Syllabus links

This resource is designed for use with the English K – 10 syllabus.

In this resource, students have the opportunity to:

respond to a range of discussions in print and online
synthesise ideas to clarify meanings
use a scaffold and a variety of models to compose texts
examine relationships between structure, language and text
use ICT to produce a discussion text
collect, select, interpret and draw conclusions about current issues

Outcomes

(EN4-1A) responds to and composes texts for understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, imaginative expression and pleasure

(ENLS-1A) listens and responds in familiar contexts

(ENLS-2A) communicates for a variety of purposes, audiences and contexts

(ENLS-3A) selects and uses language to communicate according to purpose, audience and context

(ENLS-4A) views and responds to a range of visual texts, media and multimedia

(ENLS-8A) writes short texts for everyday purposes

(EN4-5C) thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information, ideas and arguments to respond to and compose texts

(ENLS-12C) responds to texts in ways that are imaginative and interpretive

(ENLS-13C) engages critically with texts using personal experiencesv

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

(EN5-5C) thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and increasingly complex ideas and arguments to respond to and compose texts in a range of contexts