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Elaboration (1) ACELA1779

building morphemic word families and exploring word origins, for example the prefix ‘nat’ means source, birth or tribe in ‘nature’, ‘natural’ and ‘native’

Elaboration (2) ACELA1779

building morphemic word families and exploring word origins, for example ‘tricycle’, ‘triangle’ and ‘triple’

Elaboration (3) ACELA1779

using knowledge of common prefixes and suffixes to spell words and explore their meaning, for example ‘friendly’, ‘calmly’ and ‘cleverly’ and ‘misfortune’

Elaboration ACELA1780

using meaning and context to determine the spelling of homophones, for example ‘there’ and ‘their’; ‘no’ and ‘know’

Elaboration ACELA1828

using phonic generalisations to read and write multisyllabic words with more complex letter combinations, for example ‘straightaway’ and ‘thoughtful’

Elaboration (1) ACELA1828

recognising unstressed vowels in multisyllabic words and how these vowel sounds are written, for example ‘builder’ and ‘animal’

using knowledge of sounds and visual patterns to read and write more complex letter combinations that have multiple representations in writing, for example ‘boy’ and ‘boil’, ‘howl’ and ‘foul’, ‘taught ’and ‘saw’

Elaboration ACELT1602

commenting on how authors have established setting and period in different cultures and times and the relevance of characters, actions and beliefs to their own time

Elaboration (1) ACELT1602

comparing different authors’ treatment of similar themes and text patterns, for example comparing fables and allegories from different cultures and quest novels by different authors

Elaboration ACELT1603

sharing and discussing students’ own and others’ understanding of the effects of particular literary techniques on their appreciation of texts

Elaboration (1) ACELT1603

drawing comparisons between multiple texts and students’ own experiences. Commenting orally, in written form and in digital reviews on aspects such as: 'Do I recognise this in my own world?'; 'How is this text similar to or different from other texts …

Elaboration ACELT1604

examining the author’s description of a character’s appearance, behaviour and speech and noting how the character’s development is evident through his or her dialogue and changing relationships and the reactions of other characters to him or her

Elaboration (1) ACELT1604

sharing views using appropriate metalanguage (for example ‘The use of the adjectives in describing the character really helps to create images for the reader’)

Elaboration ACELT1605

examining the author’s description of a character’s appearance, behaviour and speech and noting how the character’s development is evident through his or her dialogue and changing relationships and the reactions of other characters to him or her

Elaboration (1) ACELT1605

identifying pivotal points in the plot where characters are faced with choices and commenting on how the author makes us care about their decisions and consequences

Elaboration ACELT1606

defining spoonerisms, neologisms and puns and exploring how they are used by authors to create a sense of freshness, originality and playfulness

Elaboration (1) ACELT1606

discussing poetic language, including unusual adjectival use and how it engages us emotionally and brings to life the poet’s subject matter, for example ‘He grasps the crag with crooked hands’ (Alfred, Lord Tennyson); ‘Wee ... tim’rous beastie’ (Robert …

Elaboration ACELT1607

drawing upon literary texts students have encountered and experimenting with changing particular aspects, for example the time or place of the setting, adding characters or changing their personalities, or offering an alternative point of view on key …

Elaboration ACELT1794

collaboratively plan, compose, sequence and prepare a literary text along a familiar storyline, using film, sound and images to convey setting, characters and points of drama in the plot

Elaboration ACELY1686

viewing documentaries and news footage from different periods, comparing the style of presentation, including costumes and iconography with contemporary texts on similar topics and tracking changing views on issues, for example war, race, gender

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