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Year 8 · English · Literacy

AC9E8LY01

identify how texts reflect contexts

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Literacy in Year 8.

AC9E8LY02

use interaction skills for identified purposes and situations, including when supporting or challenging the stated or implied meanings of spoken texts in presentations or discussion

AC9E8LY03

analyse and evaluate the ways that language features vary according to the purpose and audience of the text, and the ways that sources and quotations are used in a text

AC9E8LY04

analyse how authors organise ideas to develop and shape meaning

AC9E8LY05

use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring, questioning and inferring to interpret and evaluate ideas in texts

AC9E8LY06

plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising and expanding ideas, and selecting text structures, language features, literary devices and visual features for purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive and/or analytical

AC9E8LY07

plan, create, rehearse and deliver spoken and multimodal presentations for audiences and purposes, selecting language features, literary devices, visual features and features of voice to suit formal or informal situations, and organising and developing ideas in texts in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive and/or analytical

AC9E8LY08

apply learnt knowledge to spell accurately and to learn new words

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9E8LY01 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 8.

  1. Year 7AC9E7LY01explain the effect of current technology on reading, creating and responding to texts including media texts
  2. Year 7AC9E7LY02use interaction skills when discussing and presenting ideas and information including evaluations of the features of spoken texts
  3. Year 7AC9E7LY03analyse the ways in which language features shape meaning and vary according to audience and purpose
  4. Year 7AC9E7LY04explain the structure of ideas such as the use of taxonomies, cause and effect, extended metaphors and chronology
  5. Year 7AC9E7LY05use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring, questioning and inferring to analyse and summarise information and ideas
  6. Year 7AC9E7LY06plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, selecting subject matter, and using text structures, language features, literary devices and visual features as appropriate to convey information, ideas and opinions in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive and/or analytical
  7. Year 7AC9E7LY07plan, create, rehearse and deliver presentations for purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive and/or analytical, by selecting text structures, language features, literary devices and visual features, and using features of voice including volume, tone, pitch and pace
  8. Year 7AC9E7LY08understand how to use spelling rules and word origins; for example, Greek and Latin roots, base words, suffixes, prefixes and spelling patterns to learn new words and how to spell them
  9. Year 9AC9E9LY01analyse how representations of people, places, events and concepts reflect contexts
  10. Year 9AC9E9LY02listen to spoken texts that have different purposes and audiences, analysing how language features position listeners to respond in particular ways, and use interacting skills to present and discuss opinions regarding these texts
  11. Year 9AC9E9LY03analyse and evaluate how language features are used to represent a perspective of an issue, event, situation, individual or group
  12. Year 9AC9E9LY04analyse the organisation of ideas in paragraphs and extended texts, and evaluate its impact on meaning
  13. Year 9AC9E9LY05use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring, questioning and inferring to compare and contrast ideas and opinions in and between texts
  14. Year 9AC9E9LY06plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising, expanding and developing ideas, and selecting text structures, language features, literary devices and multimodal features for purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or critical
  15. Year 9AC9E9LY07plan, create, rehearse and deliver spoken and multimodal presentations for purpose and audience, using language features, literary devices and features of voice such as volume, tone, pitch and pace, and organising, expanding and developing ideas in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or critical
  16. Year 9AC9E9LY08understand how spelling is used in texts for particular effects; for example, characterisation, humour and to represent accents and distinctive speech

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