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• VCEALL478

  Use a range of punctuation marks consistently and correctly

  Elaborations

  • using a range of punctuation, such as full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas and apostrophes, consistently and correctly
  • using commas consistently to separate items in a list, and sometimes to separate clauses or indicate pauses

  VCEALL478 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL671

  Use a range of punctuation marks consistently and correctly

  Elaborations

  • using a range of punctuation consistently and correctly, such as full stops, question marks, commas, apostrophes
  • using commas consistently in lists, to separate clauses or indicate pauses
  • using correct punctuation in direct speech

  VCEALL671 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• English: Level 3 achievement standards - Reading and Viewing

  By the end of Level 3, students understand how content can be organised using different text structures depending on the purpose of the text. They understand how language features, images and vocabulary choices are used for different effects. They read texts that contain varied sentence structures...

  Level description | English | Level 3 | Reading and Viewing

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level B3 achievement standards - Writing

  At Level B3 students communicate for a range of purposes on a variety of familiar topics, using a basic repertoire of text types. They write sequenced and ordered factual texts, and narrative texts that maintain a cohesive storyline and characterisation. They demonstrate an awareness of how effective...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level B3 | Writing

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level C3 achievement standards - Writing

  At Level C3, through guided activities, students write texts based on an extensive range of fictional and factual text types from across the curriculum, showing an awareness of purpose and audience. They consistently use the basic structures of these text types, and demonstrate consistent but...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level C3 | Writing

• VCEALL795

  Use a wide range of punctuation marks to add impact to writing

  Elaborations

  • producing texts in a range of digital formats, such as text documents, slides, infographics, simple websites, videos
  • using advanced writing and formatting functions in software applications, such as spellchecker, font styles, paragraph formatting
  • using software application functions to add, format and edit images and tables, with guidance

  VCEALL795 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL733

  Use punctuation marks to create effects in writing, such as pauses and emphasis

  Elaborations

  • using a range of punctuation consistently, such as full stops, commas, colons, exclamation marks, question marks, apostrophes
  • using commas to indicate pauses and separate clauses
  • using punctuation to create effects in writing, such as commas or ellipses to indicate pauses, exclamation marks to emphasise a point
  • using correct punctuation for direct speech and quotations most of the time

  VCEALL733 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCELY267

  Reread and edit texts for meaning, appropriate structure, grammatical choices and punctuation

  Elaborations

  • using glossaries, print and digital dictionaries and spell check to edit spelling, realising that spell check accuracy depends on understanding the word function, for example there/their; rain/reign

  VCELY267 | Curriculum content | English | Level 3 | Writing | Literacy

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level B2 achievement standards - Writing

  At Level B2 students write for a range of purposes on familiar topics. They write simple, organised texts demonstrating a developing use of specific vocabulary and simple sentence structures. Their writing demonstrates an understanding of the purposes of common text types, and their structures...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level B2 | Writing

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level A1 description

  The Level A1 curriculum supports students as they develop basic knowledge, understanding and skills in English. Through immersion in English, students build their capacity to participate in routine and familiar exchanges in English with their peers. As a result, they begin to recognise the ways...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level CL achievement standards - Writing

  At Level CL, in familiar contexts, students write short, grammatically simple texts based on well-rehearsed spoken and well-practised written English. They write for a range of basic classroom and personal purposes, such as making lists and writing simple journal entries and notes, and complete...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level CL | Writing

• VCEALL133

  Recognise that full stops and question marks separate text

  Elaborations

  • using punctuation to identify whether a sentence is a statement or question
  • pausing appropriately at full stops when reading
  • using a rising intonation when reading a question

  VCEALL133 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCELY117

  Read a simple sentence or pictorial representation of a sentence

  Elaborations

  • repeating predictable text and refrains from a familiar story
  • identifying and selecting a small number of words or symbols within an environmental text

  VCELY117 | Curriculum content | English | Level D | Reading and Viewing | Literacy

• English: Level 1 description

  In Level 1, students communicate with peers, teachers, known adults and students from other classes.

  Students engage with a variety of texts for enjoyment. They listen to, read, view and interpret spoken, written and multimodal texts designed to entertain and inform. These encompass traditional...

  Level description | English

• VCEALL689

  Construct a range of sentence types

  Elaborations

  • constructing statements, questions and commands with consistent accuracy
  • experimenting with tag endings on questions, for example ‘You didn’t tell him, did you?’, ‘It goes back here, doesn’t it?’

  VCEALL689 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Speaking and Listening | 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

• VCELA415

  Understand the use of punctuation conventions, including colons, semicolons, dashes and brackets in formal and informal texts

  Elaborations

  • creating dialogue in drama showing interruptions, asides and pauses for effect

  VCELA415 | Curriculum content | English | Level 8 | Writing | Language

• VCELY195

  Reread student's own texts and discuss possible changes to improve meaning, spelling and punctuation

  Elaborations

  • adding or deleting words on page or screen to improve meaning, for example adding an adjective to a noun
  • reading own work aloud to listen for grammatical correctness: checking use of capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks
  • checking for inclusion of capital letters and full stops
  • identifying words which might not be spelt correctly
  • beginning to use dictionaries and classroom charts to check and correct spelling of less familiar words

  VCELY195 | Curriculum content | English | Level 1 | Writing | Literacy

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway B: Mid immersion - EAL: Level B3 description

  The Level B3 curriculum provides opportunities to enhance students’ knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to their spoken English. Students learn to respond to and use English appropriately in a wide range of contexts. The curriculum focuses on pronunciation, stress and intonation in...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway B: Mid immersion | EAL

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway C: Late immersion - EAL: Level C2 description

  The Level C2 curriculum supports students to enhance their knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to spoken English. At this level, students learn to initiate and negotiate topics when speaking in English in a range of contexts. The curriculum focuses on pronunciation, stress and intonation...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway C: Late immersion | EAL