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• VCEALL100

  Combine known formulas, structures and other vocabulary to communicate

  Elaborations

  • creating original utterances by using new words with known sentence structures, for example ‘Yesterday I went to the swim’
  • using a range of question beginnings, such as ‘Who’, ‘Where’, ‘How’, ‘Why’, ‘Do you …?’, ‘Can I …?’

  VCEALL100 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL580

  Demonstrate awareness of basic sentence and question patterns

  Elaborations

  • ordering words and phrases to create grammatical and logical sentences and questions
  • pointing out the subject, verb and object in sentences such as ‘She bought some fruit’
  • identifying question words such as ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘why’

  VCEALL580 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL725

  Use a range of cohesive devices to connect ideas in text

  Elaborations

  • using cohesive devices at the sentence level, for example a range of conjunctions and connectives that show relationships of cause or time
  • using cohesive devices to connect ideas at the word level, such as writing pronouns or synonyms to create chains of ideas

  VCEALL725 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL598

  Attempt paragraphs and topic sentences

  Elaborations

  • grouping related information and sentences together to create a basic paragraph, though ideas may not be sequenced clearly within the paragraph
  • writing a topic sentence making a statement about a key idea, for example ‘Cars are bad for the environment’

  VCEALL598 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL283

  Read sentences that use basic subject, verb and object patterns, where content and vocabulary are familiar

  Elaborations

  • ordering jumbled sentences to create grammatical and logical sentences
  • answering simple questions about sentences, for example Teacher: ‘What did the dog eat?’, Student: ‘The dog ate the bone’

  VCEALL283 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCELA292

  Understand that the meaning of sentences can be enriched through the use of noun groups/phrases and verb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases

  Elaborations

  • creating richer, more specific descriptions through the use of noun groups/phrases (for example, in narrative texts, ‘their very old Siamese cat’; in reports, 'its extremely high mountain ranges')

  VCELA292 | Curriculum content | English | Level 4 | Writing | Language

• VCELA370

  Analyse how point of view is generated in visual texts by means of choices, including gaze, angle and social distance

  Elaborations

  • comparing choices for point of view in animations, advertisements and other persuasive texts
  • comparing how different advertisements use visual elements to advertise the same product
  • experimenting with digital storytelling conventions to create personal reflections on shared experiences

  VCELA370 | Curriculum content | English | Level 7 | Reading and Viewing | Language

• VCELA143

  Recognise that sentences are key units for expressing ideas

  Elaborations

  • learning that word order in sentences is important for meaning (for example 'The boy sat on the dog', 'The dog sat on the boy')
  • creating students' own written texts and reading aloud to the teacher and others

  VCELA143 | Curriculum content | English | Foundation Level | Reading and Viewing | Language

• VCELA145

  Explore the different contribution of words and images to meaning in stories and informative texts

  Elaborations

  • talking about how a ‘different’ story is told if we read only the words, or only the pictures; and the story that words and pictures make when combined
  • exploring how the combination of print and images in texts create meaning

  VCELA145 | Curriculum content | English | Foundation Level | Reading and Viewing | Language

• VCELY197

  Construct texts that incorporate supporting images using software including word processing programs

  Elaborations

  • creating digital images and composing a story or information sequence on screen using images and captions
  • adding images to digital written communications such as emails with pictures of self, classmates or location

  VCELY197 | Curriculum content | English | Level 1 | Writing | Literacy

• VCELY427

  Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selecting and sequencing appropriate content, including multimodal elements, to reflect a diversity of viewpoints, using voice and language conventions to suit different situations, modulating voice and incorporating elements for specific effects

  Elaborations

  • creating texts that express views and values other than own
  • researching subject matter on social issues and/or relationships and presenting ideas in particular ways to appeal to different audiences

  VCELY427 | Curriculum content | English | Level 8 | Speaking and Listening | Literacy

• VCELY456

  Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selecting and sequencing appropriate content and multimodal elements for aesthetic and playful purposes

  Elaborations

  • using graphics and text animations to accompany spoken text, for example presenting a news item suitable for a current affairs program that aligns image to spoken text, or establishing humour by creating a disjunct between sound, image and spoken text

  VCELY456 | Curriculum content | English | Level 9 | Speaking and Listening | Literacy

• VCELY289

  Compare and evaluate two texts presenting the same ideas and analyse why one is more comprehensible or engaging than the other

  Elaborations

  • describing the language which different authors use to create imaginary worlds
  • comparing how textual features such as headings, sub-headings, bold type and graphic organisers are used to order and present information

  VCELY289 | Curriculum content | English | Level 4 | Reading and Viewing | Literacy

• VCESC024

  Respond to a range of imaginative oral, print and digital texts by interpreting or modifying them to express own ideas and feelings

  Elaborations

  • using examples of popular rap forms to create and perform versions that express their own feelings and values
  • expressing individual responses to imaginative and expressive multimedia texts, including performance and visual arts, using modelled and scaffolded language, for example, demasiado triste, ¡tan cómico!, horrible, era muy entretenido porque ..., me fascina la manera de ..., me encantó cuando ...fue trágico el final de ..., para mí las imágenes representan…, personalmente prefiero…
  • engaging with rhythm, intonation and imagery to create mood and meaning in own poems, songs or performances, experimenting with language, voice and gesture to create specific effects
  • responding to imaginative texts by modifying key elements, for example, incorporating a new character or event, creating a different mood, parodying an advertisement or devising a new ending to a story

  VCESC024 | Languages | Spanish | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Creating

• VCGGC047

  Model or draw key features of a familiar place

  Elaborations

  • collecting images, objects to represent a place or space
  • identifying a place by its significant feature
  • using three dimensional objects to construct a map of a familiar place and it’s spaces
  • creating a two dimensional representation of a familiar place

  VCGGC047 | The Humanities | Geography | Level D | Geographical Concepts and Skills | Data and information

• VCHHC016

  Explore peoples perspective to events within their daily life

  Elaborations

  • exploring events and the sequence of activities that occur during it
  • assist to create a class multi modal text about a school day or special event
  • experience different peoples stories, choices within and/ or preferences about a shared event

  VCHHC016 | The Humanities | History | Level B | Historical Concepts and Skills | Historical sources as evidence

• VCHHC087

  Explain the significance of an event and an individual or group that influenced change in the Australian colonies and in Australian society since Federation

  Elaborations

  • investigating an event and explain its impact on Australian life, for example, Australian soldiers land at ANZAC Cove
  • creating ‘what if’ scenarios by constructing different outcomes for a key events

  VCHHC087 | The Humanities | History | Levels 5 and 6 | Historical Concepts and Skills | Historical significance

• VCHHK037

  Link significant local sites and people to events

  Elaborations

  • exploring a significant site, its people and purpose
  • participating in important events associated with a local site
  • assisting to create text which captures the past and present of a place or site

  VCHHK037 | The Humanities | History | Level C | Historical Knowledge | Community histories

• VCHHK139

  Causes of World War I, the reasons why men enlisted to go to war, and how women contributed in the war effort

  Elaborations

  • creating a concept map to analyse the causes of World War I
  • investigating the rise of nationalist sentiment as well as the values and attitudes towards war in the period 1750–1918, for example idealistic notions of war or sense of adventure

  VCHHK139 | The Humanities | History | Levels 9 and 10 | Historical Knowledge | The modern world and Australia | Australia at war (1914 – 1945): World War I

• VCHIC041

  Convey information about aspects of language and culture in formats to suit different audiences and contexts

  Elaborations

  • planning presentations that showcase their bilingual and bicultural experience, incorporating multimodal elements and opportunities for active audience participation
  • creating a website for contact groups of Hindi-speaking students in overseas contexts, posting information on their personal interests and experiences, for example, छुट्टियाँ, लोकप्रिय खेल, फ़िल्म जगत
  • constructing a multimedia profile of the local community for Hindi speakers arriving from overseas, using information collected from websites, newsletters and brochures
  • creating informative videos for audiences such as sister-schools or overseas visitors that present elements of Australian cultural traditions in and out of school
  • creating an interactive presentation for younger children, friends or members of their extended families to highlight the benefits of operating in two or more languages and cultural worlds
  • creating a multimodal profile of an important Hindi community or family occasion such as रक्षाबन्धन, selecting language that reflects cultural traditions and values

  VCHIC041 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Informing