K–10English K–10 Syllabus
The new English K–10 Syllabus (2022) is to be implemented from 2024 and replaces the English K–10 Syllabus (2012).
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 4
- EN4-ECA-01
creates personal, creative and critical texts for a range of audiences by using linguistic and stylistic conventions of language to express ideas
Apply understanding of the structural and grammatical Loading of writing to shape meaning when composing Loading , Loading and analytical, and Loading written Loading
Loading control of structural and grammatical components to produce texts that are appropriate to topic, Loading and Loading
Understand the interconnectedness of textual features for the overall cohesive effect
Apply codes and conventions of written, Loading , Loading and Loading to enhance meaning and create tone, atmosphere and mood
Loading visual and multimodal texts to represent ideas, experiences and values
Select modal elements to work together to support meaning or shape reader response
Use digital technologies where appropriate to compose multimodal texts
For students who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing, this will be through signing and/or speaking. For students who use other forms of communication to supplement speech, content should be taught through speaking (and listening) experiences, where appropriate, in combination with the student's preferred communication form.
Use rhetorical strategies to engage an audience and evoke an emotional response
Communicate information, ideas and viewpoints using verbal and/or nonverbal language, including gestural features, to enhance and Loading meaning
Loading a range of spoken, signed or communicated texts that express ideas and show an understanding of audience
Deliver spoken, signed or communicated texts with effective control of Loading , emphasis, volume, pace and timing
Participate in informal discussions about texts and ideas, including speculative and exploratory talk, to consolidate personal understanding and generate new ideas
Use features of Loading , manner and Loading to signal the progression and development of ideas through language and structure
Express ideas in logically structured and cohesively sequenced texts to enhance meaning
Understand the uses of active and passive voice for particular purposes
Use Loading in a controlled manner that is appropriate for specific purposes
Effectively orient the reader to a topic in an opening Loading , introduction or thesis
Use Loading and Loading to enhance meaning and create tone, atmosphere and mood, in a range of forms
Use Loading for a range of intended effects
Compose texts that combine Loading for intended purposes
Create imaginative texts for creative effect and that reflect a broadening world and relationships within it
Compose texts that offer a cohesive consideration of thematic elements, including the development of a central complication or conflict
Create imaginative texts using a range of language and structural devices to drive the plot, develop Loading , and create a sense of place and atmosphere
Experiment with unpredictable or unexpected structural features and explore how these can engage a reader
Create impact and enhance meaning by making choices about temporal and spatial settings in texts to communicate ideas
Intentionally select and use Loading and features to imaginatively express ideas and personal Loading
Develop transformation skills by reshaping aspects of texts to create new meaning
Compose texts that include a detailed introduction of ideas, the logical progression of supporting points, and a rhetorically effective conclusion, which reflect a broadening understanding of facts, concepts and perspectives beyond immediate experience
Embed textual evidence within Loading to support the articulation of a personal perspective of a text
Compose informative texts that Loading conceptual information
Loading a central idea, from personal and objective positions, to broaden the exploration of a concept
Compose persuasive texts that present Loading from a range of viewpoints, including their own, and that reflect a broadening understanding of perspectives beyond immediate experience
Compose persuasive texts that include an opening or thesis to provide a definition and position, effectively sequenced elaboration paragraphs, and a conclusion that Loading ideas, restates a position or makes a conclusion or recommendation
Incorporate subjective and objective evidence to enhance and support elaboration of arguments
Use rhetorical language to shape ideas and express a perspective or argument
Provide counterargument and refutation where appropriate
Make choices about sentence structure or length by constructing a variety of simple, Loading and Loading for purpose
Control and experiment with a range of Loading , Loading , Loading and Loading to suit purpose and for intended meaning
Compose complex sentences using embedded Loading and appropriate placement of Loading
Control and experiment with aspects of syntax, including agreement, Loading , articles and conjunctions to shape precise meaning and develop personal expression
Use a range of linking devices to create cohesion between ideas
Use Loading consistently and appropriately to maintain cohesion, Loading and purpose
Select appropriate Loading groups for clarity or effect, including succinct noun groups for simplicity and elaborated noun groups for complexity
Use a range of Loading forms, tenses and Loading to express aspects of modality
Experiment with positioning Loading and Loading to clarify meaning or intention, and to modify the meaning of other clauses
Use embedded adjectival clauses to expand on the Loading and Loading of other clauses
Apply punctuation conventions relevant to quotations and citing of sources
Experiment with applying a wide range of punctuation to support clarity and meaning, and to control pace and reader response
Apply phonological, orthographic and morphological knowledge to spell unfamiliar, complex and technical words
Select effective, topic-specific vocabulary to enhance understanding and compose texts with accuracy, in a range of modes appropriate to audience, purpose, form and context
Make vocabulary choices that draw on, or contribute to, stylistic features of writing and influence meaning