English Content Descriptors
284 Content Descriptors from Australian Curriculum v9 (Foundation to Year 10)
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Foundation (29 CDs)
AC9EFLA01
Language for interacting with others
Foundation English
AC9EFLA02
Language for interacting with others
Foundation English
AC9EFLA03
Text structure and organisation
Foundation English
AC9EFLA04
Text structure and organisation
Foundation English
AC9EFLA05
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Foundation English
AC9EFLA06
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Foundation English
AC9EFLA07
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Foundation English
AC9EFLA08
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Foundation English
AC9EFLA09
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Foundation English
AC9EFLE01
Literature and contexts
Foundation English
AC9EFLE02
Engaging with and responding to literature
Foundation English
AC9EFLE03
Examining literature
Foundation English
AC9EFLE04
Examining literature
Foundation English
AC9EFLE05
Creating literature
Foundation English
AC9EFLY01
Texts in context
Foundation English
AC9EFLY02
Interacting with others
Foundation English
AC9EFLY03
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Foundation English
AC9EFLY04
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Foundation English
AC9EFLY05
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Foundation English
AC9EFLY06
Creating texts
Foundation English
AC9EFLY07
Creating texts
Foundation English
AC9EFLY08
Creating texts
Foundation English
AC9EFLY09
Phonic and word knowledge
Foundation English
AC9EFLY10
Phonic and word knowledge
Foundation English
AC9EFLY11
Phonic and word knowledge
Foundation English
AC9EFLY12
Phonic and word knowledge
Foundation English
AC9EFLY13
Phonic and word knowledge
Foundation English
AC9EFLY14
Phonic and word knowledge
Foundation English
AC9EFLY15
Phonic and word knowledge
Foundation English
Year 1 (30 CDs)
AC9E1LA01
Language for interacting with others
Year 1 English
AC9E1LA02
Language for interacting with others
Year 1 English
AC9E1LA03
Text structure and organisation
Year 1 English
AC9E1LA04
Text structure and organisation
Year 1 English
AC9E1LA05
Text structure and organisation
Year 1 English
AC9E1LA06
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 1 English
AC9E1LA07
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 1 English
AC9E1LA08
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 1 English
AC9E1LA09
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 1 English
AC9E1LA10
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 1 English
AC9E1LE01
Literature and contexts
Year 1 English
AC9E1LE02
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 1 English
AC9E1LE03
Examining literature
Year 1 English
AC9E1LE04
Examining literature
Year 1 English
AC9E1LE05
Creating literature
Year 1 English
AC9E1LY01
Texts in context
Year 1 English
AC9E1LY02
Interacting with others
Year 1 English
AC9E1LY03
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 1 English
AC9E1LY04
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 1 English
AC9E1LY05
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 1 English
AC9E1LY06
Creating texts
Year 1 English
AC9E1LY07
Creating texts
Year 1 English
AC9E1LY08
Creating texts
Year 1 English
AC9E1LY09
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 1 English
AC9E1LY10
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 1 English
AC9E1LY11
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 1 English
AC9E1LY12
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 1 English
AC9E1LY13
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 1 English
AC9E1LY14
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 1 English
AC9E1LY15
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 1 English
Year 2 (27 CDs)
AC9E2LA01
Language for interacting with others
Year 2 English
AC9E2LA02
Language for interacting with others
Year 2 English
AC9E2LA03
Text structure and organisation
Year 2 English
AC9E2LA04
Text structure and organisation
Year 2 English
AC9E2LA05
Text structure and organisation
Year 2 English
AC9E2LA06
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 2 English
AC9E2LA07
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 2 English
AC9E2LA08
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 2 English
AC9E2LA09
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 2 English
AC9E2LA10
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 2 English
AC9E2LE01
Literature and contexts
Year 2 English
AC9E2LE02
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 2 English
AC9E2LE03
Examining literature
Year 2 English
AC9E2LE04
Examining literature
Year 2 English
AC9E2LE05
Creating literature
Year 2 English
AC9E2LY01
Texts in context
Year 2 English
AC9E2LY02
Interacting with others
Year 2 English
AC9E2LY03
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 2 English
AC9E2LY04
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 2 English
AC9E2LY05
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 2 English
AC9E2LY06
Creating texts
Year 2 English
AC9E2LY07
Creating texts
Year 2 English
AC9E2LY08
Creating texts
Year 2 English
AC9E2LY09
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 2 English
AC9E2LY10
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 2 English
AC9E2LY11
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 2 English
AC9E2LY12
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 2 English
Year 3 (28 CDs)
AC9E3LA01
Language for interacting with others
Year 3 English
AC9E3LA02
Language for interacting with others
Year 3 English
AC9E3LA03
Text structure and organisation
Year 3 English
AC9E3LA04
Text structure and organisation
Year 3 English
AC9E3LA05
Text structure and organisation
Year 3 English
AC9E3LA06
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 3 English
AC9E3LA07
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 3 English
AC9E3LA08
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 3 English
AC9E3LA09
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 3 English
AC9E3LA10
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 3 English
AC9E3LA11
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 3 English
AC9E3LE01
Literature and contexts
Year 3 English
AC9E3LE02
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 3 English
AC9E3LE03
Examining literature
Year 3 English
AC9E3LE04
Examining literature
Year 3 English
AC9E3LE05
Creating literature
Year 3 English
AC9E3LY01
Texts in context
Year 3 English
AC9E3LY02
Interacting with others
Year 3 English
AC9E3LY03
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 3 English
AC9E3LY04
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 3 English
AC9E3LY05
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 3 English
AC9E3LY06
Creating texts
Year 3 English
AC9E3LY07
Creating texts
Year 3 English
AC9E3LY08
Creating texts
Year 3 English
AC9E3LY09
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 3 English
AC9E3LY10
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 3 English
AC9E3LY11
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 3 English
AC9E3LY12
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 3 English
Year 4 (28 CDs)
AC9E4LA01
Language for interacting with others
Year 4 English
AC9E4LA02
Language for interacting with others
Year 4 English
AC9E4LA03
Text structure and organisation
Year 4 English
AC9E4LA04
Text structure and organisation
Year 4 English
AC9E4LA05
Text structure and organisation
Year 4 English
AC9E4LA06
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 4 English
AC9E4LA07
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 4 English
AC9E4LA08
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 4 English
AC9E4LA09
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 4 English
AC9E4LA10
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 4 English
AC9E4LA11
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 4 English
AC9E4LA12
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 4 English
AC9E4LE01
Literature and contexts
Year 4 English
AC9E4LE02
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 4 English
AC9E4LE03
Examining literature
Year 4 English
AC9E4LE04
Examining literature
Year 4 English
AC9E4LE05
Creating literature
Year 4 English
AC9E4LY01
Texts in context
Year 4 English
AC9E4LY02
Interacting with others
Year 4 English
AC9E4LY03
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 4 English
AC9E4LY04
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 4 English
AC9E4LY05
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 4 English
AC9E4LY06
Creating texts
Year 4 English
AC9E4LY07
Creating texts
Year 4 English
AC9E4LY08
Creating texts
Year 4 English
AC9E4LY09
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 4 English
AC9E4LY10
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 4 English
AC9E4LY11
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 4 English
Year 5 (24 CDs)
AC9E5LA01
Language for interacting with others
Year 5 English
AC9E5LA02
Language for interacting with others
Year 5 English
AC9E5LA03
Text structure and organisation
Year 5 English
AC9E5LA04
Text structure and organisation
Year 5 English
AC9E5LA05
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 5 English
AC9E5LA06
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 5 English
AC9E5LA07
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 5 English
AC9E5LA08
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 5 English
AC9E5LA09
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 5 English
AC9E5LE01
Literature and contexts
Year 5 English
AC9E5LE02
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 5 English
AC9E5LE03
Examining literature
Year 5 English
AC9E5LE04
Examining literature
Year 5 English
AC9E5LE05
Creating literature
Year 5 English
AC9E5LY01
Texts in context
Year 5 English
AC9E5LY02
Interacting with others
Year 5 English
AC9E5LY03
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 5 English
AC9E5LY04
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 5 English
AC9E5LY05
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 5 English
AC9E5LY06
Creating texts
Year 5 English
AC9E5LY07
Creating texts
Year 5 English
AC9E5LY08
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 5 English
AC9E5LY09
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 5 English
AC9E5LY10
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 5 English
Year 6 (23 CDs)
AC9E6LA01
Language for interacting with others
Year 6 English
AC9E6LA02
Language for interacting with others
Year 6 English
AC9E6LA03
Text structure and organisation
Year 6 English
AC9E6LA04
Text structure and organisation
Year 6 English
AC9E6LA05
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 6 English
AC9E6LA06
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 6 English
AC9E6LA07
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 6 English
AC9E6LA08
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 6 English
AC9E6LA09
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 6 English
AC9E6LE01
Literature and contexts
Year 6 English
AC9E6LE02
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 6 English
AC9E6LE03
Examining literature
Year 6 English
AC9E6LE04
Examining literature
Year 6 English
AC9E6LE05
Creating literature
Year 6 English
AC9E6LY01
Texts in context
Year 6 English
AC9E6LY02
Interacting with others
Year 6 English
AC9E6LY03
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 6 English
AC9E6LY04
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 6 English
AC9E6LY05
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 6 English
AC9E6LY06
Creating texts
Year 6 English
AC9E6LY07
Creating texts
Year 6 English
AC9E6LY08
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 6 English
AC9E6LY09
Phonic and word knowledge
Year 6 English
Year 7 (24 CDs)
AC9E7LA01
Language for interacting with others
Year 7 English
AC9E7LA02
Language for interacting with others
Year 7 English
AC9E7LA03
Text structure and organisation
Year 7 English
AC9E7LA04
Text structure and organisation
Year 7 English
AC9E7LA05
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 7 English
AC9E7LA06
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 7 English
AC9E7LA07
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 7 English
AC9E7LA08
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 7 English
AC9E7LA09
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 7 English
AC9E7LE01
Literature and contexts
Year 7 English
AC9E7LE02
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 7 English
AC9E7LE03
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 7 English
AC9E7LE04
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 7 English
AC9E7LE05
Examining literature
Year 7 English
AC9E7LE06
Examining literature
Year 7 English
AC9E7LE07
Creating literature
Year 7 English
AC9E7LY01
Texts in context
Year 7 English
AC9E7LY02
Interacting with others
Year 7 English
AC9E7LY03
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 7 English
AC9E7LY04
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 7 English
AC9E7LY05
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 7 English
AC9E7LY06
Creating texts
Year 7 English
AC9E7LY07
Creating texts
Year 7 English
AC9E7LY08
Word knowledge
Year 7 English
Year 8 (23 CDs)
AC9E8LA01
Language for interacting with others
Year 8 English
AC9E8LA02
Language for interacting with others
Year 8 English
AC9E8LA03
Text structure and organisation
Year 8 English
AC9E8LA04
Text structure and organisation
Year 8 English
AC9E8LA05
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 8 English
AC9E8LA06
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 8 English
AC9E8LA07
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 8 English
AC9E8LA08
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 8 English
AC9E8LA09
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 8 English
AC9E8LE01
Literature and contexts
Year 8 English
AC9E8LE02
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 8 English
AC9E8LE03
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 8 English
AC9E8LE04
Examining literature
Year 8 English
AC9E8LE05
Examining literature
Year 8 English
AC9E8LE06
Creating literature
Year 8 English
AC9E8LY01
Texts in context
Year 8 English
AC9E8LY02
Interacting with others
Year 8 English
AC9E8LY03
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 8 English
AC9E8LY04
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 8 English
AC9E8LY05
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 8 English
AC9E8LY06
Creating texts
Year 8 English
AC9E8LY07
Creating texts
Year 8 English
AC9E8LY08
Word knowledge
Year 8 English
Year 9 (23 CDs)
AC9E9LA01
Language for interacting with others
Year 9 English
AC9E9LA02
Language for interacting with others
Year 9 English
AC9E9LA03
Text structure and organisation
Year 9 English
AC9E9LA04
Text structure and organisation
Year 9 English
AC9E9LA05
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 9 English
AC9E9LA06
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 9 English
AC9E9LA07
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 9 English
AC9E9LA08
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 9 English
AC9E9LA09
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 9 English
AC9E9LE01
Literature and contexts
Year 9 English
AC9E9LE02
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 9 English
AC9E9LE03
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 9 English
AC9E9LE04
Examining literature
Year 9 English
AC9E9LE05
Examining literature
Year 9 English
AC9E9LE06
Creating literature
Year 9 English
AC9E9LY01
Texts in context
Year 9 English
AC9E9LY02
Interacting with others
Year 9 English
AC9E9LY03
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 9 English
AC9E9LY04
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 9 English
AC9E9LY05
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 9 English
AC9E9LY06
Creating texts
Year 9 English
AC9E9LY07
Creating texts
Year 9 English
AC9E9LY08
Word knowledge
Year 9 English
Year 10 (25 CDs)
AC9E10LA01
Language for interacting with others
Year 10 English
AC9E10LA02
Language for interacting with others
Year 10 English
AC9E10LA03
Text structure and organisation
Year 10 English
AC9E10LA04
Text structure and organisation
Year 10 English
AC9E10LA05
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 10 English
AC9E10LA06
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 10 English
AC9E10LA07
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 10 English
AC9E10LA08
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 10 English
AC9E10LA09
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Year 10 English
AC9E10LE01
Literature and contexts
Year 10 English
AC9E10LE02
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 10 English
AC9E10LE03
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 10 English
AC9E10LE04
Engaging with and responding to literature
Year 10 English
AC9E10LE05
Examining literature
Year 10 English
AC9E10LE06
Examining literature
Year 10 English
AC9E10LE07
Examining literature
Year 10 English
AC9E10LE08
Creating literature
Year 10 English
AC9E10LY01
Texts in context
Year 10 English
AC9E10LY02
Interacting with others
Year 10 English
AC9E10LY03
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 10 English
AC9E10LY04
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 10 English
AC9E10LY05
Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
Year 10 English
AC9E10LY06
Creating texts
Year 10 English
AC9E10LY07
Creating texts
Year 10 English
AC9E10LY08
Word knowledge
Year 10 English
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