K–10English K–10 Syllabus

Select and adapt appropriate codes, conventions and structures to shape meaning when composing written texts that are analytical, informative, persuasive, discursive and/or imaginative

Develop a personal and informed voice that generates ideas and positions an audience through selection of appropriate word-level language and text-level features

Experiment with language to create tone, atmosphere and mood

Use rhetorical language strategically and subtly to shape complex ideas and convince others of a point of view, as appropriate to audience and purpose

Use tense accurately and purposefully

Apply narrative voice to depict complex ideas and enhance engagement

Create engaging and authentic temporal and spatial settings for a range of purposes and audiences

Experiment with a variety of codes and conventions to create aesthetic qualities that have the power to communicate ideas and influence viewpoints in own texts

Compose visual and multimodal texts to express complex ideas, using a range of digital technologies where appropriate

Select effective rhetorical strategies to position an audience and evoke an emotional response

Communicate complex information, ideas and viewpoints using purposeful verbal and/or nonverbal language, including gestures, to emphasise key points, enhance engagement and clarify meaning

Craft a range of spoken, signed or communicated texts that convey complex ideas for specific audiences

Deliver spoken, signed or communicated texts with engaging use of intonation, emphasis, volume, pace and timing

Participate in and lead a range of informal discussions about texts and ideas, including analytical, speculative and exploratory talk, to consolidate personal understanding and generate new ideas

Signal the development of ideas through language, structure and presentational features

Express ideas, using appropriate structures for purpose and audience, that reflect an emerging personal style

Introduce and define complex key ideas, academic concepts and positions for arguments in sustained analytical and persuasive texts

Use the structural conventions of analytical writing purposefully, including a well-articulated and considered thesis, a sustained and cohesive progression of supporting points, and a rhetorically effective conclusion

Use the structural conventions of persuasive texts to purposefully justify opinions and develop expanding arguments, including a focused opening and thesis, logically sequenced elaboration paragraphs, and a conclusion that synthesises complex ideas

Use the structural conventions of informative texts purposefully to build a field of relevant facts and perspectives

Use the structural conventions of imaginative texts purposefully, including shaping complex complications and conflicts, and crafting authentic characters, to depict ideas

Experiment with the process of transformation to create texts with new meaning

Use the structural conventions of discursive texts purposefully, including the transition between personal and abstract texts, to present complex and nuanced ideas

Experiment with a range of poetic forms to explore ideas and express personal perspectives

Experiment with a combination of modes for specific effect and impact

Select and justify the use of varied sentence type, length and complexity to support cohesion and for effect

Maintain subject–verb agreement, identifying the subject in collective nouns, extended noun groups or in extended complex sentences

Control the use of passive and active voice when crafting sentences for effect and to suit the purpose of a text

Craft concise sentences to suit text purpose

Craft elaborated noun and/or verb groups for effect, clarity or complexity of description

Apply punctuation to suit text purpose, support clarity and meaning, for effect, and to control reader response

Apply orthographic and morphological knowledge, using etymology and dictionary reference resources as needed, to spell unfamiliar, complex and technical words

Select technical vocabulary to write with accuracy in a range of modes and registers appropriate to audience, purpose, form and context

Use a variety of grammatical features to describe relationships between complex ideas

Make vocabulary choices that enhance stylistic features of writing, and shape meaning through connotation