| Language | |
| Text structure and organisation | Understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audience (ACELA1490) (EN2-8B) |
| Expressing and developing ideas | Explore the effect of choices when framing an image, placement of elements in the image, and salience on composition of still and moving images in a range of types of texts (ACELA1496) (EN2-8B) Investigate how quoted (direct) speech and reported (indirect ) Speech work in different types of text (ACELA1494) (EN2-9B) |
| Literature | |
| Literature and context | Make connections between the ways different authors may represent similar storylines, ideas and relationships (ACELT1602) (EN2-10C) |
| Responding to literature | Discuss literary experiences with others, sharing responses and expressing a point of view (ACELT1603) (EN2-11D) Use metalanguage to describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features of literary texts (ACELT1604) (EN2-4A) |
| Examining literature | Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories exciting, moving and absorbing and hold readers’ interest by using various techniques, for example, character development and plot tension (ACELT1605) (EN2-10C) |
| Creating literature | Create literary texts that explore students’ own experiences and imagining (ACELT1607) (EN2-10C) Create literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings (ACELT1794) (EN2-2A) |
| Literacy | |
| Interacting with others | Use interaction skills such as acknowledging another’s point of view and linking students’ response to the topic, using familiar and new vocabulary and a range of vocal effects such as tone, pace, pitch and volume to speak clearly and coherently (ACELY1688) (EN2-1A) Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations incorporating learned content and taking into account the particular purposes and audiences (ACELY1689) (EN2-6B) |
| Interpreting, analysing, evaluating | Identify characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text (ACELY1690) (EN2-8B) Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating texts (ACELY1692) (EN2-4A) |
| Creating texts | Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features (ACELY1694) (EN2-2A) |