Year 7 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 7 | English | F-10 curriculum

Year 5 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 5 | English | F-10 curriculum

Year 6 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 6 | English | F-10 curriculum

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 7

Receptive modes (listening, reading and viewing) By the end of Year 7, students understand how text structures can influence the complexity of a text and are dependent on audience, purpose and context. They demonstrate understanding of how the choice …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 7 | English | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard English Year 5

Receptive modes (listening, reading and viewing) By the end of Year 5, students explain how text structures assist in understanding the text. They understand how language features, images and vocabulary influence interpretations of characters, settings …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 5 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (7) ACELY1784

speaking so that the student can be heard and understood

Elaboration (7) | ACELY1784 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (7) ACELY1650

discussing and sequencing events in stories

Elaboration (7) | ACELY1650 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (7) ACELY1789

understanding how to disagree with a point of view or offer an alternative idea courteously

Elaboration (7) | ACELY1789 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (7) ACELY1692

inferring meaning from the ways communication occurs in digital environments including the interplay between words, images, and sounds

Elaboration (7) | ACELY1692 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACELY1646

asking and answering questions to clarify understanding

Elaboration (5) | ACELY1646 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACELY1784

engaging in conversations with peers and adults in home language or dialect

Elaboration (5) | ACELY1784 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACELY1650

making links between events in a text and students’ own experiences

Elaboration (5) | ACELY1650 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACELY1656

formulating different types of questions to ask a speaker, such as open and closed questions and ‘when’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ questions

Elaboration (5) | ACELY1656 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACELY1788

attempting correct pronunciation of new vocabulary

Elaboration (5) | ACELY1788 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACELY1660

making predictions from the cover, from illustrations and at points in the text before reading on

Elaboration (5) | ACELY1660 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACELY1789

brainstorming topics, contributing ideas and acknowledging the ideas of others

Elaboration (5) | ACELY1789 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACELY1792

experimenting with voice effects in formal presentations such as tone, volume and pace

Elaboration (5) | ACELY1792 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACELY1680

making considered inferences taking into account topic knowledge or a character’s likely actions and feelings

Elaboration (5) | ACELY1680 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACELY1692

creating mental images

Elaboration (5) | ACELY1692 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | English | F-10 curriculum