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Elaboration ACELA1550

identifying some of the changes in the grammar of English over time, for example from ‘thee’ and ‘thou’ to ‘you’

Elaboration (1) ACELA1550

exploring examples of ‘Globish’ English

identifying the various communities to which students belong and how language reinforces membership of these communities (the intimate language of family members, the jargon of teenage groups, the technicality of some online communities, the language …

Elaboration ACELA1552

comparing texts that use evaluative language in different ways – print advertisements, editorials, talkback radio and poetry – and identifying wordings that appraise things indirectly, through evocative language, similes and metaphors that direct the …

Elaboration ACELA1553

experimenting with ways to present personal viewpoints through innovating with texts

Elaboration ACELA1770

sequencing and developing an argument using basic language structures that suggest conclusions (‘therefore’, ‘thus’ and ‘so’) or give reasons (‘since’, ‘because’) or suggest conditionals (‘if’… ‘then’)

Elaboration ACELA1556

experimenting with the use of colons and semicolons in expositions and other extended writing to improve precision and clarity of expression

Elaboration (1) ACELA1556

investigating instances of colons and semicolons in expository texts and discuss their uses in elaborating on and clarifying ideas in complex sentences

Elaboration ACELA1557

identifying and analysing aspects of rhetoric in speeches drawn from contemporary and earlier contexts and students creating speeches of their own

Elaboration ACELA1559

exploring sections of academic and technical texts and analysing the use of abstract nouns to compact and distil information, structure argument and summarise preceding explanations

Elaboration ACELA1560

investigating the use of symbols, for example the flag, the digger’s hat and the Southern Cross in images, films and picture books, and evaluating their contribution to viewers’ understanding of issues, for example national identity, recognising that …

Elaboration ACELA1561

comparing and contrasting vocabulary choices in informative and narrative texts, considering how they are used to create precise information, abstract ideas and/or stylistic interpretations of texts

Elaboration (1) ACELA1561

identifying examples of acronyms, abbreviations and proprietary words which are used creatively in texts

Elaboration ACELT1633

exploring and reflecting on representations of values (for example love, freedom, integrity) in literature drawn from cultures and times different from the students’ own

Elaboration (1) ACELT1633

exploring and reflecting on personal understanding of the world and human experience, interpreted in literature drawn from cultures and times different from the students’ own

Elaboration (2) ACELT1633

reviewing historical fiction or nonfiction written by and about the peoples of Asia

Elaboration (3) ACELT1633

analysing literary texts created by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (including documentaries, picture books, print texts and other multimodal texts) and also texts including film produced by and about peoples of Asian background, …

Elaboration ACELT1771

interrogating and making judgements about a text, comparing others’ ideas against the student’s own and reaching an independent decision or shared consensus about the interpretations and ideas expressed

Elaboration ACELT1634

reflecting on and discussing responses to literature including plot events, setting details, characterisation, themes, structure and language devices used to achieve particular effects, and collaboratively formulating a list of factors that characterise …

Elaboration (1) ACELT1634

discussing, debating and evaluating the cinematic qualities and success of a film or new versions of a film

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