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• VCADAE005

  Move body parts and experience safe movement possibilities when learning fundamental dance movements

  Elaborations

  • exploring personal control of the body through movement and stillness
  • playing and experimenting with different movements and sequences
  • experiencing fundamental movements safely while copying dance ideas, for example, falling like an autumn leaf, floating like a cloud, gliding like a bird
  • responding to a stimulus, such as imagery and music

  VCADAE005 | The Arts | Dance | Level B | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCADRP007

  Participate in drama performances to communicate a feeling and/or events

  Elaborations

  • participating as an actor for a short period of time
  • participating as an audience for a short time
  • participating in enacting a cultural or community story with the assistance of representatives from the community
  • following cues and using voice and movement to link action and stories in their drama
  • rehearsing and performing sequences to communicate stories through drama

  VCADRP007 | The Arts | Drama | Level B | Present and Perform

• VCAMAP019

  Present media artworks that communicate ideas

  Elaborations

  • capturing and sequencing images to create comic books that retell familiar and traditional stories to share with the class
  • selecting images to tell a traditional story
  • collecting and sharing class stories and presenting them in the form of a class news bulletin
  • producing and presenting a media artwork for a particular purpose such as a school event

  VCAMAP019 | The Arts | Media Arts | Foundation Level | Present and Perform

• VCEALA719

  Plan and draft text with support from peers and teacher

  Elaborations

  • drawing on knowledge of text types to identify an appropriate text type to use, for example a report to communicate information, an exposition essay to argue a point
  • drawing on previous learning, notes and templates to plan the structure of the text
  • drafting based on a plan showing text organisation and sequence of ideas

  VCEALA719 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA461

  Follow a simple planning, drafting and revision process when writing

  Elaborations

  • planning the content and structure of a text based on model texts or templates
  • drafting writing based on a plan, with reference to learnt text structures, grammar and vocabulary
  • revising to improve sequence of ideas, sophistication and accuracy of grammar and vocabulary, based on teacher and peer feedback

  VCEALA461 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA381

  Plan, with support, the format of a text according to its communicative purpose

  Elaborations

  • drawing on knowledge of text types to identify an appropriate text type to use, for example a recipe to describe how to cook
  • drawing on previous learning, notes and templates to plan the structure of the text
  • talking with teacher or peers to explain and justify the sequencing of ideas in writing

  VCEALA381 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA352

  Identify the purpose and structure of a small range of texts

  Elaborations

  • sorting and sequencing two jumbled texts mixed together, for example a story about the big bad wolf and an information report about wolves
  • making simple comparisons between text types, for example comparing the visual layout of an information report and a news story

  VCEALA352 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA657

  Reflect on own writing through class discussion

  Elaborations

  • discussing strengths and limitations of own texts with peers in structured activities, for example assessing a text against a checklist, comparing paragraphs written by different authors
  • understanding and responding to feedback about the text structure, sequencing of ideas, expression, and vocabulary choices in own writing

  VCEALA657 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALC570

  Read with understanding a range of simple texts based on predictable language structures and vocabulary

  Elaborations

  • reading a small range of familiar text types, such as simple recounts, narratives, procedures
  • applying subject knowledge and understanding of common or learnt vocabulary to understand the main meaning of a short text
  • sequencing information, summarising key points or representing information in a visual form

  VCEALC570 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC031

  Understand aspects of simple, familiar texts

  Elaborations

  • recognising illustrations or character names when rereading a familiar story
  • understanding repeated conventional features of familiar text types, such as titles, ‘Once upon a time’
  • identifying characters, settings or key events in a narrative
  • showing comprehension through appropriate activities, such as sequencing pictures, dramatising a story, painting or drawing characters

  VCEALC031 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC056

  Write simple sentences related to own experience or school context

  Elaborations

  • writing familiar words and strings of letters that approximate the pronunciation of words
  • completing sentences giving personal information, for example ‘My name is …’, ‘I have … people in my family’
  • recounting personal experiences in sequence using basic detail

  VCEALC056 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC425

  Understand main ideas in a text and extract specific details

  Elaborations

  • skimming and scanning a text to identify the topic and extract specific details
  • finding answers to simple questions, such as ‘Where did …?’, ‘Who was the …?’
  • retelling a story through speech or writing, including giving characters and settings, and key events in the correct sequence

  VCEALC425 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC611

  Participate in common school routines

  Elaborations

  • understanding common classroom language, including questions, instructions and basic information
  • following a short set of instructions in sequence, such as ‘Divide your page into two columns. Label the columns A and B. Then number the rows 1 to 20’
  • asking for clarification, for example ‘Do I number the rows like this?’

  VCEALC611 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC325

  Use a repertoire of common classroom and schoolyard language

  Elaborations

  • understanding simple questions on familiar topics or themes and responding appropriately
  • following a short sequence of classroom task-related instructions with clear steps and modelling of the task
  • adapting common classroom and schoolyard language to a small range of relevant situations, such as ‘Wait a minute’, ‘Be quiet, please’, ‘My turn’

  VCEALC325 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC455

  Write a range of texts covering topics across the curriculum areas, incorporating information from different sources

  Elaborations

  • writing a small range of texts used in different curriculum areas (such as historical recount, information report, procedure, explanation), with reference to templates and models
  • incorporating information from personal experience, classroom activities and shared texts
  • contributing to shared writing of a recount or report on an online platform, giving reasons for placing events in a particular sequence

  VCEALC455 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALL015

  Recognise familiar spoken texts

  Elaborations

  • recognising common functions of speech, such as questions, statements, commands
  • recognising a small number of familiar texts used frequently in class, such as songs, rhymes, stories
  • listening to and reproducing the sequence of ideas in a short spoken story or recount
  • recognising familiar words in spoken texts

  VCEALL015 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL440

  Interpret the purpose and organisational features of different text types

  Elaborations

  • identifying the text type and purpose of a text, based on organisational features such as sequence of ideas, headings, illustration and layout
  • comparing and contrasting the purpose and structure of texts from different curriculum areas, such as comparing reports from Science and History, or essays from English and Art

  VCEALL440 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL662

  Organise the content of a topic at paragraph level, with teacher guidance, to reflect given or new information

  Elaborations

  • following a model text or scaffold for paragraph structure, for example including a topic sentence, main idea, elaboration and summary
  • writing a simple topic sentence introducing and sequencing the key idea of the paragraph, for example ‘Another main reason to ban cars is …’

  VCEALL662 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL724

  Write cohesive texts for a range of purposes

  Elaborations

  • connecting ideas and information at the whole-text level, for example writing topic sentences to focus paragraphs, and to connect paragraphs to the introduction and conclusion
  • ordering ideas in a paragraph so that they follow a logical sequence, for example chronological order, most common to least common examples

  VCEALL724 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL768

  Examine the role of the structures and features of mainstream texts in different curriculum areas

  Elaborations

  • comparing and contrasting structure and language features of texts from different curriculum areas, such as comparing reports from Science and History, or essays from English and Art
  • examining structures and features of texts in curriculum areas through guided activities, such as labelling, sequencing, transforming texts

  VCEALL768 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features