ACL9LCLF8E01 Year 7 Languages

ACL9LCLF8E01 – Year 7 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 7 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

access and interpret [Classical Language] texts to explore the ancient [Country/City] world

Elaborations

• reading [Classical Language] texts and examining artefacts to learn about ancient [Country/City] daily life, for example, the family, daily routines, food, occupations, schooling, public entertainment and ceremonies, politics and leisure pursuits
• researching the purpose and function of spaces in an ancient [Country/City] home, for example, …
• examining artefacts from the Ancient [Country/City] to see what they reveal about the everyday lives of people of Ancient [Country/City]
• exploring the importance of storytelling in capturing language, heritage and history and recognising that stories connect societies across time and place
• reading historical accounts and interpreting the information about significant events in ancient [Country/City] history
• gathering information from texts about ancient [Country/City] religious beliefs and practices

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 7 ASLANFCLY78

Year 7 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 8, students use their knowledge of [Classical Language] to interpret texts and sources, and respond to information about ancient [Country/City] society. They develop strategies to translate [Classical Language] texts into English, identifying familiar vocabulary and language structures and features to interpret meaning. Students apply [Classical Language] sound-script relationships and use restored pronunciation when reading familiar texts aloud. They demonstrate understanding that [Classical Language] has conventions and rules for spoken and written communication. They understand that [Classical Language] has influenced English vocabulary and comment on language structures and features, using metalanguage. They demonstrate awareness that language, texts and artefacts from Ancient [Country/City] are connected with culture and identity, and explore the relationships between language(s), culture(s) and identity.