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• VCELT464

  Analyse and evaluate text structures and language features of literary texts and make relevant thematic and intertextual connections with other texts

  Elaborations

  • using terms associated with literary text analysis (for example narrative, characters, poetry, figurative language, symbolism, soundtrack) when evaluating aspects that are valued and that contain aesthetic qualities
  • writing or speaking about how effectively the author constructed the text and engaged and sustained the reader’s/viewer’s/listener’s personal interest

  VCELT464 | Curriculum content | English | Level 10 | Reading and Viewing | Literature

• VCELY162

  Understand that sounds in English are represented by upper- and lower-case letters that can be written using learned letter formation patterns for each case

  Elaborations

  • adopting correct posture and pencil grip
  • learning to produce simple handwriting movements
  • following clear demonstrations of how to construct each letter (for example where to start; which direction to write)
  • learning to construct lower-case letters and to combine these into words
  • learning to construct some upper-case letters

  VCELY162 | Curriculum content | English | Foundation Level | Writing | Literacy

• VCELY387

  Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, selecting aspects of subject matter and particular language, visual, and audio features to convey information and ideas to a specific audience

  Elaborations

  • compiling a portfolio of texts in a range of modes related to a particular concept, purpose or audience, for example a class anthology of poems or stories
  • using appropriate textual conventions, create scripts for interviews, presentations, advertisements and radio segments
  • writing and delivering presentations with specific rhetorical devices to engage an audience

  VCELY387 | Curriculum content | English | Level 7 | Writing | Literacy

• VCIDC075

  Create a variety of imaginative texts to express ideas, attitudes and values, for a range of audiences

  Elaborations

  • creating texts such as a photo story, play, cartoon or movie with voiceovers or subtitles to entertain peers, including experimenting with humour
  • creating and performing texts such as songs and raps, including in multimedia form, to express emotions and attitudes towards a particular social issue or event
  • writing and performing a script or dramatic episode such as a detective story, mystery or adventure

  VCIDC075 | Languages | Indonesian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Creating

• VCRAC075

  Create a variety of imaginative texts to express ideas, attitudes and values, for a range of audiences

  Elaborations

  • creating texts such as a photo story, play, cartoon or movie with voiceovers or subtitles to entertain peers, including experimenting with humour
  • creating and performing texts such as songs and raps, including in multimedia form, to express emotions and attitudes towards a particular social issue or event
  • writing and performing a script or dramatic episode such as a detective story, mystery or adventure

  VCRAC075 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Creating

• VCZHU191

  Explore ways to use traditional characters to enhance their own communication

  Elaborations

  • listing and quoting famous sayings from traditional literature, such as famous lines from poems, to relate to readers who have similar reading experiences
  • identifying examples of 成语 in Chinese students’ writing, discussing the effect of this and examining errors made, such as in the sentence 我要休息一下，要不然有个三长两短就不好了

  VCZHU191 | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCZHU236

  Identify and explain the differences between traditional and simplified characters, inferring meaning and sound of unfamiliar characters from knowledge of components and positions

  Elaborations

  • analysing relationships between characters and meanings in phrases representing auspicious meanings such as 年年有鱼－年年有余;年糕－年年高升; 枣栗子－早立子; 8－发.
  • applying understanding of orthographic principles to correct mistakes in own character writing

  VCZHU236 | Languages | Chinese | First Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCZHU157

  Recognise and apply conventions of personal texts and compare textual features of different texts

  Elaborations

  • exploring metaphorical and literal meaning in texts, for example, 远远的街灯亮了，像是闪着无数的明星
  • analysing rhetorical devices in texts, including 比喻、夸张、排比; identifying culturally specific features such as 日月如梭，难于上青天; and experimenting with rhetorical devices in own speech and writing

  VCZHU157 | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCDEU165

  Recognise the pronunciation of loan words, and understand and apply knowledge of similarities and differences between German and English punctuation

  Elaborations

  • exploring the German pronunciation of a range of loan words from English and other languages, for example, Job, Restaurant, Pizza
  • recognising the role of and relationship between pronunciation, rhythm and pace in creating effects in spoken texts such as stories, poems, songs and conversations
  • comparing punctuation rules in English and German, considering aspects such as the distribution and functions of commas, the style of quotation marks for direct speech, and writing numbers less than one million as one word
  • applying German punctuation and spelling rules to own writing and learning to systematically edit own and others’ written work

  VCDEU165 | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Systems of language

• Hindi - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students use written and spoken Hindi in familiar and unfamiliar contexts to discuss and compare experiences and to express views on local and global issues, for example, पारिवारिक सम्बन्ध या सामाजिक मीडिया का उपयोग – डिजिटल दुनिया, मेरा समुदाय, श्रमिक दिवस, स्वतंत्रत...

  Level description | Languages | Hindi | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10

• Japanese - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 8, students interact with one another and the teacher in classroom routines and activities, exchanging greetings, wishes and information about their personal and social worlds. They use gestures and formulaic expressions appropriately, for example, おくれて すみません。しつれいします。 They...

  Level description | Languages | Japanese | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8

• Japanese - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students use written and spoken Japanese to interact with peers, the teacher and other Japanese speakers to exchange information and opinions about personal interests and experiences. With support they share information about broader topics of interest, such as education...

  Level description | Languages | Japanese | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10

• Languages | Korean: Learning in Korean

  Korean language learning

  Korean is spoken by around 80 million people in the Korean Peninsula and worldwide. With the rapidly growing popularity of and interest in Korean culture across the world, the number of people learning Korean is also growing fast in many countries in Asia, Oceania, the...

  Overview material | Korean

• Turkish - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students interact in written and spoken Turkish to exchange and compare views and experiences on personal, local and global issues, for example, liseyi bitirince Türkiye’de üniversiteye gitmek istiyorum, okulu bitirdikten sonra seyahat etmek istiyorum. They us...

  Level description | Languages | Turkish | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10

• Turkish - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 8, students interact with the teacher and peers to exchange information and express opinions, for example, Arkadaşlarımla sinemaya gitmeyi severim. They use descriptive and expressive language to share feelings and to express preferences such as Suyu gazoza tercih ederim. Student...

  Level description | Languages | Turkish | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8

• Victorian Aboriginal Languages: Levels 7 to 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students use the language to initiate, sustain and extend interactions, and to exchange information about interests, experiences and aspirations. They use spontaneous language wherever possible to participate in activities that involve taking action, collaborating, planning...

  Level description | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 7 to 10

• French - F–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 8, students use written and spoken French to interact with teachers, peers and others and exchange experiences, opinions and views. They use descriptive and expressive language to talk and write about immediate environments, personal interests and feelings and technical language...

  Level description | Languages | French | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8

• French - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 description

  Students become familiar with the sounds of French, including pronunciation, rhythm, pitch and stress. They recognise similarities with many English words, noting differences in pronunciation (attention, menu). They approximate the pronunciation and phrasing of single words and short phrases,...

  Level description | Languages | French | 7–10 Sequence

• Hindi - F–10 Sequence: Levels 5 and 6 description

  Students expand their understanding of Hindi grammatical forms and features, including the function of tenses to express actions or events in the past, present or future, जाता था, जाता हूँ, जाऊँगा, and of the passive voice to convey the distinction between actions happening and being caused to...

  Level description | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence

• Hindi - F–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 description

  Students expand their range of vocabulary beyond their personal experience and interests, applying phonic and grammatical knowledge to spell and write unfamiliar words. They use a range of grammatical forms and language structures to convey more complex relationships between ideas and experiences...

  Level description | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence