Australian Curriculum Version 9.0
General capabilities
Cross-curriculum priorities
Content descriptions
Australian Curriculum Version 8.4
| Investigate the relationships between language, context and meaning by: | explaining how texts are created in and for different contexts (ACEEN001) |
| 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) explaining the ways text structures, language features and stylistic choices are used in different types of texts (ACEEN005) evaluating the impact of description and imagery, including figurative language, and still and moving images in digital and multimodal texts. (ACEEN007) |
| Analyse and evaluate how responses to texts, including students’ own responses, are influenced by: | purpose, taking into account that a text’s purpose is often open to debate (ACEEN008) personal, social and cultural context (ACEEN009) 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) using evidence-based argument (ACEEN014) using appropriate quotation and referencing protocols (ACEEN015) using strategies for planning, drafting, editing and proofreading (ACEEN016) using accurate spelling, punctuation, syntax and metalanguage. (ACEEN017) |
| Reflect on their own and others’ texts by: | analysing textual evidence to assess the purpose and context of texts (ACEEN018) questioning responses to texts (ACEEN019) |
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