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Year 8 English

The English curriculum is built around the three interrelated strands of language, literature and literacy. Teaching and learning programs should balance and integrate all three strands. Together, the strands focus on developing students’ knowledge, understanding …

Year 8 | English | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard English Year 8

Receptive modes (listening, reading and viewing) By the end of Year 8, students understand how the selection of text structures is influenced by the selection of language mode and how this varies for different purposes and audiences. Students explain …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 8 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACELA1545

evaluating how speechmakers influence audiences though specific language features such as the use of embedded clauses to add information

Elaboration ACELT1628

recognising the similarities and differences between types of texts (for example a complex picture book and a feature film) in order to understand how different combinations of words and images lead readers to interpret visual texts in particular …

Elaboration (2) ACELY1808

choosing vocabulary and spoken text and sentence structures for particular purposes and audiences, such as debating a topic with a team from another school, creating a voiceover for a media presentation, and adapting language choices such as use of similes, …

Elaboration (3) ACELY1808

selecting voice effects, such as tone, volume, pitch and pace, with particular attention to the effects these may have on audience reaction and acceptance of the ideas presented

Elaboration (1) ACELY1731

researching subject matter on social issues and/or relationships and presenting ideas in particular ways to appeal to different audiences

Elaboration ACELY1735

comparing representations of different social groups in texts drawn from different modes and media, for example comparing contemporary representations of homeless people with romantic representations of the swagman and the impact of these representations …

Elaboration ACELY1736

integrating multimodal approaches within a spoken presentation to purposefully develop meaning for a given audience

Elaboration (1) ACELY1736

selecting vocabulary to influence meaning and to position and persuade the audience, for example adjusting language to show or acknowledge power

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