AC9E8LA02
Year 8
English
AC9E8LA02 | Year 8 English: Language for interacting with others
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor understand how layers of meaning can be created when evaluating by using literary devices such as simile and metaphor
Strand
Language
Substrand
Language for interacting with others
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 8 English. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration identifying how authors use rhetorical devices that reveal the dark or serious aspects of a topic in humorous or amusing ways; for example, by making a statement but implying or meaning the opposite (irony), exaggerating or overstating something (hyperbole), imitating or mocking something (parody), and making something appear less serious than it really is (understatement)
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Start freeAchievement standard statements this supports
- By the end of Year 8, students interact with others, and listen to and create spoken and/or multimodal texts including literary texts.See it on the standard page →
- With different purposes and for audiences, they discuss, express and elaborate on ideas with supporting evidence.See it on the standard page →
- They select and vary language features including literary devices, and/or multimodal features and features of voice.See it on the standard page →
- They create written and/or multimodal texts, including literary texts for different purposes and audiences, expressing and advancing ideas with supporting evidence.See it on the standard page →
- They select and vary language features including literary devices, and/or multimodal features.See it on the standard page →