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Year 10 · English · Literature

AC9E10LE06

compare and evaluate how “voice” as a literary device is used in different types of texts, such as poetry, novels and film, to evoke emotional responses

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Literature in Year 10.

AC9E10LE01

analyse representations of individuals, groups and places and evaluate how they reflect their context in literary texts by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors

AC9E10LE02

reflect on and extend others’ interpretations of and responses to literature

AC9E10LE03

analyse how the aesthetic qualities associated with text structures, language features, literary devices and visual features, and the context in which these texts are experienced, influence audience response

AC9E10LE04

evaluate the social, moral or ethical positions represented in literature

AC9E10LE05

analyse how text structure, language features, literary devices and intertextual connections shape interpretations of texts

AC9E10LE07

analyse and evaluate the aesthetic qualities of texts

AC9E10LE08

create and edit literary texts with a sustained “voice”, selecting and adapting text structures, literary devices, and language, auditory and visual features for purposes and audiences

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9E10LE06 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 10.

  1. Year 9AC9E9LE01analyse the representations of people and places in literary texts, drawn from historical, social and cultural contexts, by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
  2. Year 9AC9E9LE02present a personal response to a literary text comparing initial impressions and subsequent analysis of the whole text
  3. Year 9AC9E9LE03analyse how features of literary texts influence readers’ preference for texts
  4. Year 9AC9E9LE04analyse texts and evaluate the aesthetic qualities and appeal of an author’s literary style
  5. Year 9AC9E9LE05analyse the effect of text structures, language features and literary devices such as extended metaphor, metonymy, allegory, symbolism and intertextual references
  6. Year 9AC9E9LE06create and edit literary texts, that may be a hybrid, that experiment with text structures, language features and literary devices for purposes and audiences

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