LE04) |
| Literacy | |
| Texts in context | recognise how texts can be created for similar purposes but different audiences (AC9E3LY01) |
| Interacting with others | use interaction skills to contribute to conversations and discussions to share information and ideas (AC9E3LY02) |
| Analysing, interpreting and evaluating | use comprehension strategies when listening and viewing to build literal and inferred meaning, and begin to evaluate texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features (AC9E3LY05) |
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