Year 7 · English · Literature
AC9E7LE01
identify and explore ideas, points of view, characters, events and/or issues in literary texts, drawn from historical, social and/or cultural contexts, by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
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Taught alongside it
The rest of Literature in Year 7.
form an opinion about characters, settings and events in texts, identifying areas of agreement and difference with others’ opinions and justifying a response
AC9E7LE03explain the ways that literary devices and language features such as dialogue, and images are used to create character, and to influence emotions and opinions in different types of texts
AC9E7LE04discuss the aesthetic and social value of literary texts using relevant and appropriate metalanguage
AC9E7LE05identify and explain the ways that characters, settings and events combine to create meaning in narratives
AC9E7LE06identify and explain how literary devices create layers of meaning in texts including poetry
AC9E7LE07create and edit literary texts that experiment with language features and literary devices encountered in texts
The same idea, year by year
Where AC9E7LE01 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 7.
- Year 6AC9E6LE01identify responses to characters and events in literary texts, drawn from historical, social or cultural contexts, by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
- Year 6AC9E6LE02identify similarities and differences in literary texts on similar topics, themes or plots
- Year 6AC9E6LE03identify and explain characteristics that define an author's individual style
- Year 6AC9E6LE04explain the way authors use sound and imagery to create meaning and effect in poetry
- Year 6AC9E6LE05create and edit literary texts that adapt plot structure, characters, settings and/or ideas from texts students have experienced, and experiment with literary devices
- Year 8AC9E8LE01explain the ways that ideas and points of view may represent the values of individuals and groups in literary texts, drawn from historical, social and cultural contexts, by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
- Year 8AC9E8LE02share opinions about the language features, literary devices and text structures that contribute to the styles of literary texts
- Year 8AC9E8LE03explain how language and/or images in texts position readers to respond and form viewpoints
- Year 8AC9E8LE04identify intertextual references in literary texts and explain how the references enable new understanding of the aesthetic quality of the text
- Year 8AC9E8LE05analyse how language features such as sentence patterns create tone, and literary devices such as imagery create meaning and effect
- Year 8AC9E8LE06create and edit literary texts that experiment with language features and literary devices for particular purposes and effects
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