Students show how the selection of language features can achieve precision and stylistic effect. They explain different viewpoints, attitudes and perspectives through the development of cohesive and logical arguments. They develop their own style by experimenting with language features, stylistic...
Level description | English | Level 10 | Writing
VCELY485 | Curriculum content | English | Level 10 | Speaking and Listening | Literacy
Students listen to others when taking part in conversations using appropriate interaction skills. They listen for and reproduce letter patterns and letter clusters. Students understand how characters in texts are developed and give reasons for personal preferences. They can describe characters...
Level description | English | Level 1 | Speaking and Listening
Students understand how the selection of language features can be used for particular purposes and effects. They explain the effectiveness of language choices they use to influence the audience. Through combining ideas, images and language features from other texts students show how ideas can...
Level description | English | Level 8 | Writing
Students listen to others’ views and respond appropriately using interaction skills. They understand how language features are used to link and sequence ideas. They understand how language can be used to express feelings and opinions on topics. They create a range of texts for familiar and...
Level description | English | Level 3 | Speaking and Listening
Students listen and ask questions to clarify content. They use language features to show how ideas can be extended. They develop and explain a point of view about a text selecting information, ideas and images from a range of resources. They create a variety of sequenced texts for different purposes...
Level description | English | Level 5 | Speaking and Listening
Students listen to discussions, clarifying content and challenging others’ ideas. They understand how language features and language patterns can be used for emphasis. They show how specific details can be used to support a point of view. They explain how their choices of language features and...
Level description | English | Level 6 | Speaking and Listening
Students create texts that show how images support the meaning of the text. They accurately spell words with regular spelling patterns and can write words with less common long vowels, trigraphs and silent letters. They use some punctuation accurately, and can write words and sentences legibly...
Level description | English | Level 2 | Writing
Students use language features to show how ideas can be extended. They develop and explain a point of view about a text. They create imaginative, informative and persuasive texts for different purposes and audiences. When writing, they demonstrate understanding of grammar and sentence types, and...
Level description | English | Level 5 | Writing
VCELY233 | Curriculum content | English | Level 2 | Writing | Literacy
Students listen for and identify different emphases in texts, using that understanding to elaborate upon discussions. They understand how the selection of language features can be used for particular purposes and effects. They explain the effectiveness of language choices they use to influence...
Level description | English | Level 8 | Speaking and Listening
Students listen for ways features within texts can be manipulated to achieve particular effects. They show how the selection of language features can achieve precision and stylistic effect. They explain different viewpoints, attitudes and perspectives through the development of cohesive and logical...
Level description | English | Level 10 | Speaking and Listening
Students understand how language features and language patterns can be used for emphasis. They show how specific details can be used to support a point of view. They explain how their choices of language features and images are used. They use banks of known words and the less familiar words they...
Level description | English | Level 6 | Writing
When writing, students add writing such as scribble to label or comment on drawings, and imitate writing words and sentences. They express and record their wants and needs through a word, a picture or symbol selection. They demonstrate fine motor grasp and manipulating skills such as moving, picking...
Level description | English | Level C | Writing
The study of English is central to the learning and development of all young Australians. It helps create confident communicators, imaginative thinkers and informed citizens. It is through the study of English that individuals learn to analyse, understand, communicate and build relationships...
Overview material | English
VCELA383 | Curriculum content | English | Level 7 | Writing | Language
VCELA415 | Curriculum content | English | Level 8 | Writing | Language
VCEALC402 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Speaking and Listening | Communication
VCEALL313 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features
At Level A1 students communicate in basic English in routine, familiar, social and classroom situations. They follow and give simple instructions, exchange basic personal information, and negotiate well-known, predictable activities and contexts. They begin to modify their responses and manner...
Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level A1 | Speaking and Listening