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K–10English K–10 Syllabus

Record of changes
Implementation for K–2 from 2023 and 3–10 from 2024
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Content

Stage 3

Vocabulary
Learning and using words
  • Loading  newly encountered words from interactions and wide Loading , and use them in writing, discussions and presentations

  • Identify and use words that convey informative and objective meanings in Loading 

  • Identify and use words that convey subjective, emotive and persuasive meanings in texts

  • Use Loading  when Loading  language features encountered in texts

  • Extend knowledge of Loading  and non-literal word meanings through Loading  or Loading 

  • Apply knowledge of taught Tier 3 subject-specific Loading  and their meanings

  • Identify Loading  words used in Loading , Loading  and written texts

  • Identify and use words derived from other languages, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages, and know that the pronunciation and spelling of words may reflect their Loading 

Defining and analysing words
  • Loading  multiple meanings of words, including their metaphorical uses

  • Loading  the effectiveness of modal words used in texts to intensify or soften emotional responses

  • Loading  morphemic structures of Loading  and Loading  to determine their meaning

  • Loading  nuances and subtleties between Loading  to discern the most appropriate word for a given Loading 

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