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• VCDEC173

  Extend language to describe and reflect on the experience of learning and using German

  Elaborations

  • expressing individual learning goals (Lernziele) in relation to skills and understanding for learning German, for example, Ich möchte unbedingt Deutsch besser sprechen., and monitoring progress towards achieving these goals, for example, Heute habe ich gelernt, dass …
  • interacting with peers to compare experiences and challenges and identify successful learning strategies, for example, Am schwierigsten finde ich die deutsche Grammatik. Und du?; Ich sehe deutsche Filme, um meine Aussprache zu verbessern
  • reviewing others’ work, providing and justifying comments on general and specific points, for example, Ich finde deinen Artikel sehr informativ und überzeugend. Zum Beispiel hast du viele Unterschiede und Ähnlichkeiten erwähnt

  VCDEC173 | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCASFC220

  Identify gist and some points of factual information from a range of signed texts about familiar topics and use the information in new ways

  Elaborations

  • gathering information from their peers in relation to their interests and preferences or home and school routines and summarising findings in formats such as tables or graphs
  • observing informative signed texts such as weather reports or simple public announcements about events and celebrations, identifying key points of information to exchange with a partner in a barrier/information-gap game
  • collecting information from signed texts about people, time or activities and using the information in new ways, for example, by creating a timeline, diary or timetable to show a sequence of activities
  • viewing and following procedural signed texts such as cooking demonstrations or craft activities
  • watching/viewing a signed text and identifying specific points of information such as locations, for example, by labelling key locations on a school map
  • viewing and responding appropriately to simple class and school announcements and directions
  • watching short Auslan texts about topics such as hobbies or sports, and recording key points of information using tables or graphic organisers
  • paraphrasing content of selected community texts, such as public service or promotional announcements on the Deaf Emergency Info website

  VCASFC220 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing

• VCELC004

  Locate and use key points of information, such as main ideas, specific details and general descriptions from a range of spoken, written, visual, digital or multimodal texts

  Elaborations

  • reading, viewing or listening to texts, such as a map, song, poster, email or interactive game and responding to questions, for example, Πού είναι η Σαντορίνη; Τι χρώμα είναι τα ρούχα;
  • obtaining information on a range of topics, such as the life of a student in Greece or Cyprus, for example, Πώς τον/την λένε; Πόσων χρονών είναι;
  • identifying main ideas and key points of information in texts and using the information in new ways, for example, reading about an annual event in Greece or Cyprus and producing a program
  • identifying key and commonly used expressions in texts and using them in own texts, for example, Απίστευτο! Σπουδαίο! Φοβερό! Τέλειο!
  • gathering and collating information from sources such as class surveys, and presenting findings to others in digital formats, for example, posters, wall charts, profiles or timelines

  VCELC004 | Languages | Modern Greek | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing

• VCELT394

  Reflect on ideas and opinions about characters, settings and events in literary texts, identifying areas of agreement and difference with others and justifying a point of view

  Elaborations

  • exploring concepts about the criteria for heroism and testing these criteria in a range of texts, including more complex ones where the hero may be flawed
  • establishing forums for discussing the relative merits of fiction and film texts
  • comparing personal viewpoints on texts and justifying responses in actual and virtual discussions

  VCELT394 | Curriculum content | English | Level 7 | Speaking and Listening | Literature

• VCELY307

  Interpret ideas and information in spoken texts and listen for key points in order to carry out tasks and use information to share and extend ideas and use interaction skills

  Elaborations

  • making notes about a task, asking questions to clarify or follow up information, and seeking assistance if required
  • discussing levels of language — slang, colloquial (everyday) and formal language — and how their appropriateness changes with the situation and audience. Presenting ideas and opinions at levels of formality appropriate to the context and audience

  VCELY307 | Curriculum content | English | Level 4 | Speaking and Listening | Literacy

• VCELY317

  Show how ideas and points of view in texts are conveyed through the use of vocabulary, including idiomatic expressions, objective and subjective language, and that these can change according to context

  Elaborations

  • identifying the narrative voice (the person or entity through whom the audience experiences the story) in a literary work, discussing the impact of first person narration on empathy and engagement

  VCELY317 | Curriculum content | English | Level 5 | Reading and Viewing | Literacy

• VCELY395

  Identify and discuss main ideas, concepts and points of view in spoken texts to evaluate qualities, using interaction skills when sharing interpretations or presenting ideas and information

  Elaborations

  • identifying, discussing and interpreting ideas and concepts that other individuals and groups value
  • identifying key evidence supporting an argument in a discussion between two speakers

  VCELY395 | Curriculum content | English | Level 7 | Speaking and Listening | Literacy

• VCELY412

  Use comprehension strategies to interpret and evaluate texts by reflecting on the validity of content and the credibility of sources, including finding evidence in the text for the author’s point of view

  Elaborations

  • reflecting on content by connecting and comparing information found in a text to knowledge sourced elsewhere
  • determining and applying criteria for evaluating the credibility of a website
  • explaining whether the author conveys meaning adequately, particularly in distinguishing fact from opinion

  VCELY412 | Curriculum content | English | Level 8 | Reading and Viewing | Literacy

• VCELY449

  Create imaginative, informative and persuasive texts that present a point of view and advance or illustrate arguments, including texts that integrate visual, print and/or audio features

  Elaborations

  • presenting arguments that advance opinions, justify positions, and make judgments in order to persuade others about issues such the importance of maintaining balance in the biosphere
  • creating imaginative texts with main ideas developed through the interconnections of plot, settings, characters, the changing of chronological order, foreshadowing in written, spoken and digital texts
  • creating informative and argumentative texts with explanations, details and evidence
  • following the structure of an argument which has a series of sequenced and linked paragraphs, beginning with an outline of the stance to be taken, a series of supported points that develop a line of argument, and a conclusion which summarises the main line of argument

  VCELY449 | Curriculum content | English | Level 9 | Writing | Literacy

• VCHIC004

  Locate specific phrases and points of information in simple texts such as charts, lists, stories and songs, and use the information to complete guided oral and written tasks

  Elaborations

  • listening for specific information in stories, rhymes or songs, such as लाला जी ने केला खाया; एक कौआ प्यासा था; चूहा और शेर, using intonation, gestures and facial expressions to help understanding
  • recognising simple written words in familiar contexts, such as labels, captions and story titles
  • participating in shared readings of Big Book stories about familiar events or contexts, for example, पंचतन्त्र की कहानियाँ, using pictures, punctuation, intonation and contextual clues to predict meaning, and recording words associated with main characters and events
  • identifying key points in simple spoken, written or digital texts by miming, drawing, onscreen pointing, clicking or dragging

  VCHIC004 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Informing

• VCHIC094

  Access and identify specific points of information such as details about people, places or events from a range of spoken, written and digital texts and use the information in new ways

  Elaborations

  • collecting information from print and digital sources on social or environmentally related events, recording key facts and associated vocabulary for use in their own projects, for example, प्रदूषण एवं पर्यावरण; स्वच्छ भारत; गंगा नदी की सफ़ाई; स्वच्छ ऑस्ट्रेलिया दिवस
  • collecting information via surveys or face-to-face conversations with friends and family members on questions related to social behaviours or trends, such as preferred modes of communication, for example, फ़ोन; ईमेल; आमने सामने बातचीत; टेक्स्टिंग, compiling a summary of findings in table or graph form
  • listening to recordings of phone conversations, announcements or radio interviews, transcribing key facts or details such as dates, times, events or locations in note form or through checklists or timelines
  • accessing information from videos, books and websites produced in different cultural contexts on topics such as family life, community living, housing or schooling, summarising and reporting back on key trends and cultural factors
  • collecting facts, figures and vocabulary from resources such as posters, websites and brochures, and using them to draft a position for an in-class discussion of a topic such as healthy lifestyles, benefits of travel or animal protection
  • presenting an oral summary of an action or event reported in the media, using appropriate register, language features and non-verbal language to capture key elements and engage audience interest

  VCHIC094 | Languages | Hindi | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing

• VCKOC137

  Identify topics and key points of factual information in short spoken, written, digital and multimodal texts related to familiar contexts, routines and interests

  Elaborations

  • gathering information about other people’s activities, for example, by surveying peers about weekend or daily activities, for example, 주말에 뭐 해요? 수영해요; 오늘 뭐 해요? 학교에 가요
  • compiling information and reporting it to others, for example, by making a shared class graph showing popular leisure activities
  • listening to short spoken texts with some unfamiliar language, identifying points of information, for example, the name and number on a recorded phone message, the age of a child interviewed
  • obtaining and using factual information from print, digital or multimodal texts related to other learning areas, for example, completing a simple science experiment, naming countries and significant land features, or recording distances using geography skills

  VCKOC137 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Informing

• VC2M6M04

  identify the relationships between angles on a straight line, angles at a point and vertically opposite angles; use these to determine unknown angles, communicating reasoning

  Elaborations

  • using protractors or dynamic geometry software to measure and generalise about the size of angles formed when lines are crossed, and combinations of angles that meet at a point, including combinations that form right or straight angles
  • demonstrating the meaning of language associated with properties of angles, including right, complementary, complement, straight, supplement, vertically opposite, and angles at a point
  • using the properties of supplementary and complementary angles to represent spatial situations with number sentences and solving to find the size of unknown angles

  VC2M6M04 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 6 | Measurement

• VCMMG231

  Investigate, with and without digital technologies, angles on a straight line, angles at a point and vertically opposite angles. Use results to find unknown angles

  Elaborations

  • identifying the size of a right angle as 90° and defining acute, obtuse, straight and reflex angles
  • measuring, estimating and comparing angles in degrees and classifying angles according to their sizes
  • investigating the use of rotation and symmetry in the diagrammatic representations of kinship relationships of Central and Western Desert people
  • recognising and using the two alternate conventions for naming angles

  VCMMG231 | Mathematics | Level 6 | Measurement and Geometry | Geometric reasoning

• VCMNA103

  Investigate number sequences, initially those increasing and decreasing by twos, threes, fives and ten from any starting point, then moving to other sequences

  Elaborations

  • developing fluency and confidence with numbers and calculations by saying number sequences
  • recognising that the natural numbers with zero form an ordered infinite set {0, 1, 2, 3 … } with a first element but no last element
  • recognising patterns in number sequences, such as adding 10 always results in the same final digit

  VCMNA103 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCMNA086

  Develop confidence with number sequences to and from 100 by ones from any starting point. Skip count by twos, fives and tens starting from zero

  Elaborations

  • using the popular Korean counting game sam-yuk-gu for skip counting
  • developing fluency with forwards and backwards counting in meaningful contexts such as circle games

  VCMNA086 | Mathematics | Level 1 | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCNRC089

  Locate and use key points of information, such as main ideas, specific details and general descriptions from a range of spoken, written and visual texts

  Elaborations

  • reading, viewing or listening to texts, such as a song or poster, and responding to questions
  • obtaining information on a range of topics, such as the life of a student in a place where the language is spoken
  • identifying main ideas and key points of information in texts and using the information in new ways, for example, reading about an annual event in a country where the language is spoken and producing a program
  • identifying key and commonly used expressions in texts and using them in own texts
  • gathering and collating information from sources such as class surveys, and presenting findings to others in digital formats, for example, posters, wall charts, profiles or timelines

  VCNRC089 | Languages | Non-Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing

• VCTRC089

  Identify key points of information such as details about people, places or events in a range of spoken, written and digital texts and use the information in new ways

  Elaborations

  • reading/viewing texts such as promotional materials, websites and maps to compile information about geographical features, lifestyles and cultural practices in Turkey or other Turkish-speaking countries, using the information to create a shared database to support their own projects
  • gathering information about people or events recently featured in media reports and using this information to create timelines, digital profiles, diary entries or schedules that re-present key points of interest
  • listening for key facts in short spoken or recorded texts, such as phone messages, announcements or TV advertisements, and transposing them to note form in order to communicate to others
  • identifying points of information in media texts such as sports commentaries, weather reports or newsflash items, using them to create messages or announcements to other people, for example, notifying the cancellation of an event due to a bad weather forecast or summarising sports results
  • classifying and summarising data collected via class surveys on issues such as study options, music preferences or favourite foods, presenting findings in table or graph form
  • compiling details of their family biographies through talking with family members, presenting key elements in oral or digital presentation modes
  • compiling facts, statistics and commentaries from sources such as websites, documentaries, travel brochures and magazine articles on famous sites, such as Kapadokya, Pamukkale, Kapalıçarşı, Ayasofya, Galata Kulesi

  VCTRC089 | Languages | Turkish | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing

• VCZHC229

  Compare how contemporary Chinese media and literature represent the notion of ‘being Chinese’ or ‘being other’, and use this knowledge to present a point of view for an identified audience

  Elaborations

  • comparing ‘being foreign’ in China and ‘being Chinese’ in Australia, for example, viewing or reading 汉语桥 performances, songs, films and fiction and discussing how Chinese-speaking foreigners are ‘celebrated’ in Chinese media
  • exploring representations of the overseas Chinese experience, both locally and globally, and the development of local Chinese identity in Australia through reading texts such as The Sojourners in Chinese translation (Zhang Wei, 2009)
  • investigating contributions made by Chinese individuals and groups in contemporary Australian culture and discussing the cultural values that are conveyed through these contributions, for example, the work of artists Ah Xian and Guan Wei, and author Sang Ye
  • exploring their own connections and responses to overseas Chinese literature, for example, the ideas and values reflected in 海外华人的文学作品 such as the song 《故乡的云》

  VCZHC229 | Languages | Chinese | First Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Creating

• VCARC004

  Listen to, read and view a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts; identify, sequence and classify key points of information such as details about people and events; and use the information in new ways

  Elaborations

  • listening to and viewing texts such as stories, songs, notices or video clips and identifying key points of information, using intonation and visual cues such as gestures and facial expressions to assist understanding
  • identifying letters, words and phrases in written Arabic, for example, titles, labels and captions
  • participating in shared reading of print and digital texts such as short stories or other texts relating to familiar events and contexts, using pictures, intonation and contextual cues to predict meaning and identify key information
  • locating and sequencing information used to describe people and events, for example,

    البنت تدرس؛ الولد يساعد أمه؛ الأب ينظف الحديقة؛ في الصباح أمي تحضر الفطور؛ في المساء أبي ينظف السيارة

  • responding to questions that elicit details such as colour, quantity and place about participants and objects, for example,

    ما لون الفستان ؟ لون الفستان أحمر؛ ما لون المقلمة؟ لون المقلمة أحمر

    كم عدد الأقلام؟ كم كتابا يوجد هنا؟ يوجد أربعة كتب

    أين تعمل أمك؟ تعمل أمي في المستشفى؛ يدرس أخي في المدرسة

  • classifying and categorising information gained from others, such as favourite foods and places to visit, for example,

    سالم يحب التبولة؛ عادل يحب الدجاج؛ سعاد تفضل الخضار؛ علي يحب كرة القدم؛ ماجد يفضل السباحة؛ رامي يفضل العزف على الغيتار

    تحب البنات الموسيقى بينما الأولاد يحبون الرياضة

  • listening to short spoken texts with unfamiliar language, and identifying specific details, for example, the name and number on a recorded voice message

    مرحباً

    إسمي سهام

    اود التكلم مع سامر بخصوص الإمتحان

    أرجو الإتصال بي على الرقم 0456566777

  • gathering information about other peers’ activities through conducting interviews about weekend activities and selecting specific information to use in a short report

  VCARC004 | Languages | Arabic | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing