AC9E4LE04 Year 4 English

This Content Descriptor from Year 4 English provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

examine the use of literary devices and deliberate word play in literary texts, including poetry, to shape meaning

Elaborations

• 1 defining neologisms and puns, and identifying how they are used by authors to create a sense of freshness, originality and playfulness
• 2 discussing poetic language, including adjectives that engage readers emotionally and bring the poet’s subject matter to life
• 3 exploring emotive language in texts by First Nations Australian poets and authors

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