K–10English K–10 Syllabus
English for K−2
The new syllabus must now be taught in Kindergarten to Year 2 in all NSW primary schools.
English for 3−10
The new syllabus is to be taught in Years 3 to 10 from 2024.
2024 – Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
Content
Stage 3
- EN3-CWT-01
plans, creates and revises written texts for multiple purposes and audiences through selection of text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language
Choose literary forms with appropriate Loading structures, features and language to engage target Loading
Make creative choices about temporal and spatial settings, Loading profiles and motives to enhance reader engagement
Experiment with Loading
Choose and control Loading Loading across a text
Experiment with the development of thematic elements
Select and use Loading to descriptively express ideas
Choose text formats with appropriate text structures, features and language to inform target audiences
Develop Loading that include headings, ideas grouped into Loading that include a Loading , and a paragraph with concluding information
Loading and/or Loading ideas through logically sequenced paragraphs
Loading and Loading or Loading cause and effect through sequenced paragraphs
Loading factual and historical accounts that incorporate broader contextual information
Choose text formats with appropriate text structures, features and language to persuade a target audience
Group ideas to develop a statement of position, and clear, logical lines of Loading that Loading points, and structure a rhetorically effective conclusion
Create objective, impersonal arguments
Combine personal and objective arguments for persuasive effect
Present arguments from one or multiple viewpoints to persuade target audiences
Use Loading targeted to the audience
Use Loading to qualify or strengthen arguments
Control Loading across a text according to Loading , shifting between past, present and future tense if required
Maintain correct Loading –Loading referencing, Loading and use temporal, Loading and Loading to build cohesive links across a text
Use word repetition and Loading as Loading across texts
Substitute specific nouns with all-purpose words as a cohesive device to replace Loading , noun groups or whole clauses
Experiment with Loading for effect and to engage the reader, including Loading , Loading , oxymoron and allusion
Create written texts that include multiple paragraphs with clear, coherent transition of ideas
Choose multimodal features suited to a target audience and purpose, to reinforce and extend ideas
Acknowledge sources of information to add credibility and Loading to arguments and information
Experiment with the use of non-finite Loading in Loading
Make choices about verbs and verb groups to achieve precision and add detail
Experiment with embedding Loading with the Loading and/or Loading of other clauses, to modify the meaning or to add detail to a noun or noun group
Experiment with the placement of adverbial clauses, to modify the meaning or to add detail to a verb or verb group
Include Loading to provide details to nouns and to vary Loading structures suited to text purpose
Create Loading to convey abstract ideas and concepts succinctly and authoritatively
Make choices about the use of Loading , Loading , Loading and Loading to suit text purpose, and for meaning and effect
Vary sentence structures or lengths when using simple, Loading and Loading , with a focus on achieving clarity and effect suited to text purpose
Use capital letters at the beginning of a sentence, to indicate proper nouns, for headings and subheadings, to indicate the beginning of a poetry line, for emphasis, and when using acronyms
Use a Loading to separate a subordinate clause or a Loading from the Loading , or to separate information within a sentence, or to separate items in a list
Use Loading consistently across a text to distinguish words that are spoken by characters in Loading or words authored by others
Understand that texts, such as poetry, may include innovative use of punctuation, and experiment with punctuation to suit purpose and for effect
Use Loading in the first instance when abbreviating names using acronyms, and when acknowledging a source
Experiment with dashes and parentheses for humorous or ironic effect
Understand and use simple Loading generalisations
Use topic-specific Loading and Loading vocabulary intentionally to add credibility and enhance authority
Experiment with word choices to create humour, for clarity or emphasis, to suit audience and purpose
Control modality related to probability, occurrence, obligation or inclination for precision
Select and use a range of Loading in a longer text, for precision and to create variety for reader engagement
Select text formats for combined purposes, creating Loading for target audiences
Use print or digital tools to plan, sequence, create, revise, edit and publish texts
Research and Loading information from several sources to plan for writing
Create texts using digital technologies suited to a target audience and purpose, to support and enhance the development of ideas
Loading the reliability and authority of sources, including digital sources, when researching and acknowledging texts
Reflect on own writing by explaining and justifying authorial decisions regarding text-level features, sentence-level Loading , punctuation and word-level language
Re-read, proofread and edit own and other’s writing, and use criteria and goals in response to feedback