Year 10 English Achievement Standard
10 statements aligned to content descriptors and elaborations
Achievement standard (as ACARA publishes it)
Achievement standard
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By the end of Year 10, students interact with others, and listen to and create spoken and multimodal texts including literary texts. With a range of purposes and for audiences, they discuss ideas and responses to representations, making connections and providing substantiation. They select and experiment with text structures to organise and develop ideas. They select, vary and experiment with language features including rhetorical and literary devices, and experiment with multimodal features and features of voice.
They read, view and comprehend a range of texts created to inform, influence and engage audiences. They analyse and evaluate representations of people, places, events and concepts, and how interpretations of these may be influenced by readers and viewers. They analyse the effects of text structures, and language features including literary devices, intertextual connections, and multimodal features, and their contribution to the aesthetic qualities of texts.
They create written and multimodal texts, including literary texts, for a range of purposes and audiences, expressing ideas and representations, making connections and providing substantiation. They select and experiment with text structures to organise, develop and link ideas and representations. They select, vary and experiment with language features including literary devices, and experiment with multimodal features.
The 10 achievement standard statements
Open a statement to see the content descriptors ACARA links to it, then open a descriptor's elaborations.
By the end of Year 10, students interact with others, and listen to and create spoken and multimodal texts including literary texts.
Content descriptorAC9E10LA01 Language
understand how language can have inclusive and exclusive social effects, and can empower or disempower people
Elaborations (5)
- Elaboration identifying language that seeks to align the listener or reader; for example, “of course”, “obviously”, “as you can imagine”
- Elaboration identifying the use of first person (“I”, “we”) and second person (“you”) pronouns to distance or involve the audience
- Elaboration identifying language used to reference or indicate shared assumptions
- Elaboration identifying language that appeals to shared cultural knowledge, values and beliefs
- Elaboration identifying examples of language that are inclusive or marginalising
Content descriptorAC9E10LA02 Language
understand that language used to evaluate, implicitly or explicitly reveals an individual's values
Elaborations (2)
- Elaboration identifying explicit expressions of values when evaluating
- Elaboration identifying subtle or implied values communicated through language; for example, using a term such as “teenager” to refer to an individual rather than using a specific name
Content descriptorAC9E10LA04 Language
understand how paragraph structure can be varied to create cohesion, and paragraphs and images can be integrated for different purposes
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration examining how authors vary paragraph structures for effect
- Elaboration examining the integration of paragraphs and images on websites for effect
- Elaboration evaluating the effect of the integration of paragraphs and images in graphic novels
Content descriptorAC9E10LE02 Literature
reflect on and extend others’ interpretations of and responses to literature
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration debating whether a text possesses universal qualities and retains relevance
- Elaboration presenting arguments based on close textual analysis to support an interpretation of a text; for example, writing an essay or creating a set of director’s notes
- Elaboration creating personal reading lists in a variety of genres and explaining why texts qualify for inclusion on a particular list
Content descriptorAC9E10LE05 Literature
analyse how text structure, language features, literary devices and intertextual connections shape interpretations of texts
Elaborations (2)
- Elaboration examining a range of short poems, a short story, or extracts from a novel or film to find and discuss examples of how language devices layer meaning and influence the responses of listeners, viewers or readers
- Elaboration examining satirical representations of events or ideas and determining how satire shapes interpretations and responses
Content descriptorAC9E10LE06 Literature
compare and evaluate how “voice” as a literary device is used in different types of texts, such as poetry, novels and film, to evoke emotional responses
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration comparing the “voice” of protest in a range of poems or songs and evaluating how different voices evoke a response
Content descriptorAC9E10LY02 Literacy
listen to spoken texts and explain the purposes and effects of text structures and language features, and use interaction skills to discuss and present an opinion about these texts
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration analysing spoken and multimodal features of media texts and discussing the effects of these features; for example, presenting an opinion on the combination of words and sound in creating mood
Content descriptorAC9E10LY07 Literacy
plan, create, rehearse and deliver spoken and multimodal presentations by experimenting with rhetorical devices, and the organisation and development of ideas, to engage audiences for different purposes in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or critical
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration taking the role of a character in a reflective monologue, and considering and justifying actions and choices at a critical moment in the text
- Elaboration creating spoken multimodal texts that manipulate rhetorical devices to compel listeners to act
- Elaboration discussing and negotiating with peers in debates and panel discussions about issues related to a text
With a range of purposes and for audiences, they discuss ideas and responses to representations, making connections and providing substantiation.
Content descriptorAC9E10LA01 Language
understand how language can have inclusive and exclusive social effects, and can empower or disempower people
Elaborations (5)
- Elaboration identifying language that seeks to align the listener or reader; for example, “of course”, “obviously”, “as you can imagine”
- Elaboration identifying the use of first person (“I”, “we”) and second person (“you”) pronouns to distance or involve the audience
- Elaboration identifying language used to reference or indicate shared assumptions
- Elaboration identifying language that appeals to shared cultural knowledge, values and beliefs
- Elaboration identifying examples of language that are inclusive or marginalising
Content descriptorAC9E10LA02 Language
understand that language used to evaluate, implicitly or explicitly reveals an individual's values
Elaborations (2)
- Elaboration identifying explicit expressions of values when evaluating
- Elaboration identifying subtle or implied values communicated through language; for example, using a term such as “teenager” to refer to an individual rather than using a specific name
Content descriptorAC9E10LE02 Literature
reflect on and extend others’ interpretations of and responses to literature
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration debating whether a text possesses universal qualities and retains relevance
- Elaboration presenting arguments based on close textual analysis to support an interpretation of a text; for example, writing an essay or creating a set of director’s notes
- Elaboration creating personal reading lists in a variety of genres and explaining why texts qualify for inclusion on a particular list
Content descriptorAC9E10LY02 Literacy
listen to spoken texts and explain the purposes and effects of text structures and language features, and use interaction skills to discuss and present an opinion about these texts
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration analysing spoken and multimodal features of media texts and discussing the effects of these features; for example, presenting an opinion on the combination of words and sound in creating mood
Content descriptorAC9E10LY07 Literacy
plan, create, rehearse and deliver spoken and multimodal presentations by experimenting with rhetorical devices, and the organisation and development of ideas, to engage audiences for different purposes in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or critical
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration taking the role of a character in a reflective monologue, and considering and justifying actions and choices at a critical moment in the text
- Elaboration creating spoken multimodal texts that manipulate rhetorical devices to compel listeners to act
- Elaboration discussing and negotiating with peers in debates and panel discussions about issues related to a text
They select and experiment with text structures to organise and develop ideas.
Content descriptorAC9E10LA03 Language
analyse text structures and language features and evaluate their effectiveness in achieving their purpose
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration comparing the text structure and language features of a print text transposed to an online environment and evaluating the effectiveness of the online text
- Elaboration analysing the text structures and language features of reviews from different sources, and evaluating their effectiveness
- Elaboration analysing and experimenting with combinations of graphics, text and sound in the production of multimodal texts such as documentaries, media reports, online magazines and digital books to influence audience responses
Content descriptorAC9E10LA04 Language
understand how paragraph structure can be varied to create cohesion, and paragraphs and images can be integrated for different purposes
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration examining how authors vary paragraph structures for effect
- Elaboration examining the integration of paragraphs and images on websites for effect
- Elaboration evaluating the effect of the integration of paragraphs and images in graphic novels
Content descriptorAC9E10LY07 Literacy
plan, create, rehearse and deliver spoken and multimodal presentations by experimenting with rhetorical devices, and the organisation and development of ideas, to engage audiences for different purposes in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or critical
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration taking the role of a character in a reflective monologue, and considering and justifying actions and choices at a critical moment in the text
- Elaboration creating spoken multimodal texts that manipulate rhetorical devices to compel listeners to act
- Elaboration discussing and negotiating with peers in debates and panel discussions about issues related to a text
They select, vary and experiment with language features including rhetorical and literary devices, and experiment with multimodal features and features of voice.
Content descriptorAC9E10LA01 Language
understand how language can have inclusive and exclusive social effects, and can empower or disempower people
Elaborations (5)
- Elaboration identifying language that seeks to align the listener or reader; for example, “of course”, “obviously”, “as you can imagine”
- Elaboration identifying the use of first person (“I”, “we”) and second person (“you”) pronouns to distance or involve the audience
- Elaboration identifying language used to reference or indicate shared assumptions
- Elaboration identifying language that appeals to shared cultural knowledge, values and beliefs
- Elaboration identifying examples of language that are inclusive or marginalising
Content descriptorAC9E10LA03 Language
analyse text structures and language features and evaluate their effectiveness in achieving their purpose
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration comparing the text structure and language features of a print text transposed to an online environment and evaluating the effectiveness of the online text
- Elaboration analysing the text structures and language features of reviews from different sources, and evaluating their effectiveness
- Elaboration analysing and experimenting with combinations of graphics, text and sound in the production of multimodal texts such as documentaries, media reports, online magazines and digital books to influence audience responses
Content descriptorAC9E10LA04 Language
understand how paragraph structure can be varied to create cohesion, and paragraphs and images can be integrated for different purposes
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration examining how authors vary paragraph structures for effect
- Elaboration examining the integration of paragraphs and images on websites for effect
- Elaboration evaluating the effect of the integration of paragraphs and images in graphic novels
Content descriptorAC9E10LA08 Language
use an expanded technical and academic vocabulary for precision when writing academic texts
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration identifying the meaning of an increasing range of technical vocabulary; for example, using specific terms about rhythm such as “iambic pentameter” when analysing poetry
Content descriptorAC9E10LE08 Literature
create and edit literary texts with a sustained “voice”, selecting and adapting text structures, literary devices, and language, auditory and visual features for purposes and audiences
Elaborations (4)
- Elaboration experimenting with the aesthetic features that authors use in their own texts
- Elaboration creating a range of texts, experimenting with and manipulating “voice” for particular purposes and audiences
- Elaboration creating and editing a suite of short texts that focus on a key idea expressed in different voices
- Elaboration describing choices of text structures, literary devices, language, auditory or visual features made in a literary text and reflecting on the effect of those choices
Content descriptorAC9E10LY07 Literacy
plan, create, rehearse and deliver spoken and multimodal presentations by experimenting with rhetorical devices, and the organisation and development of ideas, to engage audiences for different purposes in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or critical
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration taking the role of a character in a reflective monologue, and considering and justifying actions and choices at a critical moment in the text
- Elaboration creating spoken multimodal texts that manipulate rhetorical devices to compel listeners to act
- Elaboration discussing and negotiating with peers in debates and panel discussions about issues related to a text
They read, view and comprehend a range of texts created to inform, influence and engage audiences.
Content descriptorAC9E10LA01 Language
understand how language can have inclusive and exclusive social effects, and can empower or disempower people
Elaborations (5)
- Elaboration identifying language that seeks to align the listener or reader; for example, “of course”, “obviously”, “as you can imagine”
- Elaboration identifying the use of first person (“I”, “we”) and second person (“you”) pronouns to distance or involve the audience
- Elaboration identifying language used to reference or indicate shared assumptions
- Elaboration identifying language that appeals to shared cultural knowledge, values and beliefs
- Elaboration identifying examples of language that are inclusive or marginalising
Content descriptorAC9E10LA03 Language
analyse text structures and language features and evaluate their effectiveness in achieving their purpose
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration comparing the text structure and language features of a print text transposed to an online environment and evaluating the effectiveness of the online text
- Elaboration analysing the text structures and language features of reviews from different sources, and evaluating their effectiveness
- Elaboration analysing and experimenting with combinations of graphics, text and sound in the production of multimodal texts such as documentaries, media reports, online magazines and digital books to influence audience responses
Content descriptorAC9E10LA04 Language
understand how paragraph structure can be varied to create cohesion, and paragraphs and images can be integrated for different purposes
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration examining how authors vary paragraph structures for effect
- Elaboration examining the integration of paragraphs and images on websites for effect
- Elaboration evaluating the effect of the integration of paragraphs and images in graphic novels
Content descriptorAC9E10LA07 Language
evaluate the features of still and moving images, and the effects of those choices on representations
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration examining features of visual texts that create nuance in representations; for example, analysing the use of light and dark, and evaluating the impact of light and dark on representing duplicity
Content descriptorAC9E10LA08 Language
use an expanded technical and academic vocabulary for precision when writing academic texts
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration identifying the meaning of an increasing range of technical vocabulary; for example, using specific terms about rhythm such as “iambic pentameter” when analysing poetry
Content descriptorAC9E10LE03 Literature
analyse how the aesthetic qualities associated with text structures, language features, literary devices and visual features, and the context in which these texts are experienced, influence audience response
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration examining a range of texts and evaluating the effect of text structures and language features; for example, determining whether the narrative position of a child evokes reader sympathy towards an event or issue
Content descriptorAC9E10LE04 Literature
evaluate the social, moral or ethical positions represented in literature
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration identifying and analysing ethical positions on a significant issue, including values and/or principles involved, and evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the position presented
Content descriptorAC9E10LE05 Literature
analyse how text structure, language features, literary devices and intertextual connections shape interpretations of texts
Elaborations (2)
- Elaboration examining a range of short poems, a short story, or extracts from a novel or film to find and discuss examples of how language devices layer meaning and influence the responses of listeners, viewers or readers
- Elaboration examining satirical representations of events or ideas and determining how satire shapes interpretations and responses
Content descriptorAC9E10LE06 Literature
compare and evaluate how “voice” as a literary device is used in different types of texts, such as poetry, novels and film, to evoke emotional responses
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration comparing the “voice” of protest in a range of poems or songs and evaluating how different voices evoke a response
Content descriptorAC9E10LY03 Literacy
analyse and evaluate how language features are used to implicitly or explicitly represent values, beliefs and attitudes
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration analysing social or political cartoons to identify the implicit and explicit values, beliefs and attitudes expressed
Content descriptorAC9E10LY04 Literacy
analyse and evaluate how authors organise ideas in texts to achieve a purpose
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration identifying the organisation of ideas in a text and determining the purpose and effect; for example, how the eye is drawn across or down a webpage for a purpose
- Elaboration evaluating how ideas in an online review are organised and its success in achieving its purpose
- Elaboration comparing the organisation of ideas in political pamphlets and determining the impact of each
Content descriptorAC9E10LY05 Literacy
integrate comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring, questioning and inferring to analyse and interpret complex and abstract ideas
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration monitoring the language features associated with right and wrong in a text and interpreting the representation of the abstract concept of justice
- Elaboration interpreting how visual features represent abstract concepts in advertising, such as the representation of parenthood in advertisements
- Elaboration summarising the qualities and interpreting the role of a character archetype in a range of texts and analysing the importance of this archetype
Content descriptorAC9E10LY08 Literacy
use knowledge of the spelling system to spell words and to manipulate standard spelling for particular effects
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration using homophones to create new spelling of familiar words; for example, “lite milk”
They analyse and evaluate representations of people, places, events and concepts, and how interpretations of these may be influenced by readers and viewers.
Content descriptorAC9E10LA02 Language
understand that language used to evaluate, implicitly or explicitly reveals an individual's values
Elaborations (2)
- Elaboration identifying explicit expressions of values when evaluating
- Elaboration identifying subtle or implied values communicated through language; for example, using a term such as “teenager” to refer to an individual rather than using a specific name
Content descriptorAC9E10LA07 Language
evaluate the features of still and moving images, and the effects of those choices on representations
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration examining features of visual texts that create nuance in representations; for example, analysing the use of light and dark, and evaluating the impact of light and dark on representing duplicity
Content descriptorAC9E10LE01 Literature
analyse representations of individuals, groups and places and evaluate how they reflect their context in literary texts by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration analysing the ways in which cultural stories may be retold and adapted across a range of contexts, such as the story of the “anti-hero”, and evaluating how the “anti-hero” reflects the context
- Elaboration analysing how stories written by First Nations Australian authors contemporise or modernise traditional stories and evaluating the responses of contemporary audiences
- Elaboration analysing how humour is used to represent the underdog in Australian texts and evaluating how the underdog reflects the context
Content descriptorAC9E10LE03 Literature
analyse how the aesthetic qualities associated with text structures, language features, literary devices and visual features, and the context in which these texts are experienced, influence audience response
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration examining a range of texts and evaluating the effect of text structures and language features; for example, determining whether the narrative position of a child evokes reader sympathy towards an event or issue
Content descriptorAC9E10LE04 Literature
evaluate the social, moral or ethical positions represented in literature
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration identifying and analysing ethical positions on a significant issue, including values and/or principles involved, and evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the position presented
Content descriptorAC9E10LE05 Literature
analyse how text structure, language features, literary devices and intertextual connections shape interpretations of texts
Elaborations (2)
- Elaboration examining a range of short poems, a short story, or extracts from a novel or film to find and discuss examples of how language devices layer meaning and influence the responses of listeners, viewers or readers
- Elaboration examining satirical representations of events or ideas and determining how satire shapes interpretations and responses
Content descriptorAC9E10LY01 Literacy
analyse and evaluate how people, places, events and concepts are represented in texts and reflect contexts
Elaborations (2)
- Elaboration evaluating stereotypes of people, places, events and concepts, and expressing opinions on these representations in the contexts for which they are created
- Elaboration analysing representations of events and issues in First Nations Australian media
Content descriptorAC9E10LY03 Literacy
analyse and evaluate how language features are used to implicitly or explicitly represent values, beliefs and attitudes
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration analysing social or political cartoons to identify the implicit and explicit values, beliefs and attitudes expressed
Content descriptorAC9E10LY04 Literacy
analyse and evaluate how authors organise ideas in texts to achieve a purpose
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration identifying the organisation of ideas in a text and determining the purpose and effect; for example, how the eye is drawn across or down a webpage for a purpose
- Elaboration evaluating how ideas in an online review are organised and its success in achieving its purpose
- Elaboration comparing the organisation of ideas in political pamphlets and determining the impact of each
Content descriptorAC9E10LY05 Literacy
integrate comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring, questioning and inferring to analyse and interpret complex and abstract ideas
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration monitoring the language features associated with right and wrong in a text and interpreting the representation of the abstract concept of justice
- Elaboration interpreting how visual features represent abstract concepts in advertising, such as the representation of parenthood in advertisements
- Elaboration summarising the qualities and interpreting the role of a character archetype in a range of texts and analysing the importance of this archetype
They analyse the effects of text structures, and language features including literary devices, intertextual connections, and multimodal features, and their contribution to the aesthetic qualities of texts.
Content descriptorAC9E10LA03 Language
analyse text structures and language features and evaluate their effectiveness in achieving their purpose
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration comparing the text structure and language features of a print text transposed to an online environment and evaluating the effectiveness of the online text
- Elaboration analysing the text structures and language features of reviews from different sources, and evaluating their effectiveness
- Elaboration analysing and experimenting with combinations of graphics, text and sound in the production of multimodal texts such as documentaries, media reports, online magazines and digital books to influence audience responses
Content descriptorAC9E10LA04 Language
understand how paragraph structure can be varied to create cohesion, and paragraphs and images can be integrated for different purposes
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration examining how authors vary paragraph structures for effect
- Elaboration examining the integration of paragraphs and images on websites for effect
- Elaboration evaluating the effect of the integration of paragraphs and images in graphic novels
Content descriptorAC9E10LA05 Language
analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of particular sentence structures to express and craft ideas
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration recognising how the focus of a sentence can be changed through using the passive voice; for example, compare active “The police had caught the thief.” with passive “The thief had been caught.”
- Elaboration recognising how authors sometimes use verbless clauses for effect; for example, “And what about the other woman? With her dark glasses and briefcase.”
- Elaboration recognising that a sentence can begin with a coordinating conjunction for stylistic effect; for example, “And she went on planning how she would manage it.”
Content descriptorAC9E10LA06 Language
analyse how meaning and style are achieved through syntax
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration considering how nominalisation affects the way in which events are constructed and explained, making some information more explicit than other information
- Elaboration analysing how logical relations between ideas are built up by combining independent with dependent clauses indicating cause, result, manner, concession, condition, and so on; for example, “Although the poet was not generally well received by critics during her life (concession), her reputation grew substantially after her death.”
- Elaboration considering how abstraction in a noun group allows for greater generalisation of complex ideas in a sentence; for example, “He focused on the political, religious, social and economic elements of the society in his thesis.”
Content descriptorAC9E10LA07 Language
evaluate the features of still and moving images, and the effects of those choices on representations
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration examining features of visual texts that create nuance in representations; for example, analysing the use of light and dark, and evaluating the impact of light and dark on representing duplicity
Content descriptorAC9E10LA08 Language
use an expanded technical and academic vocabulary for precision when writing academic texts
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration identifying the meaning of an increasing range of technical vocabulary; for example, using specific terms about rhythm such as “iambic pentameter” when analysing poetry
Content descriptorAC9E10LA09 Language
understand how authors use and experiment with punctuation
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration using colons and semicolons in expositions and other extended texts to add detail or extend an idea
- Elaboration examining an author’s use of ellipses to create tentativeness in a character’s speech
- Elaboration reviewing the use of punctuation to represent emotions; for example, the use of multiple exclamation marks or punctuation emojis
Content descriptorAC9E10LE03 Literature
analyse how the aesthetic qualities associated with text structures, language features, literary devices and visual features, and the context in which these texts are experienced, influence audience response
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration examining a range of texts and evaluating the effect of text structures and language features; for example, determining whether the narrative position of a child evokes reader sympathy towards an event or issue
Content descriptorAC9E10LE05 Literature
analyse how text structure, language features, literary devices and intertextual connections shape interpretations of texts
Elaborations (2)
- Elaboration examining a range of short poems, a short story, or extracts from a novel or film to find and discuss examples of how language devices layer meaning and influence the responses of listeners, viewers or readers
- Elaboration examining satirical representations of events or ideas and determining how satire shapes interpretations and responses
Content descriptorAC9E10LE06 Literature
compare and evaluate how “voice” as a literary device is used in different types of texts, such as poetry, novels and film, to evoke emotional responses
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration comparing the “voice” of protest in a range of poems or songs and evaluating how different voices evoke a response
Content descriptorAC9E10LE07 Literature
analyse and evaluate the aesthetic qualities of texts
Elaborations (2)
- Elaboration using terms associated with literary text analysis; for example, “stanza”, “figurative language”, “symbolism” and “soundtrack”, when evaluating aspects that are valued and that contain aesthetic qualities
- Elaboration analysing and evaluating the use of literary devices; for example, commenting on the effect of symbolism in a text
Content descriptorAC9E10LY03 Literacy
analyse and evaluate how language features are used to implicitly or explicitly represent values, beliefs and attitudes
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration analysing social or political cartoons to identify the implicit and explicit values, beliefs and attitudes expressed
Content descriptorAC9E10LY04 Literacy
analyse and evaluate how authors organise ideas in texts to achieve a purpose
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration identifying the organisation of ideas in a text and determining the purpose and effect; for example, how the eye is drawn across or down a webpage for a purpose
- Elaboration evaluating how ideas in an online review are organised and its success in achieving its purpose
- Elaboration comparing the organisation of ideas in political pamphlets and determining the impact of each
They create written and multimodal texts, including literary texts, for a range of purposes and audiences, expressing ideas and representations, making connections and providing substantiation.
Content descriptorAC9E10LA02 Language
understand that language used to evaluate, implicitly or explicitly reveals an individual's values
Elaborations (2)
- Elaboration identifying explicit expressions of values when evaluating
- Elaboration identifying subtle or implied values communicated through language; for example, using a term such as “teenager” to refer to an individual rather than using a specific name
Content descriptorAC9E10LA04 Language
understand how paragraph structure can be varied to create cohesion, and paragraphs and images can be integrated for different purposes
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration examining how authors vary paragraph structures for effect
- Elaboration examining the integration of paragraphs and images on websites for effect
- Elaboration evaluating the effect of the integration of paragraphs and images in graphic novels
Content descriptorAC9E10LA05 Language
analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of particular sentence structures to express and craft ideas
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration recognising how the focus of a sentence can be changed through using the passive voice; for example, compare active “The police had caught the thief.” with passive “The thief had been caught.”
- Elaboration recognising how authors sometimes use verbless clauses for effect; for example, “And what about the other woman? With her dark glasses and briefcase.”
- Elaboration recognising that a sentence can begin with a coordinating conjunction for stylistic effect; for example, “And she went on planning how she would manage it.”
Content descriptorAC9E10LA06 Language
analyse how meaning and style are achieved through syntax
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration considering how nominalisation affects the way in which events are constructed and explained, making some information more explicit than other information
- Elaboration analysing how logical relations between ideas are built up by combining independent with dependent clauses indicating cause, result, manner, concession, condition, and so on; for example, “Although the poet was not generally well received by critics during her life (concession), her reputation grew substantially after her death.”
- Elaboration considering how abstraction in a noun group allows for greater generalisation of complex ideas in a sentence; for example, “He focused on the political, religious, social and economic elements of the society in his thesis.”
Content descriptorAC9E10LA07 Language
evaluate the features of still and moving images, and the effects of those choices on representations
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration examining features of visual texts that create nuance in representations; for example, analysing the use of light and dark, and evaluating the impact of light and dark on representing duplicity
Content descriptorAC9E10LA08 Language
use an expanded technical and academic vocabulary for precision when writing academic texts
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration identifying the meaning of an increasing range of technical vocabulary; for example, using specific terms about rhythm such as “iambic pentameter” when analysing poetry
Content descriptorAC9E10LE01 Literature
analyse representations of individuals, groups and places and evaluate how they reflect their context in literary texts by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration analysing the ways in which cultural stories may be retold and adapted across a range of contexts, such as the story of the “anti-hero”, and evaluating how the “anti-hero” reflects the context
- Elaboration analysing how stories written by First Nations Australian authors contemporise or modernise traditional stories and evaluating the responses of contemporary audiences
- Elaboration analysing how humour is used to represent the underdog in Australian texts and evaluating how the underdog reflects the context
Content descriptorAC9E10LE02 Literature
reflect on and extend others’ interpretations of and responses to literature
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration debating whether a text possesses universal qualities and retains relevance
- Elaboration presenting arguments based on close textual analysis to support an interpretation of a text; for example, writing an essay or creating a set of director’s notes
- Elaboration creating personal reading lists in a variety of genres and explaining why texts qualify for inclusion on a particular list
Content descriptorAC9E10LE03 Literature
analyse how the aesthetic qualities associated with text structures, language features, literary devices and visual features, and the context in which these texts are experienced, influence audience response
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration examining a range of texts and evaluating the effect of text structures and language features; for example, determining whether the narrative position of a child evokes reader sympathy towards an event or issue
Content descriptorAC9E10LE04 Literature
evaluate the social, moral or ethical positions represented in literature
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration identifying and analysing ethical positions on a significant issue, including values and/or principles involved, and evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the position presented
Content descriptorAC9E10LE05 Literature
analyse how text structure, language features, literary devices and intertextual connections shape interpretations of texts
Elaborations (2)
- Elaboration examining a range of short poems, a short story, or extracts from a novel or film to find and discuss examples of how language devices layer meaning and influence the responses of listeners, viewers or readers
- Elaboration examining satirical representations of events or ideas and determining how satire shapes interpretations and responses
Content descriptorAC9E10LE06 Literature
compare and evaluate how “voice” as a literary device is used in different types of texts, such as poetry, novels and film, to evoke emotional responses
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration comparing the “voice” of protest in a range of poems or songs and evaluating how different voices evoke a response
Content descriptorAC9E10LE07 Literature
analyse and evaluate the aesthetic qualities of texts
Elaborations (2)
- Elaboration using terms associated with literary text analysis; for example, “stanza”, “figurative language”, “symbolism” and “soundtrack”, when evaluating aspects that are valued and that contain aesthetic qualities
- Elaboration analysing and evaluating the use of literary devices; for example, commenting on the effect of symbolism in a text
Content descriptorAC9E10LE08 Literature
create and edit literary texts with a sustained “voice”, selecting and adapting text structures, literary devices, and language, auditory and visual features for purposes and audiences
Elaborations (4)
- Elaboration experimenting with the aesthetic features that authors use in their own texts
- Elaboration creating a range of texts, experimenting with and manipulating “voice” for particular purposes and audiences
- Elaboration creating and editing a suite of short texts that focus on a key idea expressed in different voices
- Elaboration describing choices of text structures, literary devices, language, auditory or visual features made in a literary text and reflecting on the effect of those choices
Content descriptorAC9E10LY01 Literacy
analyse and evaluate how people, places, events and concepts are represented in texts and reflect contexts
Elaborations (2)
- Elaboration evaluating stereotypes of people, places, events and concepts, and expressing opinions on these representations in the contexts for which they are created
- Elaboration analysing representations of events and issues in First Nations Australian media
Content descriptorAC9E10LY03 Literacy
analyse and evaluate how language features are used to implicitly or explicitly represent values, beliefs and attitudes
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration analysing social or political cartoons to identify the implicit and explicit values, beliefs and attitudes expressed
Content descriptorAC9E10LY04 Literacy
analyse and evaluate how authors organise ideas in texts to achieve a purpose
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration identifying the organisation of ideas in a text and determining the purpose and effect; for example, how the eye is drawn across or down a webpage for a purpose
- Elaboration evaluating how ideas in an online review are organised and its success in achieving its purpose
- Elaboration comparing the organisation of ideas in political pamphlets and determining the impact of each
Content descriptorAC9E10LY06 Literacy
plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising, expanding and developing ideas through experimenting with text structures, language features, literary devices and multimodal features for specific purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or critical
Elaborations (5)
- Elaboration presenting a structured argument by providing a statement of the major arguments or concerns relating to an issue, previewing the structure of arguments, structuring the text to provide a major point for each paragraph with succinct elaboration, and concluding with a summary of the main issues or recommendations in an argument
- Elaboration creating written and multimodal texts that compel readers to empathise with the ideas and emotions expressed or implied
- Elaboration designing a webpage that combines navigation, text, sound, and moving and still images for a specific audience
- Elaboration reviewing, editing and refining their own and others’ texts for accuracy of grammar, spelling and punctuation, and to achieve particular purposes and address specific audiences through control and organisation of content, sentence structures, vocabulary choices and visual features
- Elaboration reflecting on the effect of choices made in a written or multimodal text and how these choices may be changed or developed in future texts
Content descriptorAC9E10LY08 Literacy
use knowledge of the spelling system to spell words and to manipulate standard spelling for particular effects
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration using homophones to create new spelling of familiar words; for example, “lite milk”
They select and experiment with text structures to organise, develop and link ideas and representations.
Content descriptorAC9E10LA03 Language
analyse text structures and language features and evaluate their effectiveness in achieving their purpose
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration comparing the text structure and language features of a print text transposed to an online environment and evaluating the effectiveness of the online text
- Elaboration analysing the text structures and language features of reviews from different sources, and evaluating their effectiveness
- Elaboration analysing and experimenting with combinations of graphics, text and sound in the production of multimodal texts such as documentaries, media reports, online magazines and digital books to influence audience responses
Content descriptorAC9E10LA04 Language
understand how paragraph structure can be varied to create cohesion, and paragraphs and images can be integrated for different purposes
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration examining how authors vary paragraph structures for effect
- Elaboration examining the integration of paragraphs and images on websites for effect
- Elaboration evaluating the effect of the integration of paragraphs and images in graphic novels
Content descriptorAC9E10LE08 Literature
create and edit literary texts with a sustained “voice”, selecting and adapting text structures, literary devices, and language, auditory and visual features for purposes and audiences
Elaborations (4)
- Elaboration experimenting with the aesthetic features that authors use in their own texts
- Elaboration creating a range of texts, experimenting with and manipulating “voice” for particular purposes and audiences
- Elaboration creating and editing a suite of short texts that focus on a key idea expressed in different voices
- Elaboration describing choices of text structures, literary devices, language, auditory or visual features made in a literary text and reflecting on the effect of those choices
Content descriptorAC9E10LY06 Literacy
plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising, expanding and developing ideas through experimenting with text structures, language features, literary devices and multimodal features for specific purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or critical
Elaborations (5)
- Elaboration presenting a structured argument by providing a statement of the major arguments or concerns relating to an issue, previewing the structure of arguments, structuring the text to provide a major point for each paragraph with succinct elaboration, and concluding with a summary of the main issues or recommendations in an argument
- Elaboration creating written and multimodal texts that compel readers to empathise with the ideas and emotions expressed or implied
- Elaboration designing a webpage that combines navigation, text, sound, and moving and still images for a specific audience
- Elaboration reviewing, editing and refining their own and others’ texts for accuracy of grammar, spelling and punctuation, and to achieve particular purposes and address specific audiences through control and organisation of content, sentence structures, vocabulary choices and visual features
- Elaboration reflecting on the effect of choices made in a written or multimodal text and how these choices may be changed or developed in future texts
They select, vary and experiment with language features including literary devices, and experiment with multimodal features.
Content descriptorAC9E10LA02 Language
understand that language used to evaluate, implicitly or explicitly reveals an individual's values
Elaborations (2)
- Elaboration identifying explicit expressions of values when evaluating
- Elaboration identifying subtle or implied values communicated through language; for example, using a term such as “teenager” to refer to an individual rather than using a specific name
Content descriptorAC9E10LA03 Language
analyse text structures and language features and evaluate their effectiveness in achieving their purpose
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration comparing the text structure and language features of a print text transposed to an online environment and evaluating the effectiveness of the online text
- Elaboration analysing the text structures and language features of reviews from different sources, and evaluating their effectiveness
- Elaboration analysing and experimenting with combinations of graphics, text and sound in the production of multimodal texts such as documentaries, media reports, online magazines and digital books to influence audience responses
Content descriptorAC9E10LA04 Language
understand how paragraph structure can be varied to create cohesion, and paragraphs and images can be integrated for different purposes
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration examining how authors vary paragraph structures for effect
- Elaboration examining the integration of paragraphs and images on websites for effect
- Elaboration evaluating the effect of the integration of paragraphs and images in graphic novels
Content descriptorAC9E10LA05 Language
analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of particular sentence structures to express and craft ideas
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration recognising how the focus of a sentence can be changed through using the passive voice; for example, compare active “The police had caught the thief.” with passive “The thief had been caught.”
- Elaboration recognising how authors sometimes use verbless clauses for effect; for example, “And what about the other woman? With her dark glasses and briefcase.”
- Elaboration recognising that a sentence can begin with a coordinating conjunction for stylistic effect; for example, “And she went on planning how she would manage it.”
Content descriptorAC9E10LA06 Language
analyse how meaning and style are achieved through syntax
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration considering how nominalisation affects the way in which events are constructed and explained, making some information more explicit than other information
- Elaboration analysing how logical relations between ideas are built up by combining independent with dependent clauses indicating cause, result, manner, concession, condition, and so on; for example, “Although the poet was not generally well received by critics during her life (concession), her reputation grew substantially after her death.”
- Elaboration considering how abstraction in a noun group allows for greater generalisation of complex ideas in a sentence; for example, “He focused on the political, religious, social and economic elements of the society in his thesis.”
Content descriptorAC9E10LA07 Language
evaluate the features of still and moving images, and the effects of those choices on representations
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration examining features of visual texts that create nuance in representations; for example, analysing the use of light and dark, and evaluating the impact of light and dark on representing duplicity
Content descriptorAC9E10LA08 Language
use an expanded technical and academic vocabulary for precision when writing academic texts
Elaborations (1)
- Elaboration identifying the meaning of an increasing range of technical vocabulary; for example, using specific terms about rhythm such as “iambic pentameter” when analysing poetry
Content descriptorAC9E10LA09 Language
understand how authors use and experiment with punctuation
Elaborations (3)
- Elaboration using colons and semicolons in expositions and other extended texts to add detail or extend an idea
- Elaboration examining an author’s use of ellipses to create tentativeness in a character’s speech
- Elaboration reviewing the use of punctuation to represent emotions; for example, the use of multiple exclamation marks or punctuation emojis
Content descriptorAC9E10LE08 Literature
create and edit literary texts with a sustained “voice”, selecting and adapting text structures, literary devices, and language, auditory and visual features for purposes and audiences
Elaborations (4)
- Elaboration experimenting with the aesthetic features that authors use in their own texts
- Elaboration creating a range of texts, experimenting with and manipulating “voice” for particular purposes and audiences
- Elaboration creating and editing a suite of short texts that focus on a key idea expressed in different voices
- Elaboration describing choices of text structures, literary devices, language, auditory or visual features made in a literary text and reflecting on the effect of those choices
Content descriptorAC9E10LY06 Literacy
plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising, expanding and developing ideas through experimenting with text structures, language features, literary devices and multimodal features for specific purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or critical
Elaborations (5)
- Elaboration presenting a structured argument by providing a statement of the major arguments or concerns relating to an issue, previewing the structure of arguments, structuring the text to provide a major point for each paragraph with succinct elaboration, and concluding with a summary of the main issues or recommendations in an argument
- Elaboration creating written and multimodal texts that compel readers to empathise with the ideas and emotions expressed or implied
- Elaboration designing a webpage that combines navigation, text, sound, and moving and still images for a specific audience
- Elaboration reviewing, editing and refining their own and others’ texts for accuracy of grammar, spelling and punctuation, and to achieve particular purposes and address specific audiences through control and organisation of content, sentence structures, vocabulary choices and visual features
- Elaboration reflecting on the effect of choices made in a written or multimodal text and how these choices may be changed or developed in future texts
This achievement standard describes the expected learning for Year 10 English. Use it to plan teaching and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
At a Glance
| Strand | Substrand | CDs | Elaborations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Language for interacting with others | 2 | 7 |
| Language | Text structure and organisation | 2 | 6 |
| Language | Language for expressing and developing ideas | 5 | 11 |
| Literature | Literature and contexts | 1 | 3 |
| Literature | Engaging with and responding to literature | 3 | 5 |
| Literature | Examining literature | 3 | 5 |
| Literature | Creating literature | 1 | 4 |
| Literacy | Texts in context | 1 | 2 |
| Literacy | Interacting with others | 1 | 1 |
| Literacy | Analysing, interpreting and evaluating | 3 | 7 |
| Literacy | Creating texts | 2 | 8 |
| Literacy | Word knowledge | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 60 | |