A student:

• uses an integrated range of skills, strategies and knowledge to read, view and comprehend a wide range of texts in different media and technologies EN3-3A³

  • Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and features

    • recognise and compare how composers use a range of language features, including connectives, topic sentences and active and passive voice, to achieve their purposes

• uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies EN3-6B⁴

  • Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and features

    • experiment using a range of language features, eg connectives, topic sentences, active and passive voice and nominalisation

    • understand how ideas can be expanded and sharpened through careful choice of verbs, elaborated tenses and a range of adverb groups/phrases (ACELA1523)

A student:

• responds to and composes texts for understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, imaginative expression and pleasure EN4-1A⁵

  • Respond to and compose texts

    • explore and explain the ways authors combine different modes and media in creating texts, and the impact of these choices on the viewer/listener (ACELY1735)

A student:

• responds to and composes increasingly sophisticated and sustained texts for understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, imaginative expression and pleasure EN5-1A⁶

  • Respond to and compose texts

    • explore and explain the combinations of language and visual choices that authors make to present information, opinions and perspectives in different texts (ACELY1745)