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AC9E8LY08 Year 8 English

AC9E8LY08 – Year 8 English: Word knowledge

Strand
Literacy
Substrand
Word knowledge

This Content Descriptor from Year 8 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.

Content Description

apply learnt knowledge to spell accurately and to learn new words

Elaborations

  • 1 understanding the different ways complex words are constructed, and drawing on morphemic knowledge and knowledge of unusual letter combinations when spelling these words
  • 2 understanding where to obtain the spelling of Aboriginal language words and Torres Strait Islander language words; for example, the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Map of Indigenous Australia, and the local First Nations Australian community

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