AC9E9LA07
Year 9
English
AC9E9LA07 | Year 9 English: Language for expressing and developing ideas
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor analyse how symbols in still and moving images augment meaning
Strand
Language
Substrand
Language for expressing and developing ideas
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 9 English. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration investigating the use of symbols; for example, specific seasons, weather and colours in images, films and picture books, and evaluating their contribution to viewers’ understanding, recognising that visual and verbal symbols have different meanings for different groups and cultures
- • Elaboration understanding the use of symbols by First Nations Australians, where a symbol may have many meanings or have different meanings across First Nations Australian groups; for example, artwork enables First Nations Australians from a particular Country/Place to identify symbols and interpret the artwork
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Start freeAchievement standard statements this supports
- By the end of Year 9, students interact with others, and listen to and create spoken and multimodal texts including literary texts.See it on the standard page →
- With a range of purposes and for audiences, they discuss and expand on ideas, shaping meaning and providing substantiation.See it on the standard page →
- They select and experiment with language features including literary devices, and experiment with multimodal features and features of voice.See it on the standard page →
- They read, view and comprehend a range of texts created to inform, influence and/or engage audiences.See it on the standard page →
- They analyse representations of people, places, events and concepts, and how texts respond to contexts.See it on the standard page →
- They analyse the aesthetic qualities of texts.See it on the standard page →
- They analyse the effects of text structures, and language features including literary devices, intertextual references, and multimodal features.See it on the standard page →
- They create written and multimodal texts, including literary texts, for a range of purposes and audiences, expressing and expanding ideas, shaping meaning and providing substantiation.See it on the standard page →
- They select and experiment with language features including literary devices, and experiment with multimodal features.See it on the standard page →