Year 9 · English · Literature

AC9E9LE04

analyse texts and evaluate the aesthetic qualities and appeal of an author’s literary style

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Literature in Year 9.

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9E9LE04 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 9.

1. 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
2. Year 8AC9E8LE02share opinions about the language features, literary devices and text structures that contribute to the styles of literary texts
3. Year 8AC9E8LE03explain how language and/or images in texts position readers to respond and form viewpoints
4. Year 8AC9E8LE04identify intertextual references in literary texts and explain how the references enable new understanding of the aesthetic quality of the text
5. Year 8AC9E8LE05analyse how language features such as sentence patterns create tone, and literary devices such as imagery create meaning and effect
6. Year 8AC9E8LE06create and edit literary texts that experiment with language features and literary devices for particular purposes and effects
7. Year 10AC9E10LE01analyse 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
8. Year 10AC9E10LE02reflect on and extend others’ interpretations of and responses to literature
9. Year 10AC9E10LE03analyse 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
10. Year 10AC9E10LE04evaluate the social, moral or ethical positions represented in literature
11. Year 10AC9E10LE05analyse how text structure, language features, literary devices and intertextual connections shape interpretations of texts
12. Year 10AC9E10LE06compare 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
13. Year 10AC9E10LE07analyse and evaluate the aesthetic qualities of texts
14. Year 10AC9E10LE08create 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