ACL9LCLF10E01 Year 9 Languages

ACL9LCLF10E01 – Year 9 Languages: Accessing and responding to [Classical Language] texts

Strand

Engaging with the ancient [Country/City] world through texts

Substrand

Accessing and responding to [Classical Language] texts

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 Languages 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 Descriptor

interpret [Classical Language] texts to analyse the society and culture of the ancient [Country/City] world

Elaborations

• examining how cultural attitudes are conveyed in [Classical Language] texts, such as attitudes to civil rights, women, etc., and compare these with modern social issues
• reading extracts from original [Classical Language] texts and analysing how they convey the attitudes of ancient [Country/City] society
• researching architectural remains of Ancient [Country/City] through the study of an archaeological site and discussing what they reveal about the values and attitudes of people of Ancient [Country/City]
• investigating the importance of storytelling in capturing language, heritage and history, and discussing how stories connect societies across time and place
• researching the influence of leading intellectuals, politicians or orators from Ancient [Country/City]
• exploring the ancient origins of modern structures and concepts, for example, social classes, property rights and divorce

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASLANFCLY910

Year 9 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 10, students use their knowledge of [Classical Language] to interpret and analyse information from a range of texts and sources about ancient [Country/City] society and culture. They apply strategies to translate and interpret [Classical Language] texts into English and demonstrate understanding of how language conveys cultural meaning. Students apply [Classical Language] sound-script relationships and use restored pronunciation when reading familiar and unfamiliar texts aloud. They select and apply [Classical Language] grammatical conventions and rules when translating and responding to texts. They explain how [Classical Language] has influenced English vocabulary and analyse language structures and features, using metalanguage. They demonstrate understanding that the language, texts and artefacts from Ancient [Country/City] are connected with culture and identity and reflect on the interrelationship of language(s), culture(s) and identity.