LiS8
identifies and paraphrases key points of a speaker’s arguments discusses their own and others’ listening behaviours evaluates strategies used by the speaker to elicit emotional responses identifies any shifts in direction, line of argument or purpose …
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PhA4
orally blends four phonemes together to make a one-syllable spoken word (s-t-o-p, stop) orally segments spoken words comprised of four phonemes into separate phonemes (fresh, f-r-e-sh) identifies the number of phonemes that make up a given word identifies …
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NPA6
Generalising patterns identifies a single operation rule in numerical patterns and records it as a numerical expression (2, 4, 6, 8, 10 … is n + 2, or 2, 6, 18, 54 … is 3n) predicts a higher term of a pattern using the pattern’s rule Number properties creates …
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PKW5
Phonic knowledge gives examples of how a phoneme can be represented by more than one letter or letter combination (c, ck) says short and long vowel sounds for letters a, e, i, o, u reads single-syllable words with common double letters (ss – fuss, …
PKW5 | Phonic knowledge and word recognition | Reading and viewing | National Literacy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
UnT8
Comprehension reads and views some moderately complex texts (see Text complexity) identifies author’s perspective accurately retells a text including most relevant details evaluates the accuracy of texts on the same topic or texts that present differing …
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UnT10
Comprehension reads and views moderately complex or some sophisticated texts (see Text complexity) interprets abstract or more remote content analyses visual text to identify point of view recognises layers of meaning synthesises information from …
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UnT6
Comprehension reads and views simple texts and some predictable texts (see Text complexity) locates specific information in a predictable print text or a given set of digital sources describes the purpose of informative, imaginative and persuasive …
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Bouncing balls – AT
Students were asked to design an investigation that determines the relationship between the drop height of a ball and its bounce back height. This task was part of a teaching and learning unit on transformation of energy where students explored how energy …
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Bouncing balls – ABOVE
Students were asked to design an investigation that determines the relationship between the drop height of a ball and its bounce back height. This task was part of a teaching and learning unit on transformation of energy where students explored how energy …
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Scripted: Pyramus and Thisbe - ABOVE
Students were engaged in a unit of work on Elizabethan drama using Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream as the key text for a performance-based assessment. They studied style and the acting conventions of the play’s original context. They also learned …
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Scripted: Pyramus and Thisbe - AT
Students were engaged in a unit of work on Elizabethan drama using Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream as the key text for a performance-based assessment. They studied style and the acting conventions of the play’s original context. They also learned …
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The High Court - AT
The task occurred at the end of year as part of a whole-school forum on Australian identity and civic responsibility. In age- or stage-equivalent groups, students participated in a series of structured, teacher-moderated discussions of Australia’s democratic …
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Scripted performance: Baby Bear - ABOVE
Students studied and reinterpreted the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears in an integrated unit that involved English and The Arts. They participated in a process of play-building, in which they learned about Edward De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats, and …
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Art response: Leaving home - ABOVE
Students engaged in responding to the subject matter and narrative in Aboriginal Nyoongar artist Laurel Nannup’s woodcut print, Leaving home. They were also required to analyse elements such as shape, the artist’s choice to exclude colour, and the technique …
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Art response: Leaving home - AT
Students engaged in responding to the subject matter and narrative in Aboriginal Nyoongar artist Laurel Nannup’s woodcut print, Leaving home. They were also required to analyse elements such as shape, the artist’s choice to exclude colour, and the technique …
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Art response: Leaving home - BELOW
Students engaged in responding to the subject matter and narrative in Aboriginal Nyoongar artist Laurel Nannup’s woodcut print, Leaving home. They were also required to analyse elements such as shape, the artist’s choice to exclude colour, and the technique …
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Australia: your life so far – AT
Students produced a ‘profile’ of Australia on the eve of federation in 1901. In class during one 50-minute lesson, they completed sections of a teacher-created proforma to draw together information and ideas from their study of Australia’s history and …
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Australia: your life so far – ABOVE
Students produced a ‘profile’ of Australia on the eve of federation in 1901. In class during one 50-minute lesson, they completed sections of a teacher-created proforma to draw together information and ideas from their study of Australia’s history and …
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Australia and the global economy - ABOVE
This task had multiple parts. Firstly, students were required to photograph a representative selection of products found in their family kitchen, identify the country of origin of each product and create a pie chart to indicate the percentage of imported …
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Product report – ABOVE
Students chose a product from a provided list to research, and wrote an article for a business magazine analysing the product’s success. Students explored the structure and language features of persuasive writing and were provided with a scaffold of inquiry …
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