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• VCCCTR026

  Consider when analogies might be used in expressing a point of view and how they should be expressed and evaluated

  Elaborations

  • considering a range of sample analogies and discussing possible sources for analogies, for example, personal experience
  • examining the form of an argument by analogy and constructing examples, for example ‘just as a machine goes rusty and stiffens if the parts don’t move, people’s bodies also need to move’ as part of a promotion strategy for exercise
  • discussing the strength of an analogy by examining whether there is good reason to think that a particular characteristic is shared, for example that people’s bodies share an adequate degree of similarity with machines in an analogy about the need to keep machines maintained and exercise

  VCCCTR026 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 5 and 6 | Reasoning

• VCNRU012

  Recognise and reproduce the sounds and letters of the alphabet of the language being studied, identifying how they are represented in words

  Elaborations

  • building phonic awareness by pronouncing and writing the target-language alphabet letters with familiar sounds, and building to more unfamiliar sounds
  • experimenting with sounds, rhythms, intonation and stress
  • noticing the number of letters in the alphabet of the language being studied
  • locating and highlighting specific alphabet letters from the language being studied
  • developing pronunciation and intonation skills by singing, reciting and repeating alphabet names in context, for example, songs
  • focusing on those letters that are different from letters in the English alphabet

  VCNRU012 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCPSCSO040

  Recognise the impact of personal boundaries, intimacy, distribution of power and social and cultural norms and mores on the ways relationships are expressed

  Elaborations

  • defining what personal space and boundaries might be for individuals and recognising both the positive and negative impacts of crossing these boundaries
  • discussing whether successful relationships have agreed criteria for intimacy and other behaviours and exploring the implications if these are not adhered to
  • looking at what society deems to be socially acceptable/unacceptable in the way relationships are expressed and how this changes over time, across cultures and across different settings

  VCPSCSO040 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 7 and 8 | Social Awareness and Management | Relationships and diversity

• Personal and Social Capability: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students reflect critically on their emotional responses to challenging situations in a wide range of contexts. They demonstrate persistence, motivation, initiative and decision-making through completion of challenging tasks. They evaluate personal characteristics, strategies...

  Level description | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10

• VCCCTR047

  Examine how to identify and analyse suppressed premises and assumptions

  Elaborations

  • analysing inferences and the assumptions they are based on and discussing if these are justified
  • discussing a claim that an assumption is ‘self-evident’ and does not need to be separately argued for, for example that projected rapid population growth will decrease food security
  • supplying a suppressed premise in order to fill a gap in an argument and justifying the selection

  VCCCTR047 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 9 and 10 | Reasoning

• VCPSCSE052

  React to people and express emotions

  Elaborations

  • reacting positively or negatively to an element in their environment, for example person, object, activity or event
  • communicating basic needs through emotional displays such as crying, sounds, physical movement, facial expression
  • having emotional displays ‘labelled’ by an adult, for example you look sad/ happy/ upset

  VCPSCSE052 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Level A | Self-Awareness and Management | Recognition and expression of emotions

• VCPSCSE016

  Identify and explore the expression of emotions in social situations and the impact on self and others

  Elaborations

  • exploring how you might feel when meeting new people
  • identifying behaviours which may influence the emotions of self and others, such as smiling
  • interpreting the possible emotions of others, by observing their body language

  VCPSCSE016 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 3 and 4 | Self-Awareness and Management | Recognition and expression of emotions

• VCPSCSE037

  Reflect on their effectiveness in working independently by identifying enablers and barriers to achieving goals

  Elaborations

  • identifying positive and negative factors that influence independent learning to achieve goals
  • responding to scenarios and identifying a range of responses and analyse their effectiveness
  • writing a journal entry identifying enablers and barriers after the completion of an independent task

  VCPSCSE037 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 7 and 8 | Self-Awareness and Management | Development of resilience

• Capabilities | Ethical Capability: Structure

  The curriculum consists of two strands: Understanding Concepts and Decision Making and Actions.

  Strands	Understanding Concepts	Decision Making and Actions
  	Students explore: key concepts and ideas important to identifying ethical problems and their relative importance concepts concerned with ethical...

  Overview material | Ethical Capability

• VCNRC057

  Engage with and respond to imaginative texts, describing and expressing feelings and opinions about key ideas, characters, places and events

  Elaborations

  • expressing personal opinions about ideas in imaginative texts such as myths, legends, stories, film excerpts, paintings, songs or video clips
  • comparing key messages and beliefs from texts such as traditional and contemporary stories and the Dreamtime
  • responding to imaginative texts, comparing ways in which people, places and experiences are represented
  • stating personal preferences about characters, attitudes and events in texts

  VCNRC057 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Creating

• VCPSCSO022

  Identify the importance of including others in activities, groups and games

  Elaborations

  • identifying the emotions that are experienced if others are excluded from activities, groups or games
  • developing inclusive practices which impact on others’ emotions, such as ‘invitation to join a group’
  • recognising the effects of inclusive behaviour, for example ‘feeling valued’ or ‘belonging to a group’

  VCPSCSO022 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 3 and 4 | Social Awareness and Management | Relationships and diversity

• VCNRC074

  Interpret and discuss different imaginative texts, expressing and justifying opinions on aspects such as themes, mood, emotions and language choices

  Elaborations

  • interpreting images and language choices to convey cultural concepts and ideas in songs, films and performances
  • reading, viewing and listening to imaginative texts in a variety of modes to explore and discuss the representation of aspects of society and culture of countries where the language is spoken, for example, current social themes such as youth issues, identity
  • discussing how imaginative texts such as films, plays and songs portray social issues in everyday life such as relationships, generation gap
  • responding to texts to explain how mood is created and narrative developed through language and expression, language choice, use of metaphors, humour, suspense, surprise
  • analysing imaginative texts, to discuss how language, culture and literary devices are used to portray characters, places or events in order to evoke humorous or emotional responses
  • comparing lyrics, themes and popular styles with English language songs, explaining similarities and differences in language use, cultural aspects and modes of expression

  VCNRC074 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Creating

• VCCCTR017

  Explore distinctions when organising and sorting information and ideas from a range of sources

  Elaborations

  • discussing what things have in common and what is different and identifying the differences as distinctions, for example comparing music instruments from different cultures
  • using a graphic organiser to identify the category that things have in common and the differences within the category and reporting on the distinctions, for example categorising materials as solid or liquid and identifying differences within each category
  • discussing why distinctions may need to be made when developing a packaging design solution, for example to find the material that is the strongest or most durable; most environmental friendly; cheapest

  VCCCTR017 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 3 and 4 | Reasoning

• VCCCTR015

  Investigate why and when the consequences of a point of view should be considered

  Elaborations

  • discussing consequences of different alternatives and why doing this is useful, for example, to enable a plan to minimise negative impacts on people or the environment
  • considering when consequences of actions might need to be explicitly deliberated, for example when actions affect more than one group or individual; or, could involve risk or harm; or, are aimed at achieving a specific goal or design solution
  • distinguishing between good and bad consequences from different points of view

  VCCCTR015 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 3 and 4 | Reasoning

• VCECD013

  Discuss the role and significance of conscience and reasoning in ethical decision-making

  Elaborations

  • defining conscience and discussing examples where conscience could influence reasoning and decision-making, such as when faced with an opportunity to gain by doing the wrong thing, with little likelihood of getting caught, for example acknowledging the use of someone else’s ideas, tampering with evidence or data, or accessing internet content without paying

  VCECD013 | Capabilities | Ethical Capability | Levels 5 and 6 | Decision Making and Actions

• VCNRC062

  Consider how own biography, including personal experiences, family origins, traditions and beliefs, impact on identity and shape own intercultural experiences

  Elaborations

  • reflecting on the experience of learning and using the language and the role of language and culture in expressing identity, and considering the influence of own background on ways of communicating
  • reflecting on how learning the language may have impacted on own identity and understanding of the world such as an increased awareness of representations in the media of countries where the language is spoken

  VCNRC062 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCPSCSE009

  Identify personal strengths and describe how these strengths are useful in school or family life

  Elaborations

  • describing a personal strength you have and how this can have a positive impact at home with your family
  • discussing personal strengths, such as listening carefully, and list possible ways this can be used in class activities and the effect it has on others
  • explaining the consequences of their strengths at school and in their family life
  • responding to the following prompt ‘It does not matter if I cannot run fast because I can ...’

  VCPSCSE009 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 1 and 2 | Self-Awareness and Management | Development of resilience

• VCNRC072

  Obtain, analyse and evaluate information and ideas from multiple spoken, written, print or digital sources on a range of issues

  Elaborations

  • gathering information from different sources and reporting to others, for example, interpreting a weather report
  • extracting information, discussing gist and evaluating main ideas of texts, such as a conversation, film or music review, advertisement or article
  • analysing reports of an event from a range of sources, and comparing different perspectives
  • listening to, reading and viewing informational texts such as news reports or feature articles, noting key words, specialised terms or points of information to be used in own news report
  • researching aspects of culture and choosing and explaining a particular course of action, for example, a suitable time to visit countries where the language is spoken, or a suitable holiday for visitors to Australia, for example, designing a poster in the language for visitors to Australia

  VCNRC072 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Informing

• VCCCTM070

  Experience the learning strategies of visualisation and repetition

  Elaborations

  • practising and developing skills through routine activities and repetition
  • using visual strategies to assist in their learning
  • using learning strategies in structured learning experiences so they can be used in new and/or different situations

  VCCCTM070 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level B | Meta-Cognition

• VCCCTM088

  Explore learning strategies required to address everyday problems and situations

  Elaborations

  • learning what learning strategies to use in a range of common situations
  • learning a variety of strategies they can use to solve common problems
  • practising and using learning strategies, for example thinking aloud, planning, brainstorming

  VCCCTM088 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level D | Meta-Cognition