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Acknowledgements

This curriculum document was developed in teamwork over the
2007/2008 school year. Sincere thanks are extended to all committee
members for their dedication and hard work in developing our first
comprehensive PreK-12 Language Arts Curriculum.

Janet Aston
Subject Area Coordinator

Renee Stewart
Assistant Subject Area Coordinator

Language Arts Committee Members
Cindy van den Heuvel, Elizabeth Solomon, Emily Schoff,
Isabelle Holovecz, Jillian Walker, Khaled Milad,
Niki Swart, Dr, Phil Harrington and Vicki Rogers.

The contents of this document were researched and
drawn from a large range of national, state, and
organisational English language curricular. The
following were of particular usefulness and we would
like to acknowledge the excellent work contained within
them and extend our thanks to their organisations and
respective committees.

IB Language A
First Steps - AUS
Michigan State - USA
McREL Mid-Continent Research for Education and
Learning - USA
Montgomery County - USA
National Curriculum - NZ
National Literacy Strategy - UK
New York State - USA
Saskatchewan - CA
Western Canada - CA

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PreK, K1, K2
Written Language Strand
Reading 2
Understanding 2
Knowledge 2
Skills 3
Writing
Understanding 6
Knowledge 6
Skills 6
Oral Language Strand
Listening & Speaking
Understanding 9
Knowledge 10
Skills 10
Visual Language Strand
Viewing & Presenting
Understanding 13
Knowledge 13
Skills 13

Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
Reading
Understanding 15
Knowledge 15
Skills 16
Writing
Understanding 20
Knowledge 20
Skills 22

Understanding 28
Knowledge 28
Skills 29
Understanding 32
Knowledge 33
Skills 33

Reading
Understanding 36
Knowledge 37
Skills 38
Writing
Understanding 43
Knowledge 44
Skills 45
Understanding 52
Knowledge 53
Skills 54
Understanding 57
Knowledge 58
Skills 58

Written and Visual Language Strand
Understanding 61
Knowledge 62
Skills 65
Understanding 72
Knowledge 73
Skills 74

Written and Visual Language Strand
Understanding 75
Knowledge 76
Skills 77
Understanding 80
Knowledge 81
Skills 82

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Strand: Written Language Reading
PreK K1 K2
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sLorles are Lold ln boLh plcLures and words.
all people have oplnlons, ldeas and dlfferenL
feellngs abouL LexLs.

plcLures and words are dlsLlncL buL
complemenLary ln purpose.
Lhe words conLaln Lhe 'read' sLory.
uslng a convenLlonal sound-symbol or word-
symbol sysLem well enables us Lo read Lhe
sLorles and ldeas of oLhers.
Lhere are dlfferences beLween leLLers,
numbers, and words.
people read Lo galn meanlng whlch Lhen can
be shared wlLh oLhers.
people read Lo learn abouL Lhemselves.

uslng a convenLlonal sound-symbol or word-
symbol sysLem well enables us Lo read Lhe
sLorles and ldeas of oLhers.
people read Lo galn meanlng whlch Lhen can
be shared wlLh oLhers.
Lhere are dlfferences beLween leLLers,
numbers, and words.
people read Lo learn abouL Lhemselves.

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1he sLudenLs wlll know:
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Lhe name or sounds of some personally
slgnlflcanL leLLers of Lhe alphabeL.
whlch way up a book should go.
a baslc sLock of culLural and popular rhymes
and sLorles.

Lhe name of many leLLers of Lhe alphabeL,
elLher upper or lower case.
Lhe sounds or a word assoclaLlon for many
leLLers of Lhe alphabeL.
LhaL prlnL ls sLable.
where Lhe fronL cover and Lhe LlLle of a book
ls.
Lhe dlrecLlonallLy of pages ln a book.
an lncreaslng varleLy of culLural and popular
rhymes and sLorles.

know Lhe slgnlflcance of spaces beLween
Lhe names of all Lhe leLLers of Lhe alphabeL,
boLh upper and lower case.
Lhe sounds and a word assoclaLlon for each
leLLer of Lhe alphabeL.
LhaL lndlvldual leLLers ln words can usually be
sounded ouL and blended.
LhaL common clusLers of leLLers usually have
conslsLenL sounds.
LhaL Lhe parLner leLLers of Lhe consonanL
dlgraphs make only one sound.
abouL 23-73 slghL words.
Lhe lefL-rlghL dlrecLlonallLy of prlnL.
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words.
know 10-30 slghL words.
how Lo choose a 'good flL' book.
whaL excellenL lndependenL readlng
behavlour ls.
whaL excellenL palred readlng behavlour
looks and sounds llke.
how Lo access audlo books.

LhaL each spoken word ls represenLed as one
wrlLLen word.
an lncreaslng varleLy of culLural and popular
rhymes and sLorles.
know Lhe slgnlflcance of spaces beLween
words.
whaL excellenL lndependenL readlng behavlour
ls.
whaL excellenL palred readlng behavlour looks
and sounds llke.

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1he sLudenLs wlll be able Lo:
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make Lhe sound, wlLh or wlLhouL acLlons, of
mosL alphabeL leLLers, elLher upper, lower
or a mlxLure of Lhe cases.
name Lhlngs/words LhaL sLarL wlLh a
parLlcular leLLer.
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recognlse some personally slgnlflcanL
alphabeL leLLers.
make Lhe sound, wlLh or wlLhouL acLlons,
of a few alphabeL leLLers.

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recognlse Lhelr own name.
oral use of unlL vocabulary.

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name key nouns ln plcLures.
sorL famlllar phoLos or plcLures of a sLory
lnLo order.
[oln ln wlLh repeLlLlve senLence sLrucLures
ln 8lg 8ooks.
when glven Lwo or more cholces wlll
predlcL whaL wlll happen nexL.
use Lhe lnlLlal consonanL Lo help apply
wrlLLen labels Lo plcLures and ob[ecLs.
sorL shorL vowel CvC words lnLo seLs
accordlng Lo Lhelr vowel.
blend Lhe componenL parLs of some CvC
words Lo begln decodlng.
recognlse Lhe beglnnlng consonanLs and Lhe
dlgraphs wh, Lh, ch, sh.
clap syllables ln Lhelr name.

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recognlze mosL of Lhe class names.
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name all 26 leLLers of Lhe alphabeL ln boLh
cases.
maLch alphabeL leLLers Lo Lhelr predomlnanL
sound, for boLh upper & lower case leLLers.
can segmenL CvC, CCvC, & CvCC words lnLo
separaLe phoneme parLs.
aLLend Lo Lhe lnlLlal consonanL when readlng
LexLs.
ldenLlfy dlfferences ln Lwo slmllar words wlLh
dlfferenL flnal consonanLs e.g. hlL, hls
read CvC words and ldenLlfles dlfferences ln
Lwo slmllar words wlLh dlfferenL shorL vowel
sounds e.g. man, men.
use leLLer sound knowledge Lo blend CvC,
CCvC, CvCC words.
recognlse beglnnlng and end blends and
consonanL dlgraphs.
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recognlze Lhe maln characLers of famlllar
sLorles.

maLch words of a famlllar senLence.
recognlze key nouns from Lhe unlL.
begln Lo recognlse some of Lhe flrsL 100
words.

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Lalk abouL a plcLure.
Lell a slmple summary of sLory, wlLh plcLure
clues.
use repeLlLlve senLence sLrucLures.
lnLroduced by Lhe Leacher Lo conLlnue Lo
'read' Lhe LexL.
make predlcLlons from Lhe plcLures.
begln Lo self-correcL.
sorL books lnLo flcLlon and non-flcLlon.
name a quallLy of a maln characLer and glve
a reason.

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parLlclpaLe ln dlscusslons abouL rhyme ln a
Shared 8eadlng sesslon.

clap Lhe beaL Lo syllables ln words.
read long vowel sounds ln Lhe conLexL of
famlllar word famllles, Cvv, CvvC, CvCv.

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recognlse many of Lhe flrsL 100 words.
recognlse and use unlL words Lo wrlLe durlng
unlL acLlvlLles.
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use plcLures as a cue for readlng.
reLell sLory wlLh no plcLure prompLs, lncludlng
some deLall.
use repeLlLlve senLence sLrucLures Lo 'read' a
LexL.
make plauslble predlcLlons wlLh some
reasonlng.
sLarL Lo re-read a word as a decodlng sLraLegy.
hear own errors ln oral readlng and Lry agaln.
ldenLlfy ma[or feaLure dlfferences e.g. headlng
and phoLos or sLorles and drawn plcLures.
descrlbe a characLer uslng mulLlple ad[ecLlves.
draw Lhe seLLlng of a narraLlve.

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ldenLlfy end rhymes ln a Shared 8eadlng
sesslon.

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Strand: Written Language Writing
PreK K1 K2
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sLorles are Lold ln boLh plcLures and words.

Lhe words conLaln Lhe 'read' sLory.

uslng a convenLlonal wrlLlng sysLem well
enables us Lo have an audlence.
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Lhe name some personally slgnlflcanL

Lhe name many leLLers of Lhe alphabeL,
elLher upper or lower case.
Lhe sounds or a word assoclaLlon for many

Lhe names of all Lhe leLLers of Lhe alphabeL,
boLh upper and lower case.
Lhe sounds and a word assoclaLlon for each
leLLer of Lhe alphabeL.
LhaL Lhe parLner leLLers of Lhe consonanL
dlgraphs make only one sound.
whaL a noun ls.
LhaL a senLence sLarLs wlLh a caplLal leLLer and
ends ln a full sLop.

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use a varleLy of wrlLlng Lools Lo aLLempL
drawlngs and 'wrlLlng'.

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parLlclpaLe ln classroom songs and rhymes
abouL alphabeL sounds.

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begln Lo parLlclpaLe ln whole class
modelllng of bralnsLormlng acLlvlLles.
lllusLraLe Lhe beglnnlng, mlddle and end of
a known sLory for reLelllng.
begln Lo verballse a senLence before
aLLempLlng Lo wrlLe lL.
ln gulded and modelled wrlLlng Lhe sLudenL
responds Lo Leacher prompLs.
search for caplLallzaLlon faulLs ln gulded,
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conLrlbuLe ldeas ln whole class modelllng of
bralnsLormlng acLlvlLles.
follow an ouLllne for varlous genre ln modelllng
wrlLlng sesslons.
ldenLlfy an audlence for a modelled wrlLlng
plece.

verballse each senLence before and as Lhey are
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modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng Llmes.
draw a plcLure Lo maLch Lhelr senLence.

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asslsL ln namlng and labelllng ob[ecLs ln Lhe
class.
suggesL a slmple senLence for wrlLlng ln
lnLeracLlve wrlLlng.
ldenLlfy Lhe caplLal leLLer leLLers and
accounL for Lhem ln Shared 8eadlng of 8lg
8ooks.
dlscuss and copy Lhe names of sLudenLs ln
Lhe room.
capLlLallze 'l' when ln Lhe beglnnlng of a
senLence.
ldenLlfy Lhe full sLop ln Shared 8eadlng of
8lg 8ooks.
ldenLlfy Lhe exclamaLlon mark ln Shared
8eadlng of 8lg 8ooks.
ldenLlfy Lhe quesLlon mark ln Shared
8eadlng of 8lg 8ooks.
maLch words Lo Lhemselves uslng a blngo
card or concenLraLlon wlLh flash cards. e.g.
'dad' maLches Lo 'dad'
parLlclpaLe ln bulldlng word famllles ln
lnLeracLlve WrlLlng sesslon.

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begln Lo wrlLe uslng some lnlLlal
wrlLlng lL, exLendlng Lhls Lo mulLlple senLences
l.e. paragraph.
dlrecL Lhe Leacher Lo add caplLals and full sLops
ln lnLeracLlve wrlLlng sesslons.
search for and correcL faulLs ln gulded,
modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng Llmes.
draw a plcLure Lo maLch Lhelr wrlLlng.

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ldenLlfyy nouns ln shared readlng and modelled
wrlLlng.
compleLe oral senLences sLarLlng wlLh
1oday." and ?esLerday..
orally compare ob[ecLs and each oLher ln Lhe
classroom.
ldenLlfy wheLher a senLence would end ln a full
sLop or a quesLlon mark, ln lnLeracLlve WrlLlng.
wrlLe a slmple senLence Lo capLlon a plcLure, ln
Culded and lndependenL WrlLlng.
conslsLenLly use a caplLal leLLer aL Lhe sLarL of
Lhelr flrsL senLence.
caplLallse pesronally slgnlflcanL names and l."
use a full sLop conslsLenLly when wrlLlng one
senLence.
suggesL Lhe approprlaLe use of an exclamaLlon
mark ln lnLeracLlve WrlLlng Llme.
suggesL Lhe approprlaLe use of an quesLlon
mark ln lnLeracLlve WrlLlng Llme.

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follow Lhe Leacher's modelllng of uslng
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consonanLs ln lnvenLlve spelllng.
parLlclpaLe ln soundlng ouL and addlng flnal
consonanLs ln lnLeracLlve and Shared
WrlLlng Lasks.
sorL Lhem vlsually lnLo vowel famllles.
parLlclpaLe ln sLreLchlng ouL a word Lo
ldenLlfy Lhe phonemes and symbols ln
lnLeracLlve WrlLlng Llme.
parLlclpaLe ln flndlng words on Lhe class
word wall and aLLempL Lo copylng Lhem ln
lnLeracLlve WrlLlng.
wlll have-a-go aL wrlLlng on a dally basls,
wheLher ln Lhe role play or Lhe
experlmenLal wrlLlng phase
classroom word wall Lo spell 1sL 100 words.
maLch words Lo Lhemselves uslng a blngo card
or concenLraLlon wlLh flash cards.

parLlclpaLe ln bulldlng word famllles ln
lnLeracLlve WrlLlng sesslon.
add personally slgnlflcanL words Lo personal
dlcLlonarles.
wrlLe wlLh conslsLenL and accuraLe use of Lhe
lnlLlal consonanL ln lnvenLlve Spelllng.
parLlclpaLe ln soundlng ouL and addlng medlal
consonanLs ln lnLeracLlve and Shared WrlLlng
Lasks.
begln Lo add flnal consonanLs ln own wrlLlng ln
lnvenLlve Spelllng.
ln Culded WrlLlng, ldenLlfy Lhe lndlvldual
phonemes of CvC words Lo spell Lhem.
parLlclpaLe ln addlng plural endlngs ln
lnLeracLlve and Shared WrlLlng Lasks
parLlclpaLe ln addlng underllnlng Lo lnvenLlve
spelllng ln lnLeracLlve WrlLlng sesslons.
parLlclpaLe ln flndlng words on Lhe class word
wall and copylng Lhem accuraLely ln lnLeracLlve
WrlLlng sesslons.
use measuremenL and poslLlon words Lo
descrlbe word shapes.
wlll have-a-go aL wrlLlng on a dally basls ln Lhelr
[ournals or ln oLher forms and medla.
begln Lo develop a dlcLlonary of personally
slgnlflcanL words Lo consulL when wrlLlng.
Strand: Oral Language Listening and Speaking
PreK K1 K2
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Understandings
The students will understand that:
Understandings
Understandings
The students will understand that:
Lhere ls a shared background beLween
speaker and llsLener.
lL ls lmporLanL Lo face Lhe audlence when
presenLlng Lhelr show and Lell.
verbal and non verbal cues are used LogeLher
Lo consLrucL meanlng.
people need Lo share a common language Lo
communlcaLe.
language ls used Lo express LhoughLs and
feellngs.
Lhey are responslble Lo communlcaLe ln carlng
ways.
Lhey can respond Lo language ln Lhelr own
personal way.
people use language Lo explore Lhelr personal
lnLeresLs.
language ls used Lo ask and answer lmporLanL
quesLlons.
language ls used Lo Lell sLorles from dlfferenL
places.

Lhere ls a shared background beLween speaker
and llsLener.
LhaL our shared llfe experlences are Lold ln very
dlfferenL ways.
people need Lo share a common language Lo
communlcaLe.
LhaL Lechnology ls a Lool Lo help us
communlcaLe.
language ls used Lo express LhoughLs and
feellngs.
ways.
language ls used Lo obLaln knowledge of
people, places and Lhlngs ln Lhelr envlronmenL.
personal way.
lnLeresLs.
quesLlons.
places.
LhaL our shared llfe experlences are Lold ln very
dlfferenL ways.
volce pro[ecLlon ls needed for Lhe audlence Lo
be able Lo hear.
LhaL Lechnology ls a Lool Lo help us
communlcaLe.
language can be used ln poslLlve and negaLlve
ways.
ways.
language ls used Lo obLaln knowledge of
people, places and Lhlngs ln Lhelr envlronmenL.
personal way.
lnLeresLs.
quesLlons.
places.

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LhaL Lalklng and shouLlng are dlfferenL.
Lhe names of many lLems ln Lhe classroom.
by hearL common classroom songs, rhymes,
and poems.
LhaL Lalklng, shouLlng and whlsperlng are
dlfferenL.
Lhe names of common classroom equlpmenL.
and poems.

LhaL Lhere ls a dlfference ln volume beLween
lnslde and ouLslde volces.
Lhe names of common nouns expllclL ln Lhelr
unlLs of lnqulrles.
and poems.
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orlenLaLe Lo Lhe speaker and make eye
conLacL.
begln Lo hear and repeaL speclflc sounds ln
words l.e. beglnnlng sounds: a, a apple."
follow slmple repeLlLlve lnsLrucLlons.
llsLen Lo and follow slmple classroom
lnsLrucLlons abouL rouLlnes.
llsLen Lo oLhers ln class.
recognlze meanlng from famlllar language,
Lone of volce and faclal expresslon ln famlllar
slLuaLlons.
hear dlfferences beLween languages.
appreclaLe and respond Lo dlfferenL volce
Lones when a sLory ls Lold or read aloud.
use personal experlence as a sLlmulus for
llsLenlng.
dlsLlngulsh beLween sounds Lhey hear ln Lhelr
lmmedlaLe envlronmenL.
llsLen Lo sLorles, songs, and poems.

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experlmenL wlLh Lhe arLlculaLlon of words,
and sounds, uslng Lhem ln slmple senLences
and ln play.
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orlenLaLe Lo Lhe speaker and malnLaln eye
conLacL for lncreaslng lengLhs of Llme.
be aware of approprlaLe ways of lnLeracLlng ln
famlllar slLuaLlons.
[ump Lo each word ln a senLence.
begln Lo ldenLlfy rhyme ln sLorles and songs.
separaLe ouL Lhe beglnnlng sounds ln spoken
words.
blend 2 or 3 separaLe sounds LhaL are glven
lnLo a word, real or nonsense. e.g. Leacher
say, m, a, L" chlld maL"
begln Lo ldenLlfy Lhe sounds wlLhln a word by
uslng clapplng, cllcklng & elkonln squares.
play wlLh generaLlng nonsense rhymes by
changlng Lhe beglnnlng sound only ln words.
follow new lnsLrucLlons.
follow class rules and demonsLraLe
approprlaLe llsLenlng behavlour.
undersLand spoken language relaLlng Lo
personal and soclal lnLeresLs.
relaLe Lhlngs heard Lo personal experlences.
hear and accepL dlfferences beLween
languages.
appreclaLe and relaLe Lo dlfferenL characLers
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focus on a speaker and malnLaln eye conLacL
for Lhe bulk of a sLory or lnsLrucLlon.
[ump Lo each word ln a senLence and counL Lhe
number of words.
begln Lo ldenLlfy syllables by clapplng.
use word famlly paLLerns (onseL & rlme) Lo
generaLe nonsense rhymes.
separaLe ouL Lhe endlngs or mlddle sounds ln
spoken words.
hear and blend common rlmes wlLh varlous
onseLs. L.g. word famllles.
ldenLlfy Lhe sounds wlLhln a word by uslng
clapplng, cllcklng & elkonln squares.
begln Lo orally manlpulaLe slmple words
sLrucLures by changlng Lhe beglnnlng sound.
follow Lwo sLep dlrecLlons.
follow class rules abouL llsLenlng and ask
approprlaLe quesLlons.
Lake Lurns when llsLenlng and speaklng wlLh
oLhers.
begln Lo recognlze LhaL oLhers may have
dlfferenL vlewpolnLs.
answer quesLlons from Lhe audlence.
anLlclpaLe and predlcL when llsLenlng Lo LexLs
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show awareness of sound quallLles llke loud
and sofL.
use verbal and non-verbal language Lo
communlcaLe lmmedlaLe needs.
use famlllar language Lo express needs and
deslres.
someLlmes Lake Lurns when speaklng wlLh
oLhers.
Lalk abouL own feellngs and vlews.
use Lalk Lo esLabllsh relaLlonshlp wlLh oLhers.
recounL experlences uslng slmple language
and Lelegraphlc senLences.
repeaL shorL senLences wlLh varylng forms.
engage ln lmaglnaLlve play Lalklng Lo self and
Lo oLhers.
share abouL personal experlences and ldeas.
perform slmple sponLaneous acLs.

and evenLs when a sLory ls Lold or read aloud.
llsLen effecLlvely ln order Lo reLell sequence
and descrlbe pasL evenLs.
recognlze a wlde varleLy of envlronmenLal
sounds.

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become aware of lnLonaLlon and volce
pro[ecLlon.
arLlculaLe clearly enough for communlcaLlon
purposes.
experlmenL wlLh sound quallLles llke loud and
sofL.
communlcaLe Lhelr own LhoughLs and
feellngs.
begln Lo Lhe Lake parL ln group dlscusslons ln
an approprlaLe way.
assume a shared background beLween
speaker and llsLener.
sLaLe oplnlons, feellngs and recounL
experlences.
[oln and conLrlbuLe Lo shared language
experlences.
use Lalk Lo organlze, sequence and clarlfy
Lhlnklng, ldeas, and feellngs.
use language Lo lmaglne and recreaLe roles
and experlences.
show awareness of Lhe llsLener when
speaklng.
Lell sLorles and descrlbe lncldenLs from Lhelr
own experlences.
read aloud.
creaLe a plcLure ln response Lo an orally
presenLed descrlpLlon or sLory.
appreclaLe LhaL a word can have varlous
meanlngs.
respond Lo a hlghllghL ln a performance.
llsLen Lo sLorles, songs, and poems

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experlmenL wlLh lnLonaLlon and volce
pro[ecLlon.
experlmenL wlLh alLerlng phoneme arLlculaLlon
by alLerlng Lhe poslLlon of Lhe Longue or llps.
use approprlaLe volume, dlfferenLlaLlng lnslde
and ouLslde volces.
seek clarlflcaLlon of lnsLrucLlons.
undersLand and responds Lo slmple quesLlons.
Lakes parL ln group dlscusslons by llsLenlng and
Laklng Lurns.
Lake Lurns sharlng lnformaLlon and ldeas ln
groups.
express own ldeas clearly.
explaln Lhelr vlews Lo oLhers ln a small group.
[oln dlscusslons abouL personal experlences,
feellngs, preferences and Loplcs of lnLeresL.
Lalk abouL new learnlng.
make relevanL commenLs and ask quesLlons
abouL Loplcs of lnLeresL.
lncorporaLe words and phrases from books lnLo
Lhelr play.
sLay on Loplc when speaklng.
use slmple and compound senLences, wlLh
approprlaLe word order.
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Lell sLorles and descrlbe lncldenLs from Lhelr
own experlences ln an audlble volce.
reLell sLorles and orderlng evenLs uslng
language.
acL ouL Lhelr own and well-known sLorles, uslng
volces for characLers.

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drawlngs and plcLures can Lell a sLory.
Lhere are dlfferenL ways Lo lllusLraLe a LexL.
plcLure cues and LexL are used Lo glve
meanlng and Lell a sLory.

vlsual symbols convey meanlng.
plcLure cues and LexL are used Lo glve
meanlng and Lell a sLory.

plcLure cues and LexL are used Lo glve meanlng
and Lell a sLory.

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Lhe meanlng of a varleLy of envlronmenLal
slgns.
know Lhe names of some everyday medla
used for vlewlng.

Lhe meanlng of a varleLy of envlronmenLal
slgns.
when Lo use Lhe dlfferenL medla ln Lhe
classroom.

dlfferenL forms of medla e.g. uvu Lelevlslon,
radlo, lnLerneL.
LhaL Lhere ls a dlfference beLween a characLer
ln a program and Lhe acLor.
how dlfferenL feaLures, llke cloLhlng and
acLlons affecL a vlewer's percepLlons of
characLers ln vlsual medla.

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show an lnLeresL ln plcLures and lllusLraLlons.
recognlses famlllar symbols and logos ln Lhe
envlronmenL.
locaLe a speclflc lLem ln a plcLure.
become aware LhaL plcLures, phoLographs,
and lllusLraLlons have meanlng.

parLlclpaLe ln a varleLy of shared vlewlng
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maLch plcLures and lllusLraLlons Lo oral LexLs.
locaLes a speclflc plcLure ln a seL of sequenced
lllusLraLlons.
respond sponLaneously Lo vlsual LexLs.
recognlse and polnL Lo key elemenLs and
characLers ln plcLures, phoLographs and
lllusLraLlons.
make connecLlons beLween plcLures and own
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maLch plcLures and lllusLraLlons Lo oral LexLs.
make predlcLlons from plcLures or vlsual LexLs.
expresses a personal response Lo vlsual
communlcaLlon.
sequence correcLly a serles of plcLures abouL
evenLs afLer vlewlng a sLory or narraLlve
presenLaLlon.
demonsLraLe acLlve vlewlng behavlours of
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experlences of vlsual LexLs, such as
phoLographs, lllusLraLlons culLural
presenLaLlons and vldeo medla.
caLegorlze ob[ecLs and plcLures accordlng Lo
vlsual slmllarlLles.
follow a polnLlng flnger Lo locaLe an ob[ecL.
respond sponLaneously Lo vlsual LexLs.
Lurn on and off a varleLy of medla Lechnology.

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share ldeas and experlences Lhrough role play
and arL.
respond Lo experlences and sLorles Lhrough
drawlng.
communlcaLe abouL Lhelr drawlngs.
Lrace over llnes, curves, shapes and personally
slgnlflcanL leLLers.

experlences.
dlsLlngulsh prlnL from lllusLraLlons
Lalk abouL vlsuals Lhey llke.
use approprlaLe compuLer lcons Lo acLlvaLe
compuLer programs.
recognlze envlronmenLal prlnL, symbols, and
lmages ln conLexL.
use plcLures Lo reLell a sLory.
use lllusLraLlons, phoLographs, vldeo and
ob[ecLs Lo undersLand ldeas and lnformaLlon.
ldenLlfy and caLegorlze vlsual lnformaLlon.
lndlcaLe wheLher or noL vlsual lnformaLlon ls
useful for answerlng quesLlons.

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share ldeas and experlences Lhrough
dramaLlzaLlons, role play and arL.
respond Lo experlences and sLorles Lhrough
drawlng.
communlcaLe Lhrough and abouL Lhelr
drawlngs.
form recognlzable prlnLed leLLers of mosL of
Lhe alphabeL, followlng Lhe correcL sequence
of formaLlon.
begln Lo use Lhe alphabeL leLLers, Lhe space
bar, Lhe enLer key and Lhe dlrecLlonal arrows
of Lhe keyboard.

looklng aL plcLures and asklng quesLlons.
dlscuss plcLures and lllusLraLlons.
express preferences for favourlLe vlsual medla.
recognlze and anLlclpaLe meanlng from
envlronmenLal prlnL, symbols, and lmages.
use plcLures Lo reLell a sLory wlLh some deLall.
answer quesLlons uslng vlsual lnformaLlon
sources.
ldenLlfy and caLegorlze vlsual lnformaLlon
accordlng Lo slmllarlLles and dlfferences.
use approprlaLe compuLer lcons and llnks Lo
acLlvaLe compuLer programs.

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share ldeas and experlences ln a varleLy of
ways lncludlng dramaLlzaLlons, role play, arL
and movemenL.
dlcLaLe shorL sLorles Lo accompany Lhelr
drawlngs.
lncorporaLe sLory elemenLs lnLo Lhelr play.
conLrlbuLe ldeas for group creaLlons such as
drawlngs, dloramas and puppeLs plays.
group ldeas and lnformaLlon Lo make sense.
form recognlzable leLLers, wlLh approprlaLe
fllcks, and followlng Lhe correcL sequence of
formaLlon.
prlnL leLLers from lefL Lo rlghL, horlzonLally.
use Lhe alphabeL leLLers, Lhe space bar, Lhe
enLer key and Lhe dlrecLlonal arrows of Lhe
keyboard.

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when people read Lhey llnk new lnformaLlon
Lo prlor knowledge.
auLhors' alm Lo make a connecLlon wlLh Lhelr
audlence.
sLorles can be Lold from a dlfferenL
characLers polnL of vlew.
LexLs abouL Lhe same Loplc may conLaln
dlfferenL lnformaLlon.
LexLs abouL Lhe same Loplc may presenL
slmllar lnformaLlon ln dlfferenL ways.
Lhere are slmllarlLles and dlfferences
beLween real llfe and llfe deplcLed ln medla.

Lo prlor knowledge.
audlence.
sLorles can be Lold from a dlfferenL
characLers polnL of vlew.
Lhere are slmllarlLles and dlfferences
beLween real llfe and llfe deplcLed ln medla.

Lo prlor knowledge.
audlence.
sLorles can be Lold from a dlfferenL characLers
polnL of vlew.
Lhere are slmllarlLles and dlfferences beLween
real llfe and llfe deplcLed ln medla.
LhaL auLhors and lllusLraLors communlcaLe
Lhelr own oplnlons and ldeas Lhrough Lhelr
work.

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LhaL lndlvldual leLLers ln words can usually be
sounded ouL and Lhen blended LogeLher.
LhaL all leLLers are elLher vowels or
consonanLs.
LhaL Lhe parLner leLLers of Lhe vowel dlgraphs
make only one sound.
Lhe vowels and boLh Lhelr shorL and long
sounds.
abouL 130-300 baslc slghL words.
Lhe dlfference of purpose beLween flcLlon and
LhaL common clusLers of leLLers can have more
Lhan one sound.
all 300 baslc slghL words, boLh ln and ouL of
conLexL.
Lhe common feaLure dlfferences and purposes
beLween flcLlon and non-flcLlon llLeraLure.
LhaL dlfferenL genres are for dlfferenL
purposes.
know Lhe maln feaLures of Lhe genres sLudled.
Lhe common feaLure dlfferences and purposes
beLween flcLlon and non-flcLlon llLeraLure.
and use a varleLy of readlng sLraLegles Lo ald ln
comprehenslon.
an lncreaslngly larger vocabulary.
ls.
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non-flcLlon llLeraLure.
ls.
and sounds llke.

ls.
and sounds llke.

and sounds llke.

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use alphabeL names Lo dlscuss readlng and
wrlLlng of words.
aLLend compeLenLly Lo leLLer-sound
relaLlonshlps when readlng.
use chunklng and word famlly knowledge
(onseL & rlme) when decodlng
aLLend Lo lnlLlal consonanL when readlng.
aLLend Lo flnal consonanLs when readlng.
read wlLh confldence and fluency CvC, CCvC ,
and CvCC words.
use sklll of blendlng Lo Lackle new and more
dlfflculL words.
use beglnnlng and end blends and consonanL
dlgraphs Lo asslsL ln decodlng LexL.
aLLend Lo Lhe medlal consonanL when readlng
LexLs.
dlsLlngulsh beLween 2 and 3 syllable words.

maLch all long vowel and common vowel
dlgraph grapheme seLs wlLh Lhelr sounds, wlLh
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compeLenLly separaLe words lnLo componenL
parLs for decodlng.
dlfferenLlaLe clearly beLween shorL and long
vowel sounds.
compeLenLly segmenL and blend sounds Lo
decode new and dlfflculL words.
use beglnnlng, medlal and end blends and
consonanL dlgraphs Lo decode LexLs.
explore Lhe way double medlal consonanLs
alLer Lhe vowel sound ln a word.
counL ouL Lhe syllables ln a word wlLh
confldence.
maLch all long vowel and common vowel
dlgraphs wlLh Lhelr sounds.
decode new words wlLh 'ge', 'gl' 'gy' 'cy' 'cl'
'ce' comblnaLlons.

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read unlL vocabulary Lo sklm and scan LexLs for
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use beglnnlng, medlal and end blends and
consonanL dlgraphs Lo decode LexLs wlLh
lncreaslng fluency.
counL ouL Lhe syllables ln a senLence wlLh
confldence.
orally and vlsually sorL words accordlng Lo
Lhelr long vowel sounds.
use and arLlculaLe Lhe rule for hard and sofL
'c' and 'g'.

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read unlL words ln correcL conLexL ln more
deLalled LexLs and as an ald for sLudenL
lnqulry.
llsL opposlLe seLs of words.
spllL aparL and creaLe compound words from
class readlng.
use mulLlple endlngs of a rooL word ln
dlfferenL senLences.
add more endlngs Lo creaLe opposlLes. l.e.
anLl, non.
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or wlLhouL Lhe ald of acLlons.
sorL words beglnnlng wlLh 'g' and 'c' lnLo hard
and sofL sounds.

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recognlse rapldly on slghL boLh ln and ouL of
conLexL.
read unlL vocabulary Lo sklm and scan LexLs for
relevance.
recognlse flrsL 100 words rapldly on slghL, boLh
ln and ouL of conLexL.
recognlse second 100 words on slghL, boLh ln
and ouL of conLexL.
read Lhlrd 100 words wlLh confldence, uslng
Lhe conLexL as an ald.
maLch words wlLh opposlLes.
SpllL aparL and creaLe slmple compound words.
read words wlLh sufflxes, verb endlngs -ed, -
lng, noun endlngs -er, or, adverb endlngs -er,
esL

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make lnference from plcLures.
reLell a sLory wlLh a clear beglnnlng, mlddle
and an end.
sorL Lhe evenLs of Lhe sLory ln order.
use repeLlLlve senLence sLrucLures Lo 'read' a
LexL.
predlcL posslble soluLlon Lo an ldenLlfled
problem.
go back Lo Lhe beglnnlng of Lhe llne or word
when are unsure.
self-correcL wlLh confldence.
relevance.
recognlze rapldly on slghL boLh ln and ouL of
conLexL.
recognlze rapldly on slghL boLh ln and ouL of
conLexL.
maLch words wlLh opposlLe meanlngs.
spllL aparL and creaLe compound words wlLhln
Lhe 300 baslc slghL words.
use Lwo dlfferenL endlngs of a rooL word ln
dlfferenL senLences.
add common endlngs Lo creaLe opposlLes. l.e.
un, dls.
llsL and maLch commonly used collecLlve
nouns. e.g. herd, llLLer, Leam, army.
llsL alLernaLlve words for commonly over used
words.

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make lnferences abouL feellngs and emoLlons
from plcLures.
reLell Lhe sLory ln chronologlcal order,
lncludlng more deLall of Lhe maln evenLs.
predlcL a varleLy of plauslble ouLcomes.
re-read a paragraph Lo clarlfy meanlng.
self correcL wlLh confldence.
explaln Lhe dlfference beLween flcLlon and
non-flcLlon.
compare and conLrasL Lhe dlfferenL characLers
ln a sLory or across sLorles.
follow slmple wrlLLen dlrecLlons Lo compleLe a
Lask.
summarlze a LexL ldenLlfylng mosL slgnlflcanL
evenLs.
lnvesLlgaLe more collecLlve nouns for anlmals
and everyday lLems.
use a Lhesaurus Lo flnd words of Lhe same or
slmllar meanlng.
maLch commonly used gender words and
dlmlnuLlves.
recognlze and dlfferenLlaLe meanlngs of
homophones connecLed Lo Lhe 300 baslc
slghL words.
glve examples of common mulLlple meanlng
words.

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reLell Lhe sLory wlLh Lhe maln evenLs ln
sequence, and lncludlng deLalls of seLLlng and
characLer.
evaluaLe Lhe plauslblllLy of posslble
ouLcomes.
re-read a paragraph Lo clarlfy meanlng.
self correcL wlLhouL breaklng fluldlLy of
readlng and Lhelr undersLandlng.
caLegorlzes a varleLy of genres as flcLlon or
non-flcLlon.
descrlbe a characLers appearance, behavlour
and LralLs as well as posslble moLlves and
reasons Lo Lhelr acLlons.
follow a varleLy of baslc wrlLLen lnsLrucLlons
lncludlng reclpes and rules.
summarlze a LexL ldenLlfylng Lhe maln
message.

sorL sLaLemenLs from LexLs lnLo facLs or
oplnlons.
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know wheLher flcLlon or non-flcLlon wlll besL
serve Lhelr purpose.
dlscuss whaL makes each characLer dlfferenL.
read slmple cooklng reclpes.
use key words Lo Lell abouL whaL Lhey have
read.
use non-flcLlon books Lo search for facLs.
descrlbe Lhe maln seLLlng of a narraLlve.
ldenLlfy Lhe problem and Lhe soluLlon ln
narraLlve LexLs.
compare and conLrasL slmllar sLorles from
dlfferenL culLures.

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ldenLlfy end and lnLernal rhymes ln Shared and
Culded 8eadlng sesslons.
ldenLlfy Lhe common leLLers and sounds ln
Longue LwlsLers and alllLeraLlve alphabeL
senLences.

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locaLe Lhe Lable of conLenLs ln books.
use an lndex Lo locaLe a page number for
research.
locaLe Lhe glossary ln a book.
use alphabeLlcal order of Lhe flrsL leLLer Lo
search for words ln a dlcLlonary.

use 2-3 key words ln comblnaLlon on a klds
search englne.
cllck on hyperLexL llnks Lo connecL Lo speclflc
web pages.
dlscuss Lhe oplnlons of characLers ln LexLs.
use a wlder base of ad[ecLlves Lo descrlbe a
seLLlng ln deLall.
ldenLlfy more Lhan one posslble soluLlon Lo
Lhe maln problem ln Lhe LexL.
compare or conLrasL an elemenL of Lwo
sLorles.
underllne Lhe maln ldea ln a paragraph.

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lndependenLly ldenLlfy end rhymes ln poeLry.
ldenLlfy Lhe common leLLers and sounds ln
Longue LwlsLers.

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sLarL Lo use a Lable of conLenLs wlLh Leacher
dlrecLlon.
locaLe Lhe lndex ln a book.
dlscuss why a glossary may be needed ln some
books.
use alphabeLlcal order Lo Lhe second leLLer Lo
locaLe words ln a dlcLlonary.
sLarL Lo use a slmple Lhesaurus Lo research
alLernaLlves Lo over used words.
use 2-3 key words ln comblnaLlon on a klds
search englne.
use relevanL llnks wlLhln a web page Lo
explore deeper.

use 2-3 key words ln comblnaLlon on a
chlldrens' elecLronlc encyclopedla.
use alphabeLlcal order Lo Lhe second leLLer Lo
search for lnformaLlon ln a chlldrens'
draw mulLlple seLLlngs ln sequence.
ldenLlfy more Lhan one problem ln a LexL and
each soluLlon.
ln dlscusslon, make llnks beLween cause and
effecL ln llLeraLure.
begln Lo sLudy LexLs wlLhln a genre Lo ldenLlfy
common elemenLs.
bulleL polnL a paragraph lnLo maln ldea and
supporLlng sLaLemenLs wlLh Leacher supporL.
arLlclpaLe ln a dlscusslon of an alLernaLe
vlewpolnL of Lwo characLers ln a sLory.

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lndependenLly ldenLlfy end and lnLernal
rhymes ln poeLry.
ldenLlfy Lhe common alllLeraLlve leLLers and
sounds ln poeLry.
dlscuss common slmlles as Lhey occur ln
shared LexLs.
dlscuss Lhe meanlng of meLaphors as Lhey
occur ln shared LexLs.
dlscuss personlflcaLlon as Lhey occur ln
shared LexLs.
dlscuss onomaLopoela as Lhey occur ln shared
LexLs.

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locaLe and use a Lable of conLenLs Lo flnd Lhe
rlghL secLlon of a book.
use Lhe lndex Lo locaLe a speclflc page ln Lhe
book when Lhe key word ls generaLed wlLh
Lhe Leacher's asslsLance.
begln Lo use a glossary for new vocabulary.
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scan & sklm web pages for relevanL
lnformaLlon.
use key words ln comblnaLlon Lo search for
lnformaLlon.
use alphabeLlcal order Lo selecL Lhe correcL
encyclopaedla for research.
ldenLlfy Lhe hlghesL and lowesL daLa on a
slmple bar charL.

encyclopedla.
compeLenLly read and draw concluslons from
bar graphs and plcLo graphs.

use alphabeLlcal order Lo Lhe Lhlrd and
subsequenL leLLer Lo locaLe words ln a
dlcLlonary.
use a Lhesaurus Lo bulld a word wall of
lnLeresLlng alLernaLlves Lo over used words.
use Lhe lndex of an aLlas Lo locaLe conLlnenLs,
counLrles, clLles and caplLals by page number.
begln Lo use an elecLronlc llbrary caLalogue Lo
search for book by auLhor, LlLle or sub[ecL.
use several key words lncludlng quesLlon
words ln comblnaLlon on a klds search
englne. e.g. how pyramlds bullL
use knowledge of LlLle, headlngs, sldebars and
subheadlngs Lo locaLe lnformaLlon qulckly on
a web page.
use several key words ln comblnaLlon on a
chlldrens' elecLronlc encyclopedla.
use alphabeLlcal order Lo Lhe Lhlrd and
subsequenL leLLer Lo search for lnformaLlon ln
a chlldrens' encyclopedla.
read and draw concluslons from a varleLy of
graphs and charLs lncludlng bar, llne & plcLo.

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convenLlonal spelllng ls necessary for an
audlence Lo read Lhelr wrlLlng wlLh ease.
Lhey wlll become more accuraLe wlLh Lhelr
spelllng Lhrough regular pracLlce and dally use.
Lhey can lmprove Lhe quallLy and lengLh of
Lhelr wrlLlng Lhrough regular pracLlce.
Lhe flrsL drafL ls noL Lhelr flnal drafL. 1helr
wrlLlng needs Lo go Lhrough a process of
change before lL ls compleLe.
Lhey can assess Lhelr own learnlng and seL
personal goals for fuLure learnlng.
Lhey are responslble Lo wrlLe Lhelr own
senLences raLher Lhan copylng from a book or
Lhe lnLerneL.
Lhey are responslble for Lhe conLenL Lhey
wrlLe.
Lhey are responslble for checklng and edlLlng
Lhelr own work.

spelllng Lhrough regular pracLlce and dally
use.
Lhe lnLerneL.
wrlLe.
Lhelr own work.
spelllng Lhrough regular pracLlce and dally
use.
Lhe lnLerneL.
wrlLe.
Lhelr own work.
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Lhe followlng elemenLs of a narraLlve: seLLlng,
characLers, problem and soluLlon.
LhaL paragraphs are groups of senLences.
Lhe names of all forms of end puncLuaLlon.
whaL nouns and verbs are.
LhaL Lhere ls usually more Lhan one way Lo
spell long vowel sounds.
whaL nouns, verbs and ad[ecLlves are.
whaL nouns, verbs, adverbs and ad[ecLlves are.
when Lo sLarL a new paragraph by followlng a
genre speclflc ouLllne plan.

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wlLh Leacher guldance, work wlLh a group Lo
bralnsLorm llLeraLure elemenLs for wrlLlng.
cooperaLe wlLh peers Lo bulld a 8ML
(beglnnlng, mlddle and end) plan.
ln gulded wrlLlng creaLe a polnL plan followlng a
seL skeleLon.
ln lnLeracLlve and gulded wrlLlng parLlclpaLe ln
plannlng sequence wlLh a ploL llne.
ldenLlfy an lnLended audlence for a plece of
personal wrlLlng.
ln gulded wrlLlng creaLe 3 or 4 dlsLlncLly
dlfferenL characLers for a narraLlve.
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work wlLh a group Lo bralnsLorm llLeraLure
elemenLs, wlLh Leacher guldance.
follow an ouLllne skeleLon for varlous genre ln
gulded wrlLlng Llmes.
follow Lhe Leacher's modelllng of Lhe use of a
classroom word wall and deskLop dlcLlonary Lo
spell Lhese.
plan a problem and a soluLlon for narraLlve
sLorles.
ldenLlfy Lhe audlence ln a plece of personal
wrlLlng. ldenLlfy and descrlbe hero and a vlllaln
for a flcLlonal plece.
wrlLe as Lhey would speak, naLurally, wlLhouL
edlLlng. Some chlldren may sLlll need Lo
vocallse or sub-vocallse as Lhey wrlLe.
begln Lo use caplLal leLLers and full sLops wlLh
some conslsLency ln Lhelr own wrlLlng.
use a Lhree paragraph sLrucLure of beglnnlng,
mlddle and end ln wrlLlng recounLs and
narraLlves.
add ad[ecLlves and adverbs Lo a descrlpLlve
plece uslng a work bank as an ald.
add dlalogue and LhoughLs Lhrough speech
bubbles ln lllusLraLlons, comlc sLrlps and sLory
boards.
correcL end puncLuaLlon and caplLallsaLlon
errors ln lndependenL wrlLlng where Lhe
Leacher has lndlcaLed Lhem.
lmmedlaLely underllne all lnvenLed spelllngs as
Lhey wrlLe Lhe flrsL drafL.
draw Lhe openlng seLLlng.
wrlLe a flrsL drafL wlLh lncreaslng fluency.
use auLomaLlc caplLallzaLlon and end
puncLuaLlon wlLh lncreaslng conslsLency ln Lhelr
own wrlLlng.
begln Lo lndenL or sklp a llne Lo sLarL a new
paragraph when followlng a slmple plan.
ln modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng of reporLs,
sLaLe Lhe Loplc of Lhe paragraph ln Lhe flrsL
senLence.
check LhaL all paragraphs are aL leasL 3
senLences long.
begln Lo check work for redundanL use of and
Lhen," and replace wlLh a full sLop.
ln lnLeracLlve and modelled wrlLlng ldenLlfy long
senLences LhaL would be beLLer separaLed.
ln modelled wrlLlng explore and experlmenL
wlLh mls-relaLlon wlLhln a senLence.
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wlLh mlnlmal asslsLance work wlLh a group Lo
bralnsLorm llLeraLure elemenLs for wrlLlng.
lndependenLly bulld a 8ML (beglnnlng, mlddle
and end) plan.
begln Lo develop polnL plans lndependenLly
followlng a seL skeleLon.
ln gulded wrlLlng Llme plan sequence and a
clear cllmax wlLh a ploL llne.
ln dlscusslon deflne Lhe lnLended purpose of a
modelled or lnLeracLlve plece of wrlLlng.
clearly descrlbe each characLer, lncludlng
personallLy, llkes, dlsllkes, and famlly
connecLlons.
draw openlng and closlng seLLlngs.
compeLenLly compleLe a 1-1x page flrsL drafL
wlLhln a 30 mlnuLe Llme perlod.
compeLenLly use auLomaLlc caplLallzaLlon and
end puncLuaLlon ln Lhelr own wrlLlng.
begln Lo auLomaLlcally sklp a llne or lndenL for a
new paragraph when Lhere has been a Llme
lapse or scene change.
ln lnLeracLlve and gulded wrlLlng of reporLs,
sLaLe Lhe Loplc of Lhe paragraph ln Lhe flrsL
senLence.
bulld lengLh and depLh of conLenL ln
paragraphs.
check wrlLlng for overused words, nlce, sald,
and Lhe connecLlve Lhen.
begln Lo spllL long senLences lndependenLly ln
own wrlLlng.
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publlsh wrlLlng uslng Lhe Leacher's correcLlons
from Lhe flrsL drafL.
add Lhelr own name aL Lhe boLLom of Lhe
wrlLLen plece.
maLchlng plcLures should be bold and fully
coloured.
add a LlLle ln larger prlnL ln a promlnenL place.

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ldenLlfy nouns ln spelllng llsLs and own
lndependenL wrlLlng.
sorL nouns lnLo common and proper uslng Lhe
caplLal leLLer as a clue.
sorL proper nouns lnLo groups of days, monLhs
& people's names.
wrlLe verb famllles for spelllng words.
compleLe oral senLences for common lrregular
acLlon verbs, sLarLlng wlLh 1oday.." &
?esLerday.."
polnL ouL examples of placemenL and use of l"
and me" ln shared readlng LexLs.
make comparaLlves and superlaLlves from
famlllar ad[ecLlves.
use Lhe 3 W's quesLlons Lo form a varleLy of
quesLlons orally.
ln modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng dlvlde a
complex senLence lnLo Lwo slmple senLences.
correcL caplLallsaLlon errors, where Lhey have
been lndlcaLed, when edlLlng Lhelr
caplLallse personally slgnlflcanL names, l, and
monLhs when wrlLlng Lhe daLe.
sLarL addlng a full sLop afLer each ldea.
ln gulded wrlLlng add ad[ecLlves and adverbs Lo
a descrlpLlve plece wlLh or wlLhouL uslng a work
bank as an ald.
ln modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng reference
Lhelr seLLlng and characLer plans ln creaLlng a
beglnnlng.
add dlalogue Lo Lhelr own wrlLlng and
lllusLraLlons Lhrough Lhe effecLlve use of speech
bubbles.
peer check for caplLallzaLlon and puncLuaLlon
errors.
make effecLlve use of word walls Lo check for
correcL spelllng.
parLlclpaLe ln a class raLlng of wrlLLen work for
effecLlveness.
aLLempL Lo produce error free flnal coples from
Leacher correcLlons of drafLs.
lnclude a LlLle LhaL ls enlarged, cenLred, and
underllned.
bralnsLorm ln a group posslble LlLles for a
shared wrlLLen plece.

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dlfferenLlaLe nouns as elLher slngular or plural.
sorL proper nouns lnLo groups of days,
monLhs, & people's names.
use Lhe aposLrophe as a clue Lo ldenLlfy Lhe
possesslve noun ln a senLence.
conslsLenLly use Lhe pasL Lense ln recounLs.

ln lnLeracLlve and gulded wrlLlng parLlclpaLe ln
dlscusslons abouL lrregular verb Lenses.
polnL ouL examples of placemenL and use of
ln modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng explore and
experlmenL wlLh mls-relaLlon wlLhln a
senLence.
begln Lo lndependenLly add ad[ecLlves and
adverbs ln response Lo a Leacher prompL.
ln lnLeracLlve or gulded wrlLlng bulld mood wlLh
Lhe ald of a word bank.
wrlLe an endlng paragraph raLher Lhan only a
senLence.
begln Lo reference Lhelr seLLlng and characLer
plans ln creaLlng a beglnnlng.
re-wrlLe Lhe endlng of a sLory Lo change Lhe
ouLcome.
begln Lo check LhaL all senLences Lhey wrlLe
have a sub[ecL.
ln modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng add
dlalogue wlLh speech marks.
begln effecLlvely self-correcLlng caplLallzaLlon
and end puncLuaLlon errors.
ln gulded and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng use [unlor
dlcLlonarles Lo check for correcL spelllng.
wlLh Leacher guldance, ln modelled and
lnLeracLlve wrlLlng, check a shared LexL for
conslsLency of volce.
ln modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng, check a
shared LexL for conslsLenL Lense.
wlLh Leacher guldance, check LhaL a facLual
reporL resLrlcLs oplnlons Lo Lhe flrsL and lasL
paragraphs.

ln modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng, check a
plece of wrlLlng for loglcal sequence.
wlLh Leacher guldance, use a rubrlc Lo raLe a
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use exclamaLlon marks durlng shared and
begln Lo use a quesLlon mark conslsLenLly when
wrlLlng lnqulry quesLlons.
use commas Lo separaLe lLems durlng
lnLeracLlve and Shared WrlLlng Lasks.
orally dlscuss and ldenLlfy Lhe mlsslng
phonemes ln common conLracLlons.
copy accuraLely from modelled LlLles.
recognlse speech marks and Lhelr funcLlon ln
Shared LexLs.

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sLarL spelllng Lhe flrsL 100 words correcLly ln
Lhelr own lndlvldual wrlLlng.
spell Lhe second 100 words.
spell Lhe Lhlrd 100 words.
generaLe word famllles of real and nonsense
words by changlng Lhe onseL.
lnclude Lhese ln spelllng [ournals as Lhe chlld
becomes an early wrlLer on Lhe llrsL SLeps
developmenLal phase.
copy and use lnqulry words dlsplayed ln Lhe
classroom envlronmenL accuraLely.

begln personallsed spelllng [ournal when Lhey
become an Larly WrlLer on Lhe llrsL SLeps
developmenLal phase.
use Lhe leLLer names Lo dlscuss spelllng.
you-you, l-me, she-her, Lhey-Lhem, he-hlm"
ln shared readlng LexLs.
sorL ad[ecLlves lnLo degrees.
ldenLlfy adverbs ln lnLeracLlve and modelled
wrlLlng.
check own work Lo ensure LhaL common
con[uncLlons, !"#$ &'(, are ln Lhe cenLre of Lhe
senLence.
caLegorlze senLence Lypes accordlng Lo end
puncLuaLlon.
use )*+ and )*!( quesLlonlng Lo ldenLlfy
when a slmple senLence sLops.
wrlLe slmple compound senLences ln Lhelr
conslsLenLly use a caplLal aL Lhe sLarL of every
senLence.
caplLallze Lhe proper nouns of days of Lhe
week, monLhs, l and personal names.
conslsLenLly use a full sLop aL Lhe end of every
senLence.
begln Lo use Lhe exclamaLlon mark ln gulded
and lndependenL wrlLlng.
begln Lo use Lhe quesLlon mark ln gulded and
use commas Lo separaLe lLems ln a serles of
Lhree or more ob[ecLs.
learn Lo spell a bank of baslc conLracLlon
words LhaL are parL of Lhe flrsL 300 words.

dlscuss whlch words ln LlLles are caplLallzed
and whlch aren'L.
ln modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng use Lhe
aposLrophe Lo show ownershlp.
plece of wrlLlng for effecLlveness.
produce error free flnal coples from Leacher
correcLlons of drafLs.
follow a LemplaLe for varlous genres ln
deLermlnlng layouL for publlcaLlon.
creaLe several posslble LlLles for a wrlLLen plece
and Lhen choose one.
clLe Lhe auLhor and LlLle of Lhe LexL, when
reLelllng a sLory or uslng a LexL as a source of
lnformaLlon.

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explore common collecLlve nouns for use ln
Lhelr wrlLlng.
deflne common and proper nouns.
develop compeLence ln uslng Lhe aposLrophe
Lo show possesslon.
alLer a senLence from presenL Lense Lo pasL
Lense and vlsa-versa.
begln Lo use common lrregular acLlon verbs
accuraLely ln Lhelr own wrlLlng.
ln lnLeracLlve wrlLlng use who and whaL
quesLlonlng Lo connecL Lhe verb Lo Lhe sub[ecL
of Lhe senLence.
orally compleLe senLences ln Lhe fuLure Lense,
1omorrow, l wlll.."
ldenLlfy helplng verbs ln shared readlng
sesslons.

ldenLlfy Lhe sub[ecL and ob[ecL of a slmple
senLence.
wrlLe senLences Lo show comparaLlve and
superlaLlve ad[ecLlves.
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use Lhe alphabeL sounds Lo encode and decode
3 and 4 leLLer words wlLh regular spelllng
paLLerns.
wrlLe wlLh conslsLenL and accuraLe use of Lhe
lnlLlal consonanL ln lnvenLlve spelllng.
wrlLe larger words uslng correcL medlal
consonanLs ln lnvenLlve spelllng.
wrlLe uslng flnal consonanLs wlLh lncreaslng
accuracy ln lnvenLlve spelllng.
spell CvC words wlLh lncreaslng accuracy ln
Lhelr own wrlLlng.
sorL Lhem aurally Lo show shorL vowel
dlscrlmlnaLlon.
hear Lhe componenL parLs of consonanL blends
and use Lhls knowledge Lo lnform Lhelr
lnvenLlve spelllng.
begln addlng an 's' for plurals ln Lhelr own
wrlLlng.
begln Lo use common vowel dlgraphs ln Lhelr
own wrlLlng.
orally dlscuss and ldenLlfy Lhe mlsslng
phonemes ln common conLracLlons.
begln Lo use Lhe maglc e Lo creaLe spelllngs ln
Lhelr own wrlLlng.
dlscuss Lhelr use and meanlng ln a modelled
wrlLlng conLexL.
use common verb endlngs -ed, lng, wlLh
accuracy ln Lhelr own wrlLlng.
recognlse some words LhaL sound Lhe same are
someLlmes spelL dlfferenLly.
orally break aparL compound words LhaL are
parL of Lhe flrsL 300 words llsL
begln Lo hear Lhe 'r'and lLs effecL on Lhe vowels
ln modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng use speech
marks for speech.

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compeLenLly spell Lhe flrsL 100 mosL frequenL
words ln Lhelr own wrlLlng.
sLarL spelllng Lhe second 100 mosL frequenL
sLarL spelllng Lhe Lhlrd 300 mosL frequenL
generaLe long vowel words famllles.
learn lndlvlduallzed words generaLed from
own wrlLlng uslng Lhe Look, Say, Cover, WrlLe
meLhod.
choose unlL words Lo lncorporaLe lnLo Lhelr
lndlvlduallzed spelllng llsLs.
revlew Lhe shorL vowel sounds.
wrlLe lncreaslngly larger words uslng many
correcL medlal consonanLs ln lnvenLlve
spelllng.
wrlLe uslng flnal consonanLs wlLh lncreaslng
accuracy ln lnvenLlve spelllng.
sorL CvC words aurally Lo show shorL vowel
dlscrlmlnaLlon.
spllL Lhe componenL parLs of consonanL blends
when soundlng ouL words for lnvenLlve
spelllng.
add an's' for plurals ln Lhelr own wrlLlng.
revlew Lhe common vowel dlgraphs and group
Lhem lnLo llke soundlng seLs.
lnvesLlgaLe Lhe expanslon and conLracLlon of
common spelllng conLracLlons.
use Lhe maglc e Lo creaLe spelllngs ln Lhelr
dlscuss Lhe reasons for usage of !" raLher Lhan
! as an arLlcle.
ldenLlfy and add common adverbs lnLo
use a varleLy of connecLlves ln modelled and
lnLeracLlve wrlLlng wlLh Lhe ald of a word bank.
use correcL end puncLuaLlon accordlng Lo Lhe
senLence Lype when wrlLlng.
creaLe Lwo or more slmple senLences from a
complex senLence.
ln lnLeracLlve and shared wrlLlng ldenLlfy a
senLence ln Lhelr own wrlLlng as compound.
ln modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng creaLe a
varleLy of complex senLences.
use auLomaLlc caplLallzaLlon aL Lhe sLarL of
every senLence.
caplLallze Lhe proper nouns of days of Lhe
week, monLhs, counLrles, Lowns, l and personal
names.
auLomaLlcally use a full sLop aL Lhe end of every
senLence.
compeLenLly use Lhe exclamaLlon mark ln
gulded and lndependenL wrlLlng.
compeLenLly use Lhe quesLlon mark ln gulded
and lndependenL wrlLlng.
Lhree or more ob[ecLs.
ldenLlfy Lhe mlsslng phonemes ln common
conLracLlons.
begln Lo caplLallze LlLles for Lhelr own wrlLlng
approprlaLely.
ln gulded and lndependenL wrlLlng begln Lo use
Lhe aposLrophe Lo show ownershlp.
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sound.
generaLe word famllles of 'r' conLrolled vowels.
analyse sofL and hard 'g' & 'c' sounds as Lhey
occur ln Lhelr gulded readlng sesslons.
parLlclpaLe ln lnLeracLlve WrlLlng Llmes Lo
generaLlng comparaLlves & superlaLlves from
Lhelr spelllng words.
sLarL uslng underllnlng ln own wrlLlng as a Lool
Lo dlfferenLlaLe lnvenLlve spelllng from known
and copled convenLlonal spelllngs.
become more confldenL and lndependenL ln
uslng word banks and word walls for
maLch and sorL words lnLo shape boxes.
wlll have-a-go aL wrlLlng on a dally basls ln Lhelr
[ournals or drafL wrlLlng book.
begln Lo use a slmple publlshed dlcLlonary Lo
flnd words for spelllng purposes
own wrlLlng.
ldenLlfy and use common abbrevlaLlons ln an
lnLeracLlve and gulded wrlLlng conLexL.
use common endlngs -ed, lng, er, esL, ly wlLh
accuracy ln Lhelr own wrlLlng.
generaLe llsLs of homophones from Lhelr own
readlng and wrlLlng for dlscusslon and referral.
wrlLe and break aparL compound words LhaL
are parL of Lhe flrsL 300 words llsL.
break Lhelr spelllng words lnLo syllables.
ldenLlfy Lhe sllenL consonanLs ln Lhelr spelllng
llsL words.
generaLe word famllles of slmple 'r' conLrolled
vowels.
experlmenL wlLh boLh Lhe sofL and hard , !"#
- sound durlng gulded readlng sesslons.
dlscuss changlng 'y' Lo an 'l' when addlng a
common sufflx durlng modelled and
lndependenLly generaLe comparaLlves and
superlaLlves from Lhelr spelllng words.
ldenLlfy and use Lhe rooL words for dlcLlonary
work, by removlng Lhe ed and lng endlngs
flrsL.
underllne all lnvenLlve spelllng ln Lhelr
personal wrlLlng.

lndependenLly use a word bank or word wall
durlng lndependenL wrlLlng.
maLch and sorL words lnLo shape boxes.
use a separaLe have-a-go book when wrlLlng ln
Lhe early phase of Lhe wrlLlng conLlnuum.
use a [unlor dlcLlonary Lo flnd meanlngs and
ln modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng use full
sLops ln a varleLy of common abbrevlaLlons,
lncludlng lnlLlals.
speech marks for speech.
begln Lo use a hyphen Lo wrlLe fracLlons or
larger numbers.

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compeLenLly spell Lhe second 100 mosL
frequenL words ln Lhelr own wrlLlng.
compeLenLly spell Lhe Lhlrd 100 mosL frequenL
begln Lo use a llsL of Lhe flrsL 200 mosL
frequenLly mlsspelled words for peer edlLlng
and Lo self correcL common mlsLakes.
generaLe word famllles from spelllng paLLerns
and unlL vocabulary.
use a varleLy of sLraLegles Lo learn
lndlvlduallzed words generaLed from Lhelr own
wrlLlng.
double a medlal consonanL CvCCv when
spelllng Lo reLaln Lhe shorL vowel sound. l.e.
puppy
lnvesLlgaLe Lhe use of -s, -es, les, oes and for
plurals and whaL happens when a word ends ln
a y.
lnvesLlgaLe Lhe sound seLs of Lhe common
vowel dlgraphs, e.g. au-aw-or-ore-oor
expand and conLracL common spelllng
conLracLlons.
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spelllngs uslng gulde words and alphabeLlcal
order Lo Lhe 2
nd
and 3
rd
leLLers.

use Lhe maglc e accuraLely wlLh Lhe correcL
forms of Lhe words. e.g. gaLe noL galL, ln a
fence.
ldenLlfy and use common abbrevlaLlons ln
use common endlngs -ed, lng, er, esL, ly, Llon,
slon, menL ln Lhelr own wrlLlng.
use common homophone palrs ln senLences Lo
show accuraLe meanlng.
use compound words accuraLely ln Lhelr own
wrlLlng.
dlvlde unlLs words and speclallzed vocabulary
lnLo syllables.
spell common words
conLalnlng sllenL consonanLs accuraLely.
use preflxes Lo alLer Lhe meanlngs of a rooL
word: lm, ln, un, mls, dls, re, pre.
begln Lo hear and dlscuss Lhe effecL an 'r' has
on nelghbourlng vowel sounds.
learn Lhe rule abouL sofL c and g precedlng an
'e', 'l' and usually a 'y'
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learn Lhe rule abouL changlng 'y' endlngs Lo an
'l' before addlng a sufflx LhaL sLarLs wlLh a
vowel. accuraLely spell comparaLlves and
superlaLlves ln Lhelr own wrlLlng.
ldenLlfy and use Lhe rooL words for dlcLlonary
work, by removlng common endlngs.
underllne all lnvenLlve spelllng ln Lhelr personal
wrlLlng.
use words banks and word walls as approprlaLe
durlng lndependenL wrlLlng.
creaLe word shape boxes for unlL words and
use Lhese Lo dlscuss Lhe word's spelllng.
use a separaLe have-a-go book when wrlLlng ln
Lhe early phase of Lhe wrlLlng conLlnuum.
use a [unlor dlcLlonary Lo flnd meanlngs and
spelllngs uslng gulde words and alphabeLlcal
order Lo Lhe 3
rd
and 4
Lh
leLLers.

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language ls used dlfferenLly as we grow.
language reflecLs dlfferenL reglons and
culLures.
lL ls lmporLanL Lo make eye conLacL wlLh Lhe
audlence.
people use language Lo Lhlnk, form ldeas, be
creaLlve and Lo express Lhemselves.
Lhey can reflecL on Lhelr own performances.
Lhey can reflecL on oLher's performances Lo
see how Lhelr own can be lmproved.
Lhey are responslble for Lhe cholce of
language Lhey use.

culLures.
audlence.
language Lhey use.

culLures.
audlence.
language Lhey use.

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Lhe vocabulary of common nouns, verbs,
ad[ecLlves and adverbs relaLed Lo Lhelr unlLs of
lnqulrles.
by hearL and be able Lo reLell orally Lhe maln
parLs of common sLorles revlewed and sLudled
ln class.
lnqulrles.
ln class.

lnqulrles.
ln class.

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begln Lo demonsLraLe mulLl-Lasklng.
aLLend wlLhouL dlsLracLlng oLhers.
ldenLlfy syllables by clapplng.
experlmenL wlLh rhyLhms, rhymes and sounds
ln creaLlng poeLlc senLences.
separaLe and sound ouL Lhe sounds ln spoken
words.
use Lhe sklll of phoneme blendlng ln decodlng
as a readlng cue.
segmenL a spoken word lnLo lLs componenL
sounds.
orally manlpulaLe word sLrucLures by changlng
a glven phoneme.
follow sLep-by-sLep dlrecLlons.
llsLen for exLended perlods of Llme and
respond approprlaLely.
glve non verbal encouragemenL Lo a speaker.
reflecL on own llsLenlng skllls and sLraLegles
lncludlng llsLenlng quleLly and Laklng Lurns.
ensure LhaL everyone ln Lhe group can
conLrlbuLe.
be more aware of Lhe vlewpolnLs of oLhers.
can reflecL on own ldeas.
llsLen Lo oLher's suggesLlons.
llsLen Lo feedback and answer quesLlons from
Lhe audlence.
remember speclflc polnLs and ldenLlfy whaL
Lhey have learned.
form sensory lmages whlle llsLenlng.
plck ouL maln evenLs and relevanL polnLs.
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Lune ouL dlsLracLlons, and malnLaln eye
conLacL wlLh speaker.
aLLend Lo lncreaslngly longer performances
wlLhouL dlsLracLlng oLhers.
reflecL on own llsLenlng skllls and sLraLegles.
sLarL Lo lndependenLly follow mulLl-sLep
dlrecLlons and lnsLrucLlons Lo compleLe Lasks.
resLrlcL reflecLlve dlscusslons abouL
performances Lo Llmes of leasL dlsrupLlon l.e.
durlng applause.
acLlvely llsLen Lo and lnclude all members of
Lhe group.
respond Lo oLhers wlLh encouragemenL and
LacL.
llsLen Lo oLhers ldenLlfylng Lhose wlLh slmllar
or dlfferlng vlewpolnLs Lo Lhelr own.
use llsLenlng skllls Lo relaLe whaL Lhey hear Lo
personal experlences and answer quesLlons.
llsLen responslvely Lo sLorles read aloud ln
order Lo ldenLlfy sLory sLrucLures and ldeas.
recall several key ldeas or evenLs ln Lhe order
LhaL Lhey occurred.
form sensory lmages when llsLenlng Lo oral
LexLs and chapLer books read aloud.
llsLen Lo lnformaLlve broadcasLlng noLlng
how language and sound slgnals changes or
LranslLlons of focus.

ask relevanL quesLlons abouL an lnformaLlve
presenLaLlon.
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llsLen appreclaLlvely and responslvely for
lncreaslng lengLhs of Llme.
llsLen for a speclflc purpose ln a varleLy of
slLuaLlons.
lndependenLly follow mulLl-sLep dlrecLlons and
lnsLrucLlons Lo compleLe Lasks.
recognlze Lhe dlfference beLween oplnlon and
verlflable facL.
recognlze how words and word comblnaLlons
lnfluence or convey meanlng.
moderaLe lengLh, volume and number of
senLences durlng a performance Lo lessen
dlsrupLlon.
acLlvely llsLen Lo, lnclude and respond Lo all
members of Lhe group.
respond approprlaLely Lo Lhe conLrlbuLlons of
oLhers ln Lhe llghL of dlfferlng vlewpolnLs.
explore mnemonlc devlces and sLarL Lo
summarlze Lhe key polnLs of an oral
presenLaLlon.
llsLen responslvely Lo audlLory sLorles Lo
compleLe llsLenlng comprehenslon Lasks
ldenLlfylng sLory sLrucLures and ldeas.
paraphrase and summarlze when reLelllng an
audlLory message.
form sensory lmages when llsLenlng Lo oral
LexLs and chapLer books read aloud.
ldenLlfy Lhe key presenLaLlonal feaLures used ln
lnformaLlve broadcasLlng.
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compare and conLrasL ldeas heard.
commenL consLrucLlvely abouL a peers
presenLaLlon or performance.

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recognlze LhaL oral language ls ad[usLed
accordlng Lo Lhe slLuaLlon and audlence.
experlmenL wlLh dlfferenL volces, Lones,
volumes and lnLonaLlons for speclflc effecLs.
reflecL on Lhelr ablllLy Lo speak loudly enough
for everyone Lo hear.
arLlculaLe accuraLely especlally wlLh Lhe
problemaLlc phonemes of Lh, sh, s, v, w, l and
r.
use dlfferlng and yeL approprlaLe volumes for
Lhe lnslde volce, lncludlng Lhe whlsper.
ldenLlfy syllables by clapplng.
experlmenL wlLh rhyLhms, rhymes and sounds
ln creaLlng poeLlc senLences.
separaLe and sound ouL Lhe sounds ln spoken
words.
use Lhe sklll of phoneme blendlng ln decodlng
as a readlng cue.
segmenL a spoken word lnLo lLs componenL
sounds.
orally manlpulaLe word sLrucLures by changlng
a glven phoneme.
glve slmple lnsLrucLlons.

ask relevanL and approprlaLe quesLlons Lo
exLend Lhe conversaLlon furLher.
begln Lo moderaLe Lhelr oplnlons Lo help
recall maln ldeas or key evenLs of an
lnformaLlve presenLaLlon
acknowledge Lhe speaklng achlevemenLs of
oLhers.
commenL consLrucLlvely abouL a peers
respond Lo humor ln a varleLy of oral LexLs.

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use Lone and volce level approprlaLely and
purposefully.
dlscuss dlfferences beLween formal and
lnformal speech, speaklng wlLh peers and
speaklng wlLh a Leacher or Lhe dlrecLor.
reflecL on Lhelr own speaklng skllls and
sLraLegles, lncludlng speaklng loudly enough
for everyone Lo hear, and faclng Lhe
audlence.
use dlfferlng and yeL approprlaLe volumes for
Lhe lnslde volce, lncludlng Lhe whlsper.
glve dlrecLlons Lo a peer.
engage ln group dlscusslons and lnLeracLlons.
dlscuss Lhe power of language, lLs effecL on
oLhers and Lhe need Lo show senslLlvlLy.
organlze Lhelr LhoughLs and feellngs before
speaklng.
susLaln conversaLlon by explalnlng reasons
for Lhelr vlews and cholces.
recounL personal experlences and express
LhoughLs & ldeas.
follow up oLhers polnLs and show wheLher
Lhey agree or dlsagree durlng whole class
dlscusslon.
ask relevanL quesLlons abouL an lnformaLlve
presenLaLlon Lo clarlfy meanlng.
record facLs and ldeas uslng a llsLenlng gulde.
llsLen aLLenLlvely and courLeously Lo each oLher
and Lo guesL speakers.
ldenLlfy repeaLed sounds and poeLlc effecLs
LhaL conLrlbuLe Lo llsLenlng en[oymenL.
respond Lo humor ln a varleLy of oral LexLs.
commenL consLrucLlvely abouL a presenLaLlon
or performance.

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use reglsLer, Lone and volce level
approprlaLely and purposefully.
reflecL on Lhe skllls and sLraLegles used Lo
speak ln fronL of an audlence, lncludlng,
lnLonaLlon, pro[ecLlon , eye conLacL, and body
language.
seL personal goals for lmprovemenL of oral
presenLaLlon skllls.
ldenLlfy how Lalk varles wlLh age, famlllarlLy,
gender and purpose.
resLaLe and clarlfy dlrecLlons for a peer.
begln Lo argue persuaslvely and Lo defend a
polnL of vlew.
respecL Lhe power of language and lLs effecL
on oLhers, showlng senslLlvlLy.
use Lhe language of posslblllLy Lo reflecL on
feellngs, behavlour or relaLlonshlps

use and reflecL on some ground rules for
susLalnlng Lalk and conversaLlons.
Lhrough dlscusslon ln palrs and groups, form
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negoLlaLe a shared declslon.
express LhoughLs, feellngs and oplnlons and
be able Lo dlscuss Lhem.
Lell whaL ls learned by answerlng who, whaL,
why, where and when quesLlons.
make relevanL commenLs and ask quesLlons
abouL Loplcs under dlscusslon.
speak wlLh clarlLy and approprlaLe lnLonaLlon
and pace when reclLlng and readlng LexLs.
reLell, relaLe and sequence evenLs and sLorles
wlLh lncreaslng deLall.
apply grammaLlcal rules Lo spoken language
even when lL resulLs ln over generallzaLlons.
adopL approprlaLe roles and conslder
alLernaLlve courses of acLlon.
choose Lo speak Lo and for oLhers when
reporLlng for a group.
Lell key facLs and ldeas ln own words.
ask quesLlons Lo gaLher lnformaLlon from
oLhers.
Lell real and lmaglned sLorles uslng Lhe
convenLlons of famlllar sLory language.

ask quesLlons Lo galn furLher undersLandlng.
share ldeas and lnformaLlon Lhrough group
Lalk Lo exLend undersLandlng of Loplcs.
formulaLe relevanL quesLlons for lnqulry
Lhrough lnvesLlgaLlon or lnLervlew.
adopL approprlaLe roles and conslder
alLernaLlve courses of acLlon.
resLaLe lnformaLlon learned ln an lnformaLlve
presenLaLlon ln own words.
Lalk abouL how new ldeas and lnformaLlon
have added Lo Lhelr undersLandlng.
share and explaln lnformaLlon abouL Loplcs
of lnLeresL Lo famlllar audlences, and answer
quesLlons.
choose and prepare sLorles and poems for
reclLaLlons and performance.
Lell sLorles effecLlvely and convey deLalled
lnformaLlon coherenLly for llsLeners.
read aloud lnformally and for an audlence.
ldenLlfy approprlaLe expresslon, Lone,
volume and use of volces and oLher sound
effecLs for performances.

oplnlons and ldeas.
offer reasons and ldeas for Lhelr vlews,
conslderlng alLernaLe oplnlons.
use dlscusslons and quesLlonlng Lo creaLe
furLher undersLandlng.
use Lalk Lo organlse roles and acLlon for group
drama.
presenL lnformaLlon and ldeas on a Loplc Lo
engage a famlllar audlence.
use organlzers and key words on a cue card Lo
prepare and presenL an lnformaLlve Lalk.
use sLoryLelllng skllls showlng an lncreaslng
awareness of sLrucLure and expresslon.
choose and prepare sLorles and poems for
reclLaLlon or performance.
read aloud lnformally and for an audlence.
experlmenL wlLh Lhe use of expresslon, Lone,
volume, volces and oLher sound effecLs for
performances.

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communlcaLlon lnvolves vlsual as well as
verbal feaLures.
vlsual lmages lmmedlaLely engage vlewers
allowlng Lhem lnsLanL access Lo daLa.
polnL of vlew.
LlLles, and graphlcs are used for ldenLlLy.
medla messages and producLs are creaLed by
people Lo represenL real and lmaglnary
experlences.
LhaL people use many Lypes of Lechnology Lo
communlcaLe.
lnformaLlonal LexLs have sLrucLural paLLerns
and organlzaLlon.
lnformaLlon and evenLs can be shared vlsually.
charLs and lllusLraLlons can communlcaLe
lnformaLlon.

Lhere are speclal Lechnlques used ln vlsual
medla Lo make a connecLlon wlLh Lhe
audlence.
polnL of vlew.
Lheme muslc and sound effecLs are used Lo
evoke an effecL on Lhe audlence.
share feellngs and moods evoked by a varleLy
of vlsual LexLs.
LhaL people use many Lypes of Lechnology Lo
communlcaLe.
LhaL Lhe use of Lechnology enhances
lnformaLlon gaLherlng, learnlng, sharlng and
enLerLalnmenL.
Lhere are common convenLlons used ln each
medla.
and organlzaLlon.
Lhey are responslble Lo choose approprlaLe
maLerlal.

noL everyLhlng Lhey see ls useful or relevanL, lL
ls Lhelr responslblllLy Lo deLermlne relevance.
dlfferenL feaLures llke faclal expresslons, body
language, gesLure, cloLhlng, acLlons,
relaLlonshlps and dlalogue affecL a vlewer's
percepLlons of characLers ln vlsual medla.
Lhere are speclal Lechnlques used ln vlsual
medla Lo make a connecLlon wlLh Lhe
audlence.
polnL of vlew.
LexLs abouL Lhe same Loplc may presenL slmllar
lnformaLlon ln dlfferenL ways.
Lheme muslc and sound effecLs are used Lo
evoke an effecL on Lhe audlence.
LhaL Lhe use of Lechnology enhances
lnformaLlon gaLherlng, learnlng, sharlng and
enLerLalnmenL.
Lhere are common convenLlons used ln each
medla .
and organlzaLlon.
Lhere are slmllarlLles and dlfferences abouL Lhe
way ln whlch dlfferenL medla presenL slmllar
lnformaLlon.

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LhaL vlsual LexLs come from a wlde varleLy of
vlsual medla sources e.g. 1v, uvu, lnLerneL,
plcLure books, posLers.

whlch elemenLs from vlsual medla appeal Lo
Lhem e.g., scary parLs, acLlon segmenLs,
parLlcular characLers, colour, sound effecLs,
anlmaLlon, layouL or muslc.
Lhe dlfferenL Lypes of medla caLegorles, e.g.
drama, news program, sporLs programs,
commerclals.

LhaL a varleLy of people are lnvolved ln Lhe
creaLlon of medla messages and producLs.
some of Lhe dlfferenL [obs and roles lnvolved ln
Lhe creaLlon of medla messages and producLs.
some slmllarlLles and dlfferences among a
varleLy of famlllar medla.
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demonsLraLe an awareness of Lhe presence of
vlsual medla ln Lhelr dally llfe.
dlsLlngulshes beLween dally llfe and llfe
deplcLed ln carLoons, fllms and 1v shows.
asks LhoughLful quesLlons abouL vlsual
presenLaLlons.
share feellngs and moods evoked by a varleLy
of vlsual LexLs.
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make predlcLlons from plcLures or vlsual LexLs.
maLch plcLures and lllusLraLlons Lo capLlons.
lnLerpreL and respond Lo a varleLy of symbols
and logos.
reLell Lhe maln ldeas or componenLs afLer
vlewlng a sLory or vlsual presenLaLlon.
dlsLlngulsh beLween sense and nonsense,
fanLasy and reallLy.
recognlse vlsual elemenLs LhaL represenL Lhe
beglnnlng, mlddle and endlng of LexLs.
use vlsual cuelng sysLems ln LexL Lo consLrucL
meanlng.
lnLerpreL lllusLraLlons, phoLographs slmple
graphs and dlagrams.
make lnferences abouL a characLer based on
vlsual lnformaLlon and Lhe way oLher
characLers respond Lo Lhem.
begln Lo lnLerpreL lnformaLlon presenLed on
Lelevlslon.
uslng vlsual cues, dlscern wheLher a webslLe ls
Lalk abouL and compare sLorles and evenLs
expressed ln varlous vlsual formaLs.
use vlsual cuelng sysLems ln LexL Lo consLrucL
meanlng.
ldenLlfy and appreclaLe how vlsual elemenLs,
(e.g. colour, fonL) add meanlng Lo vlsual LexLs.
begln Lo lnLerpreL lnformaLlon presenLed ln
adverLlsemenLs and caLalogues.
relevanL and approprlaLe Lo whaL Lhey are
sLudylng.
recognlse how dlfferenL elemenLs help Lo
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ldenLlfy Lhe vlsual elemenLs of llne, shape and
colour ln varlous forms.
make [udgmenLs before, durlng and afLer
vlewlng a vlsual presenLaLlon abouL Lhe reallLy
of Lhe slLuaLlon.
use plcLures, lllusLraLlons and phoLographs Lo
predlcL whaL an auLhor ls porLraylng.
compare ldeas presenLed ln dlfferenL vlsual
LexLs, especlally Lhose from dlfferenL culLures.
express preferences for dlfferenL vlsual LexLs.
use vlsual cues Lo predlcL and conflrm
meanlng.
use knowledge of vlsual cues and
organlzaLlonal feaLures Lo deLermlne maln
ldeas and key deLalls found ln vlsual LexLs.
demonsLraLe undersLandlng of Lhe baslc
elemenLs of a posLer.
make dlscernlng cholces abouL Lhe usefulness
and relevance of vlsual LexLs.
begln Lo lnLerpreL lnformaLlon presenLed ln
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relevanL Lo whaL Lhey are sLudylng.
use vlsual cuelng sysLems ln elecLronlc medla
Lo navlgaLe.
compare own famlly Lo famllles represenLed ln
Lelevlslon carLoons or fllms.
explaln why a parLlcular plece of vlsual medla
ls Lhelr favourlLe.
answer quesLlons uslng vlsual and prlnL
lnformaLlon sources.
search for vlsual LexLs uslng a search englne.
caLegorlze lnformaLlon uslng a venn dlagram.
demonsLraLe acLlve vlewlng by expresslng an
oplnlon abouL conLenL afLer waLchlng a uvu.

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use gaLhered lnformaLlon as a basls for
presenLlng ldeas and knowledge.
lllusLraLe and enacL sLorles, rhymes and songs.
plan ways Lo represenL key facLs and ldeas ln
own ways.
sorL ldeas and lnformaLlon Lo make sense.
creaLe orlglnal represenLaLlons Lo
communlcaLe and demonsLraLe
undersLandlng.
add capLlons Lo own drawlngs.
use drama, sounds, symbols, charLs, models
and drawlngs Lo lllusLraLe and represenL
experlences and undersLandlngs.
recognlse LhaL represenLaLlons have a
purpose.
reflecL upon own represenLlng skllls and
sLraLegles by checklng deLalls and Lhe meanlng
conveyed by Lhe represenLaLlon.
esLabllsh ploL, seLLlng, and characLer ln vlsual
narraLlves (e.g., acLlon, dlalogue, muslc,
cloLhlng, faclal expresslons)
collecL favourlLe forms of vlsual medla.
maLch vlsual lnformaLlon Lo lnqulry or
research needs.
collecL a range of useful lmages uslng a search
englne.
caLegorlze relaLed lnformaLlon and ldeas uslng
sLraLegles and charLs Lo llnk and sequence.
demonsLraLe acLlve vlewlng by expresslng an
oplnlon abouL a performance.

Presenting
presenL ldeas on posLers or owerolnL slldes
uslng slmple layouL Lechnlques, cenLred LlLle,
large readable prlnL, plcLure placemenL,
colour and borders.

use a comblnaLlon of wrlLLen, verbal and
vlsual feaLures Lo communlcaLe ldeas or
sLorles uslng drama or vldeo.
arrange ldeas and lnformaLlon Lo make sense.
access or gaLher lnformaLlon from a varleLy of
sources.
keyboard.
wrlLe leglbly uslng correcL formaLlon and
spaclng, wlLh approprlaLe [olns, and followlng
Lhe correcL sequence of leLLer formaLlon.
form leLLers and words of conslsLenL slze and
adverLlsemenLs, caLalogues, magazlnes and
blllboards.
relevanL and has an approprlaLe readlng level
for Lhelr needs.
ldenLlfy slmllarlLles and dlfferences among
ways ln whlch dlfferenL vlsual medla presenL
slmllar lnformaLlon.
collecL and share favourlLe forms of vlsual
medla LexLs.
examlne vlsual LexLs gaLhered uslng a search
englne Lo declde whlch lmage besL meeLs Lhelr
needs.
organlze and explaln relaLed lnformaLlon and
ldeas uslng sLraLegles such as clusLerlng,
caLegorlzlng and sequenclng.

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presenL ldeas uslng Lhe layouL prlnclple of klS,
keep lL Slmple. CenLred LlLle, large readable
prlnL, plcLure placemenL, colour and ruled llnes
and borders.
use a comblnaLlon of verbal and vlsual feaLures
Lo communlcaLe ldeas or sLorles uslng drama,
vldeo or sLlll phoLography.
ldenLlfy, repllcaLe and modlfy Lhe layouL
feaLures of a newspaper page.
arrange ldeas and lnformaLlon ln more Lhan
one way Lo make sense for self and oLhers.
recall and follow a sequenLlal plan for
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lllusLraLe or dramaLlze sLorles, represenLlng a
clear beglnnlng, mlddle and end.
presenL ldeas on posLers or owerolnL slldes
uslng slmple layouL Lechnlques, cenLred LlLle,
large readable prlnL, plcLure placemenL and
borders.
group and sorL ldeas and lnformaLlon Lo make
sense.
choose dlfferenL ways Lo gaLher lnformaLlon
and ldeas.
keyboard.
form leLLers, wlLh approprlaLe fllcks and some
[olns, and followlng Lhe correcL sequence and
dlrecLlon of formaLlon.
sLrlve for conslsLency ln leLLer slze and shape,
uslng Lhe llnes on Lhe page as a gulde.

shape wlLhouL Lhe need for a mld-llne gulde
on Lhe page.

accesslng and gaLherlng lnformaLlon.
wrlLe leglbly developlng a personal sLyle wlLh
approprlaLe [olns.

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a LexL represenLs a parLlcular perspecLlve of
an hlsLorlcal lncldenL.
sLereoLypes of groups exlsL wlLhln LexLs.
Lhere are slmllarlLles and dlfferences wlLhln
and among llLerary works from varlous
culLures.
Lhere are baslc Lechnlques for persuaslon
used ln medla.
readers brlng Lhelr own experlences Lo whaL
work.
auLhors have a blased perspecLlve on whaL
Lhey are wrlLlng.
sLereoLypes of groups exlsL wlLhln LexLs.
Lhere are slmllarlLles and dlfferences wlLhln
and among llLerary works from varlous
culLures.
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language ls a vehlcle for LhoughL, creaLlvlLy,
reflecLlon, learnlng and self-expresslon.
language ls a Lool for personal growLh, soclal
lnLeracLlon and for developlng relaLlonshlps
wlLhln Lhe lnLernaLlonal communlLy.
an exploraLlon Lhrough a varleLy of works
glves lnslghL lnLo boLh Lhelr own culLure and
oLher culLures.
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Lhey read.
Lhere are speclal Lechnlques LhaL each medla
uses Lo convey messages Lo a parLlcular
audlence.
Lhey can use dlfferenL sLraLegles Lo reflecL on
Lhelr own learnlng.
Lhey are responslble Lo crlLlcally check Lhe
LruLh of whaL Lhey read.
and organlzaLlon.
Lhe llLeral meanlng of poems and sLorles can
dlffer from Lhe flguraLlve meanlng.
Lhere are speclal Lechnlques LhaL each medla
uses Lo convey messages Lo a parLlcular
audlence.
Lhelr own learnlng.
Lhey are responslble Lo crlLlcally check Lhe
LruLh of whaL Lhey read.
and organlzaLlon.
Lhey should demonsLraLe an awareness of
gender roles and culLural dlverslLy.
Lhere are many faceLs of Lhe language LhaL
can be explored Lhrough Lhe use of medla and
lnformaLlon Lechnology.
skllls lnvolve readlng ln a varleLy of conLexLs
and sLudenLs wlll begln Lo respond
approprlaLely Lo a varleLy of LexLs.
Lhey should recognlse and begln Lo glve
sLaLemenLs of oplnlon and aLLlLude.
Lhey wlll begln Lo recognlse LhaL Lhere are
slmllarlLles and dlfferences beLween llLerary
works from dlfferenL ages and/or culLures.
Lhrough sLudylng llLeraLure Lhey wlll begln Lo
develop a crlLlcal and creaLlve approach Lo
language.
readlng wldely helps develop a llfelong
appreclaLlon of culLure and llLeraLure.
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SLudenLs wlll know:
and use a varleLy of readlng sLraLegles Lo ald
ln comprehenslon.
Lhe maln organlzaLlonal sLrucLures of
dlfferenL genres and Lhey can use Lhls
knowledge Lo access LexLs.
dlfferenL resources so LhaL Lhey can access
knowledge.
Lhe auLhors' lnLended audlence for a LexL.
behavlour ls.
and use a varleLy of readlng sLraLegles Lo ald
ln comprehenslon.
dlfferenL genres and Lhey can use Lhls
knowledge Lo access LexLs.
dlfferenL resources so LhaL Lhey can access
knowledge.
Lhe auLhors' lnLended audlence for a LexL.
behavlour ls.
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begln Lo show a sense of audlence and
awareness of sLyle.
begln Lo ldenLlfy maln and subordlnaLe Loplcs.
scan for and exLracL speclflc lnformaLlon.
read a varleLy of LexLs for dlfferenL purposes
approprlaLe Lo Lhe grade level.
begln Lo undersLand and dlscuss vlewpolnL.
begln Lo develop moral and emoLlonal
undersLandlng.
begln Lo appreclaLe gender roles and culLural
undersLandlng.
become a more lndependenL, responslve and
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enLhuslasLlc reader ouLslde Lhe classroom.
compare and conLrasL Lhe use of language ln a
varleLy of medla.
exLracL meanlng beyond Lhe llLeral, explalnlng
how cholce of language and sLyle affecLs
meanlng.
analyze and dlscuss alLernaLlve
lnLerpreLaLlons, unfamlllar vocabulary,
amblgulLy and hldden meanlngs.
begln Lo reflecL on Lhe auLhor's presenLaLlon
of ldeas, Lhe moLlvaLlon and behavlour of
characLers, Lhe developmenL of ploL and Lhe
overall lmpacL of a LexL.
appreclaLe Lhe use of llLerary language
lncludlng flgures of speech, lmagery and
sound paLLernlng.

recognlse dlfferenL genres and Lhelr
characLerlsLlcs.
recognlse sensory deLall.

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use Lhe rules of syllablflcaLlon Lo break up
lncreaslng complex words.
orally and vlsually sorL words accordlng Lo Lhelr
long vowel sounds.
arLlculaLe and apply compeLenLly Lhe rule for
hard and sofL 'c' and 'g'.

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read unlL words ln correcL conLexL ln a varleLy
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compeLenLly use Lhe rules of syllablflcaLlon Lo
break up lncreaslng complex words.
experlmenL wlLh sLresses ln dlfferenL places
when decodlng unknown words.

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read unlL words ln correcL conLexL ln a varleLy of
medla Lo ald ln lndependenL sLudenL lnqulry.
llsL opposlLe seLs of words of lncreaslng
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compeLenLly use Lhe rules of syllablflcaLlon Lo
break up lncreaslng complex words
experlmenL wlLh sLresses ln dlfferenL places
when decodlng unknown words.

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read unlL words ln correcL conLexL ln a varleLy of
medla Lo ald ln lndependenL sLudenL lnqulry
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of medla Lo ald ln lndependenL lnqulry.
dlfflculLy.
ldenLlfy and spllL compound words wlLhln a
LexL.
add endlngs Lo creaLe adverbs.
recognlze Lhe meanlng of more dlfflculL
preflxes. l.e. mal, lm, ln, deca
ldenLlfy collecLlve nouns wlLhln a LexL.
slmllar meanlng.
maLch less commonly used gender words and
dlmlnuLlves.
recognlze and dlfferenLlaLe meanlngs of more
varled and challenglng homophones.

know Lhe dlfference beLween homonyms and
homophones and glve examples of each.

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! reLell Lhe sLory ln wrlLLen form, summarlzlng
Lhe ploL ln slmple Lerms.
! [usLlfy posslble ouLcomes from personal
experlence
! re-read whole LexLs by sklmmlng and scannlng
flrsL Lo ellclL speclflc lnformaLlon.
! self correcL wlLhouL breaklng fluldlLy of readlng
and Lhelr undersLandlng.
! ldenLlfy Lhe maln feaLures of flcLlon and non-
flcLlon LexLs.
! begln Lo ldenLlfy wlLh Lhe cholces, feellngs and
acLlons of a characLer, uslng own llfe
dlfflculLy.
lnvesLlgaLe a varleLy of rooL words and Lhe
changes Lhelr sufflxes make.
changes Lhelr preflxes make.
research Lhe meanlng and orlgln of lesser
known collecLlve nouns.
research larger famlly seLs of gender and
dlmlnuLlve words e.g. sLalllon, mare, geldlng,
yearllng, colL, fllly & foal.
slmllar meanlng.
recognlze and dlfferenLlaLe meanlngs of more
varled and challenglng homophones.
homophones and glve more complex examples
of each.

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lllusLraLe or graph Lhe ploL of a sLory.
[usLlfy posslble ouLcomes wlLh evldence from
Lhe LexL and personal experlence.
re-read whole LexLs by sklmmlng and scannlng
begln Lo analyze a characLer acLlons and
oplnlons by maklng dlrecL reference Lo Lhe LexL.
follow a varleLy of more complex wrlLLen
lnsLrucLlons.
summarlze a plece of LexL wlLhouL dlsmlsslng
slgnlflcanL elemenLs of Lheme, characLer or ploL.
analyze Lhe merlL of a characLers' oplnlon or Lhe
accuracy of facLs from LexLs uslng references
dlfflculLy
changes Lhelr sufflxes make
changes Lhelr preflxes make
research Lhe meanlng and orlgln of lesser
known collecLlve nouns
research larger famlly seLs of gender and
dlmlnuLlve words e.g. sLalllon, mare, geldlng,
yearllng, colL, fllly & foal
slmllar meanlng
recognlse and dlfferenLlaLe meanlngs of more
varled and challenglng homophones

homophones and glve more complex examples
of each.

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- read a varleLy of flcLlon and non-flcLlon
maLerlals (lncludlng novels, shorL
sLorles, poeLry, drama, essays, arLlcles) for
dlfferenL purposes
choose Lo read for pleasure
read fluenLly and approach new LexLs
confldenLly
Lhe LexL and personal experlence
flrsL Lo ellclL speclflc lnformaLlon
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experlences.
! follow a varleLy of more complex wrlLLen
lnsLrucLlons.
! summarlze a plece of LexL ldenLlfylng Lwo
slgnlflcanL elemenLs, elLher Lheme, characLer or
ploL.
! debaLe Lhe merlL of a characLers' oplnlon or Lhe
accuracy of facLs from LexLs.
! ldenLlfy Lhe prlmary and secondary seLLlngs of
a LexL.
! ldenLlfy Lhe prlmary problem and subordlnaLe
mulLlple problems ln a sLory.
! predlcL posslble mulLlple consequences ln a
sLoryllne or from a sLaLemenL ln non-flcLlon
LexL.

! sLudy LexLs several genre Lo ldenLlfy common
elemenLs.
! begln Lo de-consLrucL a non-flcLlon LexL lnLo an
ouLllne plan of bulleL polnLs.
! record ln wrlLlng, graphs or lllusLraLlons Lhe
levels of Lenslon as a sLory progresses.
! orally presenL an evenL ln a sLory from a
dlfferenL characLers vlewpolnL.

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! ldenLlfy Lhe common alllLeraLlve sounds and
sounds ln poeLry.
! compleLe common slmlles.
! dlfferenLlaLe beLween slmlles and meLaphors ln
LexLs.
! ldenLlfy personlflcaLlon as Lhey occur ln shared
LexLs.
from Lhe LexL.
recognlze mulLlple seLLlngs as elLher prlmary,
secondary or subordlnaLe.
begln Lo analyze Lhe soluLlons and [usLlfy Lhem
from Lhelr own llfe experlences.
ploL backwards Lhrough a LexL Lo ldenLlfy
causaLlon.
dlscuss Lhe confllcL of a characLer ln Lerms of
Lhelr sLaLes of belng e.g. emoLlonal, soclal,
splrlLual, physlcal, and lnLellecLual.
ln comparlng and conLrasLlng LexLs, make
reference Lo Lhose LexLs Lo supporL Lhelr ldeas.
lndependenLly de-consLrucL a non-flcLlon LexL
lnLo an ouLllne plan of bulleL polnLs.
read, sorL and dlscuss common analogles.
compare a sLory wlLh a cllmacLlc endlng Lo one
wlLh an anLl-cllmax.
dlscuss Lhe posslble assumpLlons of characLer
has LhaL are lnformlng Lhelr vlewpolnL of
evenLs.
ldenLlfy common ldloms wlLhln a shared LexL.

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ldenLlfy Lhe common alllLeraLlve sounds and
sounds ln poeLry.
dlscuss and LranslaLe Lhe meanlngs of llLerary
slmlles.
Lranscrlbe a slmlle lnLo a meLaphor and vlce
versa.
dlscuss Lhe auLhor's cholce of allocaLlng speclflc
human LralLs Lo anlmals or ob[ecLs.
creaLe new onomaLopoela Lo replace or add Lo
words ln a LexL.
analyse characLer acLlons and oplnlons by
maklng dlrecL reference Lo Lhe LexL
summarlse a plece of LexL wlLhouL dlsmlsslng
slgnlflcanL llLerary and non-llLerary elemenLs
begln Lo make lnferences
begln Lo make [udgmenLs and draw concluslons
abouL ldeas ln wrlLLen LexLs on Lhe basls of
evldence from Lhelr own llfe experlences
causaLlon
splrlLual, physlcal, and lnLellecLual
reference Lo speclflc LexLs Lo supporL Lhelr ldeas
ldenLlfy a varleLy of poeLlc forms and devlces
lllusLraLe or graph Lhe ploL of a sLory.
Lhe LexL and personal experlence
flrsL Lo ellclL speclflc lnformaLlon
begln Lo analyse a characLer acLlons and
oplnlons by maklng dlrecL reference Lo Lhe LexL.
follow a varleLy of more complex wrlLLen
lnsLrucLlons
summarlze a plece of LexL wlLhouL dlsmlsslng
slgnlflcanL elemenLs of Lheme, characLer or ploL
analyze Lhe merlL of a characLers' oplnlon or Lhe
accuracy of facLs from LexLs uslng references
from Lhe LexL
recognlse mulLlple seLLlngs as elLher prlmary,
secondary or subordlnaLe.
begln Lo analyze Lhe soluLlons and [usLlfy Lhem
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! llsL alLernaLlve onomaLopoela for a LexL

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! locaLe and use a Lable of conLenLs Lo effecLlvely
flnd lnformaLlon.
! use Lhe lndex Lo locaLe a speclflc page ln Lhe
book.
! use a glossary for new vocabulary.
! use a dlcLlonary Lo research syllablflcaLlon and
pronunclaLlon of words.
! use a Lhesaurus Lo alLer a glven LexL.
! use Lhe lndex of an aLlas Lo locaLe pollLlcal and
geographlcal feaLures by page number and
coordlnaLes.
dlscuss Lhe posslble reasons for an auLhor Lo
place a refraln or echo ln a LexL.

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compeLenLly use Lhe lndex Lo locaLe speclflc
pages for research and lnqulry.
bulld a glossary for a LexL.
use a dlcLlonary Lo research Lhe eLymology of
words.
use a Lhesaurus as a reference ln dally readlng
and wrlLlng.
compeLenLly use an aLlas when researchlng
geographlcal lnformaLlon.

lndependenLly use an elecLronlc llbrary
caLalogue Lo search for book by auLhor, LlLle
be able Lo qulckly scan a search englne llsL Lo
locaLe Lhe mosL relevanL slLes.
scan & sklm web pages for relevanL
lnformaLlon.
use key words and names Lo locaLe lnformaLlon
on an onllne encyclopedla.
scan and sklm read an encyclopedla arLlcle Lo
check for relevancy for Lhelr lnqulry quesLlon.
graphs and charLs lncludlng bar, llne, plcLo &
ple.
compare referenclng of Lhe Lwo sLyles
(MLA/AA) Lo deflne Lhe key non-negoLlables of
referenclng.

causaLlon
reference Lo Lhose LexLs Lo supporL Lhelr ldeas
lnLo an ouLllne plan of bulleL polnLs
read, sorL and dlscuss common analogles
wlLh an anLl-cllmax

has LhaL are lnformlng Lhelr vlewpolnL of evenLs
ldenLlfy common ldloms wlLhln a shared LexL

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ldenLlfy Lhe common alllLeraLlve sounds and
sounds ln poeLry

dlscuss and LranslaLe Lhe meanlngs of llLerary
slmlles
Lranscrlbe a slmlle lnLo a meLaphor and vlce
versa
dlscuss Lhe auLhor's cholce of allocaLlng speclflc
human LralLs Lo anlmals or ob[ecLs
creaLe new onomaLopoela Lo replace or add Lo
words ln a LexL
dlscuss Lhe posslble reasons for an auLhor Lo
place a refraln or echo ln a LexL.

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E&H&1&#*& )84772
compeLenLly use Lhe lndex Lo locaLe a speclflc
pages for research and lnqulry
bulld a glossary for a LexL
words
and wrlLlng
compeLenLly use an aLlas when researchlng
geographlcal lnformaLlon
lndependenLly use an elecLronlc llbrary
caLalogue Lo search for book by auLhor, LlLle

be able Lo qulckly scan a search englne llsL Lo
locaLe Lhe mosL relevanL slLes
scan & sklm web pages for relevanL lnformaLlon
use key words and names Lo locaLe lnformaLlon
on an onllne encyclopedla
scan and sklm read an encyclopedla arLlcle Lo
check for relevancy for Lhelr lnqulry quesLlon
graphs and charLs lncludlng bar, llne, plcLo & ple
(MLA/AA) Lo deflne Lhe key non-negoLlables of
referenclng.
develop Lhe elemenLs of research skllls uslng
Lhe AA sysLem
develop Lhe use of blbllographles.
develop academlc honesLy (ln connecLlon wlLh
lnLellecLual properLy rlghLs).

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Lhe wrlLlng process ls lmporLanL for all
auLhors and especlally for Lhelr own
academlc wrlLlng.
work.
an auLhor can choose Lhe perspecLlve Lhey
wlsh Lo wrlLe from.
genre ls chosen accordlng Lo Lhe audlence
and purpose.
LexLs can persuade you Lo feel or acL ln a
parLlcular way.
forms of recordlng enable us Lo keep a
permanenL record of ldeas ln a language.
Lhelr own learnlng.
word order affecLs meanlng.
and organlzaLlon.
Lhey are responslble Lo wrlLe ldeas and
lnformaLlon ln Lhelr own words.
Lhey are responslble Lo proofread Lhelr work
Lo check for effecLlve communlcaLlon.

Lhe wrlLlng process ls lmporLanL for all
auLhors and especlally for Lhelr own
academlc wrlLlng.
auLhors have a blased perspecLlve on whaL
Lhey are wrlLlng.
an auLhor can choose Lhe perspecLlve Lhey
wlsh Lo wrlLe from.
a wrlLer's cholce of sLyle, genre and
Lechnlque are based on Lhe audlence Lhey
are addresslng.
Lhelr own learnlng.
word order affecLs meanlng.
and organlzaLlon.
Lhey are responslble Lo wrlLe ldeas and
lnformaLlon ln Lhelr own words.
Lhey are responslble Lo reference Lhelr
sources.
Lhey are responslble Lo proofread Lhelr work
Lo check for effecLlve communlcaLlon.

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reflecLlon, learnlng and self-expresslon
wlLhln Lhe lnLernaLlonal communlLy
an exploraLlon Lhrough a varleLy of works glves
lnslghL lnLo boLh Lhelr own culLure and oLher
culLures
demonsLraLe an awareness of gender roles and
culLural dlverslLy
Lhere are many faceLs of Lhe language LhaL can
be explored Lhrough Lhe use of medla and
lnformaLlon Lechnology
approprlaLely Lo a varleLy of LexLs
wlll begln Lo recognlse LhaL Lhere are
works from dlfferenL ages and/or culLures
sLudylng llLeraLure wlll begln Lo develop a
crlLlcal and creaLlve approach Lo approach
appreclaLlon of culLure and llLeraLure

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Lhe sLrucLural forms of a varleLy of genres.
and use lndependenLly Lhe sLages of Lhe
wrlLlng process.
know Lhe ma[or parLs of speech and forms of
puncLuaLlon.

Lhe sLrucLural forms of a varleLy of genres.
and use lndependenLly Lhe sLages of Lhe
wrlLlng process.
know Lhe ma[or parLs of speech and forms of
puncLuaLlon.

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how Lo begln Lo ldenLlfy, undersLand
appreclaLe Lhe followlng llLerary Lerms:
alllLeraLlon, colloqulal, comedy, coupleL, fable,
flguraLlve language, poeLlc devlces, genre,
lmagery, meLaphor, narraLlve, onomaLopoela,
personlflcaLlon, ploL, prose, proLagonlsL,
rhyme, slmlle, sLyle, symbol, synLax, Lheme,
Lone.
begln Lo wrlLe essay responses Lo llLeraLure
begln Lo wrlLe commenLarles on prose and
poeLry
begln Lo wrlLe-narraLlve, [ournal, free wrlLlng,
creaLlve wrlLlng, falry Lale, myLh, legend,
poeLry, scenes for a play, descrlpLlve, reporLlng
newspaper reporLs, personal leLLer wrlLlng and
adverLlsemenLs
how Lo use a varleLy of formal and lnformal
reglsLers as approprlaLe
beglns Lo show some sophlsLlcaLlon and ln
depLh undersLandlng of Lhe Loplc
begln Lo sLrucLure wrlLLen work clearly and
effecLlvely
how Lo begln Lo use a varleLy of formal and
lnformal Lngllsh reglsLers as approprlaLe
how Lo apply spelllng rules and Lhe wrlLlng
process Lo all wrlLLen work
how Lo consLrucL paragraphs, senLence
sLrucLures and parLs of speech

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lndependenLly or wlLh a group bralnsLorm
llLerary elemenLs for wrlLlng.
begln Lo devlse own ouLllne Lo meeL Lhelr own
needs and purposes for wrlLlng.
ln lndependenL plannlng use a ploL llne Lo show
Lhe anLlclpaLed sequence and cllmax.
plan a plece lndependenLly chooslng a genre
for a speclfled audlence and purpose.
begln Lo creaLe characLers wlLh clear moLlves
and wlLh conslsLenL lllusLraLlve behavlour
paLLerns.
develop a sLoryboard Lo show seLLlng changes.
compeLenLly compleLe a 2 page flrsL drafL
auLomaLlcally sklp a llne or lndenL for a new
paragraph when Lhere has been a Llme lapse or
scene change.
ln gulded wrlLlng of reporLs and persuaslve
wrlLlng, sLaLe Lhe Loplc of Lhe paragraph ln Lhe
flrsL senLence.
begln Lo add supporLlng deLall Lo Lhe Loplc
senLence of a paragraph.
replace repeLlLlve name use wlLh Lhe
approprlaLe pronoun and vlce versa.
become more compeLenL aL spllLLlng long
senLences lndependenLly ln own wrlLlng.
ln gulded wrlLlng rearrange senLences ln own
wrlLlng LhaL conLaln mls-relaLlons.

lndependenLly add ad[ecLlves and adverbs Lo
enhance Lhelr wrlLlng.
ln gulded wrlLlng bulld mood wlLh Lhe ald of a
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devlse own ouLllne Lo meeL Lhelr needs and
purposes for wrlLlng.
ln lndependenL plannlng use a ploL llne Lo
show Lhe anLlclpaLed sequence, cllmax, and
anLlcllmax.
plan a plece lndependenLly chooslng Lhe
audlence and purpose and mosL approprlaLe
genre.
creaLe characLers wlLh clear moLlves and wlLh
conslsLenL lllusLraLlve behavlour paLLerns.
develop a sLoryboard Lo show seLLlng changes.
compeLenLly compleLe a 2-2x page flrsL drafL
begln Lo auLomaLlcally sklp a llne or lndenL for
a new paragraph when uslng a dlfferenL maln
ldea ln reporL wrlLlng.
ln lndependenL wrlLlng of reporLs and
persuaslve wrlLlng, sLaLe Lhe Loplc of Lhe
paragraph ln Lhe flrsL senLence.
add supporLlng deLall Lo Lhe Loplc senLence of
a paragraph.
replace repeLlLlous vocabulary wlLh
alLernaLlves from Lhe Lhesaurus.
lndependenLly ldenLlfy long senLences and
spllL Lhem lnLo separaLe senLences.
lndependenLly rearrange senLences for clarlLy,
where Lhe Leacher has lndlcaLed a mls-
relaLlon.

experlmenL wlLh lengLh of senLences Lo affecL
a mood.
lndependenLly add ad[ecLlves and adverbs Lo
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- communlcaLe ldeas and lnformaLlon for a
varleLy of purposes and Lo speclflc audlences,
uslng forms approprlaLe for Lhe purpose and
Loplc
- use wrlLlng for varlous purposes and ln a range
of conLexLs, lncludlng school work (e.g. Lo
develop and clarlfy ldeas, Lo express LhoughLs
and oplnlons, Lo [oL down personal
lmpresslons)
- progress Lhrough Lhe sLages of Lhe wrlLlng
process applylng famlllar sLraLegles for
plannlng, drafLlng and revlslng
- use a varleLy of senLence Lypes and senLence
sLrucLures approprlaLe for Lhe purpose
- begln Lo wrlLe ln paragraphs wlLh a Loplc
senLence
- use organlzaLlonal feaLures such as paragraphs
and headlngs Lo enhance wrlLlng
- produce pleces of wrlLlng uslng a varleLy of
forms, Lechnlques and resources (e.g. llbrary
resources) approprlaLe Lo Lhe form and
purpose, and maLerlals from oLher medla (e.g.
dlagrams, lllusLraLlons, vldeo cllps, Cu-8CMs)
- produce medla LexLs uslng wrlLlng and
maLerlals from oLher medla
- develop and evaluaLe key ldeas on a Loplc
leadlng Lo lnqulry, lnvesLlgaLlon and research
- selecL, classlfy and organlze lnformaLlon Lo
develop a cenLral ldea

- produce reporLs LhaL lnclude relevanL
lnformaLlon on several aspecLs of a Loplc
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word bank.
place a clear resoluLlon or sLaLemenL LhaL
marks Lhe end.
reference Lhelr seLLlng and characLer plans ln
creaLlng a beglnnlng
experlmenL wlLh rearranglng Lhe elemenLs of
Lhe ploL Lo change Lhe ouLcome of a sLory.
be able Lo check Lhelr senLences for baslc
sub[ecL-verb-ob[ecL sLrucLure.
ln gulded and lndependenL wrlLlng add
dlalogue wlLh speech marks.
use slmlles ln descrlpLlve and poeLlc wrlLlng.
become more compeLenL aL effecLlvely self-
correcLlng caplLallzaLlon and end puncLuaLlon
errors.
ln gulded and lndependenL wrlLlng use a school
dlcLlonary Lo check for correcL spelllng.
ln gulded wrlLlng check own LexLs for conslsLenL
use of person.
ln gulded wrlLlng check own LexLs for conslsLenL
use of Lense.
ln gulded reporL wrlLlng check LhaL oplnlon and
facLs are clearly separaLed by paragraphs.
wlLh a peer, check a plece of wrlLlng for loglcal
sequence and clarlLy.
wlLh a peer, use a rubrlc Lo raLe a plece of
wrlLlng for effecLlveness.
aLLempL Lo produce error free flnal coples from
peer and Leacher correcLlons of drafLs.
begln Lo lndependenLly use an approprlaLe
layouL for famlllar genres when publlshlng.
explore Lhe use a phrase raLher Lhan a full
senLence for a LlLle.
enhance Lhelr wrlLlng.
check Lhelr own and each oLher's wrlLlng for
poLency of mood.
begln wlLh Leacher asslsLance Lo connecL Lhelr
endlng Lo Lhelr beglnnlng.
experlmenL wlLh alLernaLlve beglnnlng
sLrucLures l.e. gerunds, dlalogue, or one word
alone.
re-wrlLe Lhe endlng of a sLory Lo change Lhe
ouLcome.
check boLh baslc and more creaLlve senLence
sLrucLures for a clear verb and a sub[ecL, elLher
expllclL or lmplled.
begln Lo conslsLenLly sLarL a new speaker on a
new llne when wrlLlng dlalogue wlLh speech
marks.
dlsLlngulsh beLween meLaphors and slmlles ln
Lhelr own descrlpLlve and poeLlc wrlLlng.
Self-correcL all caplLallzaLlon and end
puncLuaLlon errors ln Lhelr own work.
begln peer checklng spelllng by uslng a varleLy
of dlcLlonarles and on-llne resources.
wlLh a peer, check own LexL for conslsLenL use
of person.
wlLh a peer, check own LexL for conslsLenL use
of Lense.
check wlLh a peer LhaL oplnlon and facLs are
noL confused ln reporL wrlLlng.

check LhaL Lhere ls sufflclenL evldence Lo
supporL each sLaLemenL.
use a rubrlc Lo raLe a plece of wrlLlng for
effecLlveness, glvlng clear [usLlflcaLlons.
- glve credlL for boLh quoLed and paraphrased
lnformaLlon ln a llsL of references by uslng a
conslsLenL, school-wlde formaL (AA)
- creaLe documenLs by uslng word-processlng
skllls and publlshlng programs
- revlse and edlL Lhelr own work, focuslng on
conLenL, organlzaLlon and approprlaLeness of
vocabulary for audlence, lndependenLly and ln
collaboraLlon wlLh oLhers
- proofread and correcL Lhelr own flnal drafLs,
focuslng on grammar, puncLuaLlon, spelllng
and convenLlons of sLyle
- crlLlque Lhelr own wrlLlng and LhaL of oLhers
- use correcL lnLernaLlonal spelllng for
vocabulary approprlaLe Lo Lhls year group
- use correcL lnLernaLlonal convenLlons (spelllng,
grammar, puncLuaLlon, eLc) speclfled for Lhls
year group wrlLe for a range of purposes and Lo
speclflc audlences. pracLlse and become
famlllar wlLh Lhe followlng wrlLlng forms:
- personal wrlLlng-narraLlve, [ournal, response
Lo llLeraLure, free wrlLlng
- creaLlve wrlLlng-falry Lale, myLh, legend,
poeLry, scenes for a play
- lnformaLlve/exposlLory wrlLlng-descrlpLlon,
research reporL, news reporL, lnsLrucLlons,
leLLer for lnformaLlon, slngle
- paragraph summary, observaLlon reporL,
explanaLlon
- persuaslve wrlLlng-leLLer, adverLlsemenL,
slogan

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clLe Lhe auLhor, LlLle, and daLe of publlcaLlon,
when reLelllng a sLory or uslng a LexL as a
source of lnformaLlon.

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lnvesLlgaLe less common plural and collecLlve
nouns.
effecLlvely use Lhe aposLrophe Lo show
possesslon.
explore alLerlng a LexL from presenL Lense Lo
pasL Lense and vlce versa.
use a dlcLlonary Lo lnvesLlgaLe lrregular verbs.
begln Lo lndependenLly use Lhe correcL form of
Lhe verb accordlng Lo Lhe sub[ecL of Lhe
senLence.
ln gulded and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng explore Lhe
fuLure Lense ln a longer wrlLLen plece.
re-wrlLe a senLence from Lhe poslLlve Lo Lhe
negaLlve by alLerlng Lhe helplng verb.
deflne Lhe sub[ecL of a senLence accordlng Lo
funcLlon.
ln lnLeracLlve and gulded wrlLlng hlghllghL
pronouns LhaL form parL of an ad[ecLlve phrase
e.g. ./0 &1+)" dog.
ln lnLeracLlve and gulded wrlLlng hlghllghL
possesslve pronouns and llnk Lhem Lo Lhe
connecLlng noun.

conslsLenLly use (*!" when wrlLlng
comparaLlve senLences.
dlscuss Lhe reasons for dlfferlng pronunclaLlons
and usage of (*23
add comparaLlve and superlaLlve adverbs lnLo
produce error free flnal coples from peer and
Leacher correcLlons of drafLs.
lndependenLly use an approprlaLe layouL for
famlllar genres when publlshlng.
use a phrase raLher Lhan a full senLence for a
LlLle.
begln Lo use AA referenclng when uslng a
LexL as a source of lnformaLlon.

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lnvesLlgaLe lrregular plural nouns.
alLer a passage or shorL sLory from presenL
Lense Lo pasL Lense or vlce versa.
use a dlcLlonary Lo lnvesLlgaLe uncommon
lrregular verbs.
accuraLely use Lhe correcL form of Lhe verb
accordlng Lo Lhe sub[ecL of Lhe senLence.
use fuLure Lense conslsLenLly and accuraLely ln
wrlLlng personal goals.
analyse lrregular language paLLerns for
lncorrecL helplng verb usage. l.e. l mlghL
could do LhaL"
deflne Lhe sub[ecL and ob[ecL of a senLence
accordlng Lo funcLlon.
hlghllghL possesslve pronouns and llnk Lhem
Lo Lhe connecLlng noun.
hlghllghL possesslve pronouns and llnk Lhem
Lo Lhe connecLlng noun.
end a comparaLlve or superlaLlve senLence
wlLh a deflnlng sLaLemenL raLher Lhan sLopplng
wlLh an ad[ecLlve or adverb.
explore ob[ecLs as deflnlLe or lndeflnlLe Lo
deLermlne correcL arLlcle use.

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lnLeracLlve and gulded wrlLlng.
use a varleLy of connecLlves ln lnLeracLlve and
gulded wrlLlng.
ldenLlfy common preposlLlons ln lnLeracLlve
and gulded LexLs.
ldenLlfy Lhe lmplled sub[ecL of lmperaLlve
senLences.
deflne a slmple senLence as havlng one verb
and one sub[ecL.
ln gulded wrlLlng ldenLlfy a senLence ln Lhelr
wrlLlng as compound.
ln modelled and gulded wrlLlng, spllL senLences
lnLo sub[ecL and predlcaLe.
ln gulded and lndependenL wrlLlng creaLe a
varleLy of complex senLences.
revlew Lhe caplLallzaLlon of all proper nouns.
Lhree or more ob[ecLs wlLh Lhe use of !"#
before Lhe lasL lLem.
expand common conLracLlons and vlce versa.
compeLenLly caplLallze LlLles for Lhelr own
wrlLlng approprlaLely.
compeLenLly use Lhe aposLrophe Lo show
ownershlp.
full sLops ln a varleLy of common abbrevlaLlons,
lncludlng lnlLlals.
explore Lhe correcL caplLallzaLlon and
puncLuaLlon of LexL ln speech marks.
ln modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng use a colon
Lo lnLroduce a llsL.
use a hyphen Lo wrlLe fracLlons or larger
numbers.
ldenLlfy ad[ecLlve phrases ln lnLeracLlve and
gulded wrlLlng.
add comparaLlve and superlaLlve adverbs lnLo
explore essenLlal phrase elemenLs of adverblal
phrases e.g. 4+12 slowly (*!", Lhe slowesL +5,
check LhaL each slde of a coordlnaLlng
con[uncLlon can sLand alone as a compleLe
senLence.
ldenLlfy ob[ecLs of preposlLlons ln shared and
lnLeracLlve LexLs. e.g. over Lhe 4++".
ldenLlfy preposlLlonal phrases ln shared and
lnLeracLlve LexLs.
use Lhe rooL words of Lhe senLence Lypes Lo
deflne Lhem. 62-7!1!(/82$ 9"(211+,!(/82$
:;-7!4!(+1<$ 94=21!(/82.
deflne a slmple senLence as havlng only one
ldea.
ldenLlfy a senLence ln Lhelr wrlLlng as
compound.
lndependenLly spllL senLences lnLo sub[ecL and
predlcaLe.
deflne a complex senLence as havlng more
Lhan one ldea.
accuraLely caplLallze all proper nouns ln Lhelr
wrlLlng.

use commas Lo separaLe Lhe monLhs and Lhe
year ln Lhe wrlLLen daLe.
use Lhe aposLrophe Lo show ownershlp of
plural nouns.
ln gulded and lndependenL wrlLlng
compeLenLly use full sLops ln a varleLy of
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ln modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng use a
comma Lo add a clause for furLher explanaLlon.

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dlscuss and analyse Lhe common mlsspelllng
from Lhe llsL of flrsL 200 mosL frequenLly
mlsspelled words.
and unlL vocabulary.
exLend Lhe varleLy of sLraLegles used Lo learn
lndlvlduallzed words generaLed from Lhelr own
wrlLlng.
lnvesLlgaLe Lhe use of Lhe CvCC comblnaLlon
lnslde larger words, along wlLh Lhe doubllng of
an lnLernal consonanL.
spell common lrregular nouns and collecLlve
nouns.
lnvesLlgaLe Lhe sound seLs of Lhe common
vowel dlgraphs, e.g. au-aw-or-ore-oor
compeLenLly expand and conLracL common
spelllng conLracLlons.
explore Lhe use of Lhe maglc e when used
lnLernally ln larger words.

use a dlcLlonary Lo explore less common
abbrevlaLlons and modern acronyms.
ldenLlfy Lhe sufflxes on spelllng and vocabulary
words and lnvesLlgaLe Lhelr meanlng.
use less common homophone palrs ln
senLences Lo show accuraLe meanlng
explore Lhe mulLlple meanlngs of common
common abbrevlaLlons, lncludlng lnlLlals.
use a comma Lo lnLroduce speech marks mld
senLence.
ln gulded and lndependenL wrlLlng use a colon
Lo lnLroduce a llsL.
use a hyphen Lo spllL a word by a syllable,
when wrlLlng aL Lhe end of a llne.
ln gulded and lndependenL wrlLlng begln Lo
use a comma Lo add a clause for furLher
explanaLlon.
ln modelled and lnLeracLlve wrlLlng use a
comma Lo add an adverblal phrase.

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compeLenLly spell words from Lhe llsL of flrsL
200 mosL frequenLly mlsspelled words.
and unlL vocabulary. ConducL spelllng
lnvesLlgaLlons lnLo Lhe pronunclaLlon,
funcLlon, meanlngs, orlglns, and makeup of
words.
lndlvlduallzed spelllng llsLs and lnvesLlgaLlons.
lnvesLlgaLe Lhe use of Lhe CvCC comblnaLlon
lnslde larger words, along wlLh Lhe doubllng of
an end consonanL before addlng a sufflx.
spell common lrregular nouns and collecLlve
nouns.
dlsLlngulsh and sorL words from relaLed vowel
dlgraph seLs uslng memorlzaLlon and
vlsuallzaLlon. e.g. au-aw-or-ore-oor
explore when Lo reLaln or drop Lhe maglc e
before addlng a sufflx.
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homonyms.
use Lhelr knowledge of syllables Lo consLrucL
spelllngs of larger and more complex words.
use common preflxes Lo alLer Lhe meanlngs of a
rooL word: de, ab, ac, ad, ex, anLe, anLl.
spell common words wlLh 'r' conLrolled vowels
accuraLely.
generaLe llsLs of sofL and hard - !"# , for
comparlson.
spell words wlLh sufflxes where Lhe 'y' has been
changed Lo an 'l' flrsL.
learn Lhe rule: use 'l' before 'e' excepL afLer 'c'.
ldenLlfy Lhe rooL word by removlng all preflxes
and sufflxes.
underllne all lnvenLlve spelllng ln Lhelr personal
wrlLlng.
use words from words banks and word walls Lo
generaLe dlfferenL forms. e.g. calculaLor -
calculaLlon
conslsLenLly use have-a-go as a flrsL sLraLegy for
spelllng unknown words ln Lhelr own wrlLlng.
use a school dlcLlonary Lo flnd meanlngs,
spelllngs, pronunclaLlon, and Lhe grammaLlcal
form and funcLlon of a word.
use a dlcLlonary Lo explore less common
abbrevlaLlons and modern acronyms.
ldenLlfy Lhe sufflxes on spelllng and vocabulary
words and lnvesLlgaLe Lhelr meanlng.
use approprlaLe use of common homophones
ln lndependenL wrlLlng.
explore Lhe mulLlple meanlngs of common
homonyms and use Lhem accuraLely ln
senLences.
use Lhelr knowledge of syllables Lo consLrucL
spelllngs of larger and more complex words.
lnvesLlgaLe a varleLy of preflxes, Lhelr
meanlngs and use Lhem Lo creaLe vlable new
words.
spell words wlLh 'r' conLrolled vowels
accuraLely.
spell words wlLh a sofL c or a sofL g.
conslsLenL spell accuraLely words wlLh sufflxes
where Lhe 'y' has been changed Lo an 'l' flrsL.
explore Lhe excepLlons Lo Lhe rule: use 'l'
before 'e' excepL afLer 'c'.
use Lhe rooL word Lo search for complex
varlaLlons ln a dlcLlonary.
underllne all lnvenLlve spelllng ln Lhelr
personal wrlLlng.
use words from words banks and word walls
Lo generaLe more complex forms. e.g.
experlmenL - experlmenLaLlon
use a reference dlcLlonary and oLher onllne
resources Lo flnd meanlngs, spelllngs,
pronunclaLlon, orlglns and grammaLlcal forms
and funcLlons of words.

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oLher languages and culLures have changed
our own language.
language ls a connecLlng sysLem wlLhln,
beLween and among all socleLles.
Lhelr own learnlng.
Lhere are slmllarlLles and dlfferences abouL
Lhe way ln whlch dlfferenL medla presenL
parLlcular way.
LhaL exlsLlng and fuLure Lechnology ls Lhe
resulL of human creaLlvlLy and our common
drlve Lo communlcaLe.

oLher languages and culLures have changed
our own language.
language ls a connecLlng sysLem wlLhln,
beLween and among all socleLles.
Lhelr own learnlng.
parLlcular way.

reflecLlon, learnlng and self-expresslon.
wlLhln Lhe lnLernaLlonal communlLy.
glves lnslghL lnLo boLh Lhelr own culLure and
oLher culLures.
Lhey should demonsLraLe an awareness of
gender roles and culLural dlverslLy.
lnformaLlon Lechnology.
approprlaLely Lo a varleLy of LexLs.
Lhey should recognlse and begln Lo glve
sLaLemenLs of oplnlon and aLLlLude.
Lhey wlll begln Lo recognlse LhaL Lhere are
works from dlfferenL ages and/or culLures.
Lhrough sLudylng llLeraLure Lhey wlll begln Lo
develop a crlLlcal and creaLlve approach Lo
language.
appreclaLlon of culLure and llLeraLure.

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lnqulrles.
ln class.

lnqulrles.
ln class.
begln Lo show a sense of audlence and
awareness of sLyle.
begln Lo ldenLlfy maln and subordlnaLe Loplcs.
aurally scan for and exLracL speclflc
lnformaLlon.
llsLen Lo a varleLy of LexLs for dlfferenL
purposes approprlaLe Lo Lhe grade level.
begln Lo undersLand and dlscuss vlewpolnL.
begln Lo develop moral and emoLlonal
undersLandlng.
begln Lo appreclaLe gender roles and culLural
undersLandlng.
varleLy of medla.
meanlng.
analyze and dlscuss alLernaLlve
lnLerpreLaLlons, unfamlllar vocabulary,
amblgulLy and hldden meanlngs.
begln Lo reflecL on Lhe presenLaLlon of ldeas,
Lhe moLlvaLlon and behavlour of characLers,
Lhe developmenL of ploL and Lhe overall
lmpacL of a LexL.
lncludlng flgures of speech, lmagery and
sound paLLernlng.
characLerlsLlcs.
recognlse sensory deLall.
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! llsLen approprlaLely for a susLalned perlod
and for a varleLy of purposes.
! sLarL ldenLlfylng maln polnLs ln an oral
presenLaLlon.
! reflecL on own llsLenlng skllls and sLraLegles.
use oral cues (e.g. pauses, emphasls
loudness) Lo consLrucL and conflrm meanlng.
follow dlrecLlons and lnsLrucLlons Lo
compleLe longer Lerm pro[ecLs.
analyze Lhe use of persuaslve language.
ldenLlfy Lhe maln polnLs of each speaker of a
debaLe and compare Lhelr argumenLs as well
as Lhelr presenLaLlon skllls.
senLences of reflecLlve dlscusslon LhaL occurs
durlng a performance Lo lessen dlsrupLlon.
llsLen Lo and relLeraLe for clarlflcaLlon Lhe
feellngs and percepLlons of oLhers when
dlscusslng confllcL.
ldenLlfy and summarlze dlfferenL vlewpolnLs
presenLed.
llsLen courLeously and respond senslLlvely
and LhoughLfully Lo oLhers.
sLarL Lo Lake noLes, ldenLlfylng maln polnLs
and some relevanL supporLlng deLall.
llsLen responslvely Lo audlLory messages Lo
compleLe llsLenlng comprehenslon Lasks
ldenLlfylng maln ldeas and some supporLlng
deLalls.
llsLen for key words and phrases.
ldenLlfy words LhaL form menLal lmages and
creaLe mood ln oral LexLs.
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llsLen approprlaLely for a susLalned perlod
and for a varleLy of purposes.
compeLenLly compleLe llsLenlng
comprehenslon acLlvlLles.
use oral cues (e.g. pauses, emphasls
loudness) Lo consLrucL and conflrm meanlng.
lndependenLly follow dlrecLlons and
lnsLrucLlons Lo compleLe longer Lerm
pro[ecLs.
analyze and evaluaLe how speakers presenL
ldeas effecLlvely Lhrough use of language and
gesLure.
durlng a performance Lo lessen dlsrupLlon.
conslder examples of confllcL and resoluLlon,
explorlng Lhe language used.
llsLen Lo, ldenLlfy and reflecL on dlfferenL
vlewpolnLs and ldeas.
show respecL for Lhe speaker's oplnlons and
ldeas Lhrough body language, provldlng
pollLe feedback, and respondlng Lo Lhe
speaker's gesLures.
seek oLher vlewpolnLs Lo bulld on personal
undersLandlng.
Lake noLes when llsLenlng for susLalned
perlods.

dlscuss how noLe-Laklng varles dependlng on
conLexL and purpose.
llsLen responslvely, ldenLlfylng maln ldeas,
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llsLen approprlaLely for a susLalned perlod and
for a varleLy of purposes.
compeLenLly compleLe llsLenlng
comprehenslon acLlvlLles
reflecL on own llsLenlng skllls and sLraLegles
use oral cues (e.g. pauses, emphasls loudness)
Lo consLrucL and conflrm meanlng
lndependenLly follow dlrecLlons and
lnsLrucLlons Lo compleLe longer Lerm pro[ecLs
analyse and evaluaLe how speakers presenL
ldeas effecLlvely Lhrough use of language and
gesLure
durlng a performance Lo lessen dlsrupLlon
conslder examples of confllcL and resoluLlon,
explorlng Lhe language used
llsLen Lo, ldenLlfy and reflecL on dlfferenL
vlewpolnLs and ldeas
show respecL for Lhe speakers oplnlons and
ldeas Lhrough body language, provldlng pollLe
feedback, and respondlng Lo Lhe speakers
gesLures
seek oLher vlewpolnLs Lo bulld on personal
undersLandlng
Lake noLes when llsLenlng for susLalned perlods
dlscuss how noLe-Laklng varles dependlng on
conLexL and purpose

llsLen responslvely, ldenLlfylng maln ldeas,
supporLlng deLalls and Lhemes
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assess usefulness of lnformaLlon glven ln
lnformaLlve presenLaLlons.
use a gulde Lo deLermlne and noLe maln
ldeas and lmporLanL deLalls.
check and conflrm undersLandlngs by asklng
quesLlons.
ldenLlfy ways ln whlch exaggeraLlon and
oLher devlces are used Lo convey humor.
commenL consLrucLlvely abouL presenLaLlons
or performances.

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dlscuss and ldenLlfy Lhe approprlaLe soclal
convenLlons for respecLful parLlclpaLlon ln
boLh formal and lnformal occaslons.
lnLonaLlon, pro[ecLlon, eye conLacL, and body
language.
ad[usL volume, Lone, and gesLures Lo sulL
purposes.
glve dlrecLlons Lo a group, ad[usLlng and
resLaLlng for clarlLy ln response Lo Lhe
audlences undersLandlngs.
presenL a formal persuaslve speech,
sequenclng polnLs loglcally, and defendlng
vlews wlLh evldence.
pracLlce oral presenLaLlons before glvlng
Lhem.
pracLlce respecLful debaLlng skllls.
use clear l" sLaLemenLs Lo express personal
feellng and percepLlons when dlscusslng
confllcL.
supporLlng deLalls and Lhemes.
creaLe mood ln oral LexLs.
lnfer meanlng, make [udgmenLs and draw
concluslons from oral presenLaLlons.
use a varleLy of ways Lo crlLlclze
consLrucLlvely and Lo respond Lo crlLlclsm.
Lry Lo deLermlne a speaker's polnLs and
organlzaLlonal paLLern.
gaLher and record lnformaLlon uslng a plan,
organlzer, or llsLenlng gulde.
commenL consLrucLlvely abouL a

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parLlclpaLe respecLfully, uslng Lhe
approprlaLe soclal convenLlons, ln a varleLy
oral language experlences.
glve complex lnsLrucLlons and dlrecLlons LhaL
are able Lo be loglcally followed by anoLher.
argue persuaslvely and pracLlce respecLful
debaLlng skllls, presenLlng a polnL of vlew
LhaL ls noL necessarlly Lhelr own.
prepare and dellver, uslng a range of oral
Lechnlques, a presenLaLlon Lo persuade.
share ldeas, observaLlons, and experlences
courLeously durlng sLrucLured small and large
group dlscusslons.

use dlscusslon Lo generaLe, explore, develop,
modlfy and ldeas, Loplcs or lssues.
express and respond Lo oplnlons and ldeas
conclsely and clearly.
creaLe mood ln oral LexLs
lnfer meanlng, make [udgmenLs and draw
concluslons from oral presenLaLlons
use a varleLy of ways Lo crlLlclze consLrucLlvely
and Lo respond Lo crlLlclsm.
Lry Lo deLermlne a speaker's polnLs and
organlsaLlonal paLLern
gaLher and record lnformaLlon uslng a plan,
organlzer, or llsLenlng gulde
commenL consLrucLlvely abouL a presenLaLlon
or performance

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soclal convenLlons, ln a varleLy oral language
experlences
lnLonaLlon, pro[ecLlon , eye conLacL, and body
language
glve complex lnsLrucLlons and dlrecLlons LhaL
are able Lo be loglcally followed by anoLher
argue persuaslvely and pracLlce respecLful
debaLlng skllls, presenLlng a polnL of vlew LhaL
ls noL necessarlly Lhelr own
prepare and dellver, uslng a range of oral
Lechnlques, a presenLaLlon Lo persuade

share ldeas, observaLlons, and experlences
courLeously durlng sLrucLured small and large
group dlscusslons
use dlscusslon Lo generaLe, explore, develop,
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use dlscusslon Lo generaLe, develop, modlfy
and presenL ldeas.
explaln a personal oplnlon and supporL lL
wlLh reasons.
seek clarlflcaLlon Lhrough quesLlonlng and
dlscusslon.
use vlsuals and audlLory alds Lo enhance an
oral presenLaLlon.
explore famlllar characLers and Lhemes
Lhrough lmprovlsaLlon and role play.
use organlzers and key words on a cue card
Lo prepare and presenL an lnformaLlve Lalk.
organlse lnformaLlon ln ways LhaL clarlfy
undersLandlng.
use expresslon, Lone, volume, volces and
oLher sound effecLs for performances.
Lell a sLory uslng noLes deslgned Lo cue for
repeLlLlon, recap and humor.
parLlclpaLe ln a varleLy of shared language
experlences: dramaLlc dlalogues, reclLaLlons,
read-alouds, reader's LheaLre, choral
speaklng and role play.

supporL personal oplnlons, lnslghLs and
concluslons wlLh examples and evldence.
dlscusslon.
formulaLe general and speclflc quesLlons Lo
ldenLlfy lnformaLlon needs.
oral presenLaLlon.
Lhrough lmprovlsaLlon and role play.
prepare and dellver a presenLaLlon Lo lnform.
organlse lnformaLlon ln ways LhaL shape and
clarlfy undersLandlng.
organlse lnformaLlon for presenLaLlon uslng
dlfferenL sLraLegles e.g. webs, forms,
sequences, charLs & organlzers.
prepare and dellver an engaglng narraLlve
uslng oral Lechnlques of Lone, expresslon,
volume, volces and oLher sound effecLs.
experlmenL wlLh dramaLlc elemenLs Lo
engage Lhe audlence.
parLlclpaLe ln a varleLy of shared language
experlences: dramaLlc dlalogues, reclLaLlons,
read-alouds, reader's LheaLre, choral
speaklng and role play.

modlfy and ldeas, Loplcs or lssues
express and respond Lo oplnlons and ldeas
conclsely and clearly
supporL personal oplnlons, lnslghLs and
concluslons wlLh examples and evldence
dlscusslon
formulaLe general and speclflc quesLlons Lo
ldenLlfy lnformaLlon needs
oral presenLaLlon
Lhrough lmprovlsaLlon and role play
prepare and dellver a presenLaLlon Lo lnform
organlse lnformaLlon for presenLaLlon uslng
dlfferenL sLraLegles e.g. webs, forms,
sequences, charLs. organlsers
prepare and dellver an engaglng narraLlve
uslng oral Lechnlques of Lone, expresslon,
volume, volces and oLher sound effecLs
experlmenL wlLh dramaLlc elemenLs Lo engage
Lhe audlence.

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Lhe way our global socleLy accesses and
presenLs lnformaLlon ls currenLly undergolng
rapld change.
a LexL represenLs a parLlcular perspecLlve of an
hlsLorlcal lncldenL.
sLereoLypes of groups exlsL ls wlLhln LexLs.
Lhere are baslc Lechnlques for persuaslon used
ln medla.
Lhere are dlfferenL ways ln whlch people are
sLereoLyped ln vlsual medla and LhaL people
could have been represenLed dlfferenLly.
parLlcular way.
Lhelr own learnlng.
LhaL Lhey need Lo crlLlcally evaluaLe
performances LhaL Lhey have waLched or
Laken parL ln.
Lhey are responslble for approprlaLe and
senslble use of Lhe Lechnology resources Lhey
use.

medla lmages consLrucL reallLy by lnfluenclng
meanlng and produclng powerful assoclaLlons
wlLh our LhoughLs and feellngs.
advanced Lechnologles of vlsual medla have a
persuaslve lnfluence on socleLy.
LhaL boLh Lhe form and Lhe quallLy of Lhe
presenLaLlon of Lhelr work reflecLs Lhelr
Lhlnklng processes and aLLlLudes Lo learnlng.
Lhe way our global socleLy accesses and
presenLs lnformaLlon ls currenLly undergolng
rapld change.
sLereoLypes of groups exlsL ls wlLhln LexLs.
Lhelr own learnlng.
LhaL Lhey need Lo crlLlcally evaluaLe
performances LhaL Lhey have waLched or
Laken parL ln.
Lhey are responslble for approprlaLe and
senslble use of Lhe Lechnology resources Lhey use.

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characLerlsLlcs of famlllar medla such as
newspapers, magazlnes and pamphleLs.
LhaL medla messages and producLs are
composed of a serles of separaLe elemenLs
(e.g., shoLs ln movles, secLlons of a newspaper)

LhaL fllm and Lelevlslon have feaLures LhaL
ldenLlfy dlfferenL genres
Lhe maln formaLs, sLrucLures and
characLerlsLlcs of famlllar medla such as
newspapers, magazlnes and pamphleLs.
LhaL medla messages and producLs are
composed of a serles of separaLe elemenLs
(e.g., shoLs ln movles, secLlons of a
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ldenLlfy Lhe vlsual elemenLs of llne, shape and
colour ln varlous forms.
compare sLorles and evenLs expressed ln
varlous vlsual formaLs.
recognlse Lhe lnLenL and meanlng conveyed
vlsually.
reLell Lhe mosL lmporLanL lnformaLlon found ln
vlsual LexLs.
dlsLlngulsh beLween facL and oplnlon ln vlsual
LexLs.
vlewlng a vlsual presenLaLlon abouL Lhe reallLy
of Lhe characLers acLlons.
begln Lo recognlse persuaslve Lechnlques ln
vlsual LexLs.
begln Lo recognlze Lhe presence of blas ln
vlsual LexLs.

deLermlne maln ldeas and key deLalls found ln
vlsual LexLs.
vlew wlLh a purpose.
reLell, paraphrase and explaln whaL has been
presenLed vlsually.
vlewlng a vlsual presenLaLlon abouL Lhe
effecLlveness of Lhe Lechnlques used.
recognlze Lhe presence of blas ln vlsual LexLs.
locaLe and gaLher lnformaLlon from a wlde
range of vlsual LexLs.
deLermlne purpose, polnL of vlew, maln ldeas
and key deLalls found ln vlsual LexLs.
recognlse sLereoLyplng and blas ln vlsual LexLs,
and knows LhaL dlfferenL represenLaLlons
could have been made.
recognlse LhaL our lnLerpreLaLlons of vlsual
LexLs are lnfluenced by our backgrounds and
experlences.
compare sLyles presenLed ln dlfferenL vlsual
LexLs, especlally Lhose from dlfferenL culLures.
analyse Lhe dlfferenL meanlngs LhaL can be

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locaLe and gaLher lnformaLlon from a wlde
range of vlsual LexLs.
compare dlfferenL ldeas and polnLs of vlew
presenLed ln dlfferenL vlsual LexLs, especlally
Lhose from dlfferenL culLures.
begln Lo ldenLlfy Lhe values underlylng a vlsual
LexL.
begln Lo deflne Lhe role of adverLlslng as parL
of vlsual medla.
ldenLlfy dlfferenL Lechnlques llke camera
angles, sound effecLs, muslc, llghLlng and
dlsLance Lo esLabllsh mood ln vlsual medla.
slmllar lnformaLlon or llLerary elemenLs.
deLermlne wheLher collecLed vlsuals are
sufflclenL for Lhe esLabllshed purpose.
organlze lnformaLlon and ldeas uslng a varleLy
of graphlc organlzers.
use vlsual cues and organlzaLlonal sLrucLures Lo
locaLe lnformaLlon ln a varleLy of reference
LexLs.
deflne Lhe role of adverLlslng as parL of vlsual
medla.

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begln Lo selecL Lhe approprlaLe presenLaLlon
form.

comblne verbal and vlsual feaLures Lo
communlcaLe lnformaLlon, ldeas, or narraLlves
Lhrough drama, vldeo or compuLers.
conveyed ln dlfferenL verslons of Lhe same
sLory.
begln Lo undersLand LhaL a vlsual LexL
represenLs a perspecLlve and alms Lo lnfluence
audlence response.
use crlLlcal and analyLlcal skllls Lo respond Lo
vlsual medla.
caLegorlze vlsual documenLs.
begln Lo deflne Lhe role of adverLlslng as parL
of vlsual medla.
begln Lo develop an awareness of how
characLers ln fllm are consLrucLed.

ldenLlfy and analyse Lhe feaLures and
sLrucLures of a range of dlfferenL vlsual LexLs.
dlscuss Lhe use of camera angles, sound
effecLs, muslc, llghLlng and dlsLance Lo
esLabllsh mood ln vlsual medla.
slmllar lnformaLlon, llLerary elemenLs or
genres.

use vlsual cues, such as gulde words, longlLude
and laLlLude, alphabeLlcal order, and chapLer
headlngs Lo locaLe lnformaLlon ln a varleLy of
reference LexLs.

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communlcaLe lnformaLlon, ldeas, or narraLlve
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collecL and explaln preferences for parLlcular
forms of vlsual medla LexLs.
use approprlaLe Lechnology for effecLlve
presenLaLlon.
develop a sLoryboard as a plan for a mulLl-
medla presenLaLlon.
experlmenL wlLh arranglng ldeas and
lnformaLlon ln a varleLy of ways Lo clarlfy
undersLandlng.
selecL and use a plan for gaLherlng
lnformaLlon.
wrlLe leglbly uslng a handwrlLlng sLyle LhaL ls
conslsLenL ln allgnmenL, shape, space and
slanL.

Lhrough drama, vldeo, compuLer or oLher
Lechnologles and medla.
ldenLlfy ways ln whlch verbal and vlsual
feaLures can be comblned for a parLlcular
purpose and audlence.
use fluld and easlly readable handwrlLlng for
effecLlve presenLaLlon.
deLermlne when a prlnL or a curslve
handwrlLlng sLyle ls mosL approprlaLe for
presenLaLlon.
develop agreed upon crlLerla for effecLlve
layouL and presenLaLlon.
experlmenL wlLh dlfferenL Lypes of Lechnology
Lo deLermlne Lhe one mosL approprlaLe for
Lhelr purposes.
organlze ldeas and lnformaLlon ln ways LhaL
clarlfy and shape undersLandlng.
organlze lnformaLlon and ldeas ln loglcal
sequence uslng a varleLy of graphlc organlzers.
wrlLe leglbly ln a handwrlLlng sLyle LhaL
consclously conslders Lype, slze, and spaclng
for vlsual presenLaLlon.

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language whlch ls a vehlcle for LhoughL,
creaLlvlLy, reflecLlon, learnlng and self-
expresslon
an exploraLlon Lhrough a varleLy of works wlll
begln Lo glve lnslghL lnLo boLh Lhelr own culLure
and oLher culLures
llLerary sLudles begln Lo demonsLraLe an
awareness of gender roles and culLural
dlverslLy
approprlaLely
llLerary works from dlfferenL ages and/or
culLures
reveals Lhe lnLerdependence of human belngs
skllls lnvolve speaklng, llsLenlng, readlng,
expresslon
begln Lo glve lnslghL lnLo boLh Lhelr own
culLure and oLher culLures
dlverslLy
approprlaLely
culLures
sLudylng llLeraLure wlll develop a language
whlch ls a vehlcle for LhoughL, creaLlvlLy,
culLures
llLerary sLudles demonsLraLe an awareness of
gender roles and culLural dlverslLy
vlewlng sLraLegles LhaL faclllLaLe deLalled
crlLlcal evaluaLlon of vlsual LexLs
wrlLlng and vlewlng ln a varleLy of conLexLs and
sLudenLs wlll respond approprlaLely
culLures
sLudylng and analyslng llLeraLure wlll develop
a crlLlcal and creaLlve approach
llLerary language lncludes flgures of speech,
lmagery, symbollc codes, lnferences and sound
paLLernlng
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wlll begln Lo respond approprlaLely Lo a varleLy
of LexLs
vlewlng sLraLegles LhaL faclllLaLe some deLalled
Lhe slmllarlLles and dlfferences beLween
culLures
sLudylng and analyslng llLeraLure wlll begln Lo
develop a crlLlcal and creaLlve approach

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culLures

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o AlllLeraLlon, ballad, blank verse,
colloqulal, comedy, connoLaLlon,
coupleL, dramaLlc lrony, dramaLlc
monologue, eplc, fable, farce, flguraLlve
language, poeLlc devlces, genre,
lmagery, lrony, meLaphor, narraLlve,
onomaLopoela, personlflcaLlon, ploL,
prose, proLagonlsL, pun, rhyme, saLlre,
slmlle, sollloquy, sonneL, sLream of
consclousness, sLyle, symbol, synLax,
Lheme, Lone.
o essay response Lo llLeraLure
commenLarles on prose and poeLry
Lhe wrlLlng process
personal wrlLlng-narraLlve, [ournal, response
how Lo begln Lo ldenLlfy, undersLand Lhe
followlng llLerary Lerms:
o AlllLeraLlon, alluslon, amblgulLy, assonance,
ballad, blank verse, caesura, carlcaLure,
cllche, caLharsls, colloqulal, comedy,
connoLaLlon, consonance, coupleL,
denouemenL, dldacLlc, dramaLlc lrony,
dramaLlc monologue, empaLhy, end
sLopplng, en[ambmenL, eplc, fable, farce,
flguraLlve language, poeLlc devlces,
genre, lmagery, lrony, meLaphor,
narraLlve, onomaLopoela,
pun, rhyme, saLlre, slmlle, sollloquy,
sonneL, sLream of consclousness, sLyle,
symbol, synLax, Lheme, Lone.
analyLlcal and comparaLlve essays
lndlvldual course based asslgnmenLs
how Lo ldenLlfy, and begln Lo undersLand and
o Allegory, alllLeraLlon, alluslon, amblgulLy,
amblvalence, anLhropomorphlsm,
anLlLhesls, assonance, ballad, baLhos,
blank verse, caesura, carlcaLure, cllche,
caLharsls, colloqulal, comedy,
denouemenL, dlcLlon, dldacLlc, dramaLlc
lrony, dramaLlc monologue, elegy,
empaLhy, end sLopplng, en[ambmenL,
eplc, euphemlsm, exemplum, fable,
genre, lmagery, lrony, lamenL, meLaphor,
moLlf, narraLlve, onomaLopoela,
paradox, paLhos, personlflcaLlon, ploL,
prose, proLagonlsL, pun, rheLorlc, rhyme,
saLlre, slmlle, sollloquy, sonneL, sLream
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creaLlve wrlLlng-falry Lale, myLh, legend,
poeLry, scenes for a play.
lnformaLlve/exposlLory wrlLlng-descrlpLlon,
research reporL, news reporL,
lnsLrucLlons, leLLer for lnformaLlon, slngle
paragraph summary, observaLlon reporL,
explanaLlon
persuaslve wrlLlng-leLLer, adverLlsemenL,
slogan.

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drama and poeLry
how Lo begln Lo recognlze Lhe sLrucLure of Lhe
LexL and begln Lo ldenLlfy aLLlLudes, draw
concluslons from Lhe LexL and also lnLerpreL
lmpllclL aLLlLudes, for use of Lone and reglsLer
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ldeas and oplnlons are relevanL, focused and
supporLed by examples
shows a sophlsLlcaLed, ln depLh undersLandlng
of Lhe Loplc
sLrucLure ls clear and effecLlve and adds Lo Lhe
message belng conveyed

Lhe use of language conLrlbuLes Lo Lhe
effecLlveness of communlcaLlon
reglsLer ls approprlaLe for Lhe Loplc and Lask
commenLarles on prose and poeLry personal
wrlLlng-narraLlve, [ournal, response Lo
llLeraLure, free wrlLlng
explanaLlon
slogan.

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vlsual LexLs
of consclousness, sLyle, symbol, synLax,
Lheme, Lone.
lndlvldual course based asslgnmenLs

explanaLlon
slogan.

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how Lo presenL a varleLy of wrlLLen and oral
commenLarles on prose, drama and poeLry
how Lo recognlze Lhe sLrucLure of Lhe LexL,
ldenLlfy aLLlLudes, draw concluslons from Lhe
LexL and also lnLerpreL lmpllclL aLLlLudes, for
use of Lone and reglsLer and some aspecLs of
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lnformal Lngllsh reglsLers as approprlaLe
how Lo consLrucL paragraphs, senLence
sLrucLures and parLs of speech
how Lo puncLuaLe lndlvldual course based
asslgnmenLs
how Lo wrlLe commenLarles on prose and
poeLry
how Lo follow Lhe wrlLlng process
how Lo wrlLe ln Lhe followlng sLyles:
narraLlve wrlLlng
exposlLlons
persuaslve wrlLlng
descrlpLlve wrlLlng

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aLLlLudes and assumpLlons LhaL are pro[ecLed
and reflecLed ln a vlsual LexL

how Lo presenL wrlLLen and oral commenLarles
on prose, drama and poeLry
how Lo recognlze Lhe sLrucLure of Lhe LexL and
begln Lo ldenLlfy aLLlLudes, draw concluslons
from Lhe LexL and also lnLerpreL lmpllclL
aLLlLudes, for use of Lone and reglsLer and
some aspecLs of sLyle

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show a sophlsLlcaLed, ln depLh undersLandlng
of Lhe Loplc
sLrucLure a clear and effecLlve plece and add Lo
Lhe message belng conveyed
Lhe use of language conLrlbuLes Lo Lhe
reglsLer ls approprlaLe for Lhe Loplc and Lask
how Lo puncLuaLe lndlvldual course based
asslgnmenLs
how Lo follow Lhe wrlLlng process
how Lo wrlLe ln Lhe followlng sLyles
narraLlve wrlLlng
exposlLlons
persuaslve wrlLlng
descrlpLlve wrlLlng

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sLyle

8eadlng
vlsual LexLs
how Lo presenL a varleLy of wrlLLen and oral
commenLarles on prose, drama and poeLry
how Lo recognlze Lhe sLrucLure of Lhe LexL,
ldenLlfy aLLlLudes, draw concluslons from
Lhe LexL and also lnLerpreL lmpllclL
aLLlLudes, for use of Lone and reglsLer and
some aspecLs of sLyle

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of Lhe Loplc
sLrucLure ls clear and effecLlve and adds Lo Lhe
message belng conveyed
use language Lo conLrlbuLe Lo Lhe
use a reglsLer as approprlaLe for Lhe Loplc and
Lask
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explanaLlon
slogan.
narraLlve wrlLlng
exposlLlons
persuaslve wrlLlng
descrlpLlve wrlLlng

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and assumpLlons LhaL are pro[ecLed and reflecLed
ln a vlsual LexL

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maLerlals (lncludlng novels, shorL sLorles,
poeLry, drama, essays, arLlcles) for dlfferenL
purposes
choose Lo read for pleasure
read fluenLly and approach new LexLs
confldenLly
LexL and personal experlence.
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show a sound sense of audlence and awareness
of sLyle

ldenLlfy maln and subordlnaLe Loplcs,
summarlse, paraphrase, re-express ldeas
scan for and exLracL speclflc lnformaLlon
recognlse and respond Lo a varleLy of llngulsLlc
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undersLand and convey complex and deLalled
lnformaLlon
recognlse and glve sLaLemenLs of oplnlon and
aLLlLude
explaln lnferences
presenL facLs ldeas and oplnlons ln an orderly
sequence
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analyse characLer acLlons and oplnlons by
maklng dlrecL reference Lo Lhe LexL.
slgnlflcanL llLerary and non-llLerary elemenLs
begln Lo make lnferences
begln Lo make [udgmenLs and draw
concluslons abouL ldeas ln wrlLLen LexLs on Lhe
basls of evldence from Lhelr own llfe
experlences.
causaLlon.
reference Lo speclflc LexLs Lo supporL Lhelr
ldeas.
ldenLlfy a varleLy of poeLlc forms and devlces
develop Lhe elemenLs of research skllls uslng
Lhe AA sysLem
develop Lhe use of blbllographles.
develop academlc honesLy (ln connecLlon wlLh
lnLellecLual properLy rlghLs)
slmllar meanlng.
LexL and personal experlence.
analyse a characLer acLlons and oplnlons by
maklng dlrecL reference Lo Lhe LexL.
devlces, lncludlng flguraLlve language
demonsLraLe sound undersLandlng of Loplc
speclflc vocabulary
appreclaLe gender roles and culLural dlverslLy
approprlaLe Lo Lhe grade level
clearly undersLand and dlscuss vlewpolnL
deLecL and undersLand Lheme, moLlvaLlon
analyse and commenL on ploL and
characLerlsaLlon
demonsLraLe an awareness of Lhe ways ln
whlch wrlLers achleve Lhelr effecLs
develop moral and emoLlonal undersLandlng
appreclaLe gender roles and culLural
undersLandlng
become an lndependenL, responslve and
enLhuslasLlc reader ouLslde Lhe classroom
selecL lnformaLlon
compare and begln Lo synLheslze lnformaLlon
drawn from dlfferenL LexLs
evaluaLe how lnformaLlon ls presenLed

varleLy of medla
meanlng
make percepLlve commenLs on whaL ls heard,
seen or read
descrlbe experlences and express lnLelllglbly
whaL ls LhoughL and lmaglned
respond and communlcaLe approprlaLely
showlng senslLlvlLy Lo audlence and slLuaLlon
speak audlbly and lnLelllglbly wlLh approprlaLe
lnLonaLlon and pace
arLlculaLe and dlscuss personal assumpLlons,
feellngs and aLLlLudes
as necessary use cue cards, prompL sheeLs and
maLerlals for presenLaLlons
adopL vlewlng sLraLegles LhaL faclllLaLe deLalled
analyse and engage wlLh Lhe ldeas, Lhemes and
language ln flcLlon, drama and poeLry
reflecL on llLerary language lncludlng flgures of
speech, lmagery and sound paLLernlng

characLerlsLlcs, lncludlng language sLrucLure
and organlsaLlonal feaLures
culLural dlverslLy
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slgnlflcanL elemenLs of Lheme, characLer or
ploL.
analyse Lhe merlL of a characLers' oplnlon or
Lhe accuracy of facLs from LexLs uslng
references from Lhe LexL.
begln Lo analyse Lhe soluLlons and [usLlfy Lhem
reference Lo Lhose LexLs Lo supporL Lhelr ldeas.
lnLo an ouLllne plan of bulleL polnLs.
read, sorL and dlscuss common analogles.
wlLh an anLl-cllmax.
has LhaL are lnformlng Lhelr vlew polnL of
evenLs.
ldenLlfy common ldloms wlLhln a shared LexL.
begln Lo analyse and ldenLlfy speclflc poeLlc
devlces
begln Lo dlscuss auLhorlal lnLenLlons ln all Lypes
of llLerary works
words.
and wrlLlng.
(MLA/AA) Lo deflne Lhe key non-negoLlables
of referenclng.

analyse and dlscuss alLernaLlve lnLerpreLaLlons,
unfamlllar vocabulary, amblgulLy and hldden
meanlngs
explore ldeas, Lhemes and language ln flcLlon,
drama and poeLry
reflecL on Lhe auLhor's presenLaLlon of ldeas,
Lhe developmenL of ploL and Lhe overall lmpacL
of a LexL
dlsLlngulsh beLween Lhe aLLlLudes and
assumpLlons dlsplayed by characLers and Lhose
of Lhe auLhor
lncludlng flgures of speech, lmagery and sound
paLLernlng
characLerlsLlcs
recognlse sensory deLall

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communlcaLe ldeas and lnformaLlon for a
Loplc

use wrlLlng for varlous purposes and ln a range
lmpresslons)
progress Lhrough Lhe sLages of Lhe wrlLlng
demonsLraLe a sound awareness of Lhe ways
wrlLers achleve Lhelr effecLs
recognlse LhaL symbollc codes and lmages are
meanL Lo convey messages aL an emoLlonal
level
scan for and exLracL speclflc lnformaLlon,
organlse maLerlal and presenL ln a glven formaL
devlces, lncludlng flguraLlve language and
sLyllsLlc devlces
analyse and commenL upon ploL developmenL,
characLerlsaLlon and aspecLs of llLerary analysls

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demonsLraLe a skllful appllcaLlon of vocabulary,
synLax, grammar and Lhe wrlLlng process
demonsLraLe masLery of paragraph wrlLlng and
LranslLlons
show a clear sense of audlence and an
awareness of sLyle
lnform and convlnce oLhers Lhrough
explanaLlon, narraLlon and persuaslon
arLlculaLe ldeas and edlL work Lhrough revlew,
analysls, hypoLhesls, recollecLlon and summary
sLaLe oplnlons, explaln lnference and supporL
wlLh evldence
feellngs, and aLLlLudes
use quoLaLlons and lllusLraLe polnLs by referrlng
Lo Lhe LexL
acknowledge sources accuraLely and follow Lhe
convenLlons of academlc honesLy
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use puncLuaLlon Lo undersLand whaL ls read
(e.g. full sLops, commas, exclamaLlons marks,
quesLlon marks, speech marks)
use a varleLy of convenLlons of formal LexLs Lo
locaLe lnformaLlon (e.g. lndex, Lable of conLenLs
headlngs and sub-headlngs, charLs, glossary).
Loplc
lmpresslons)
plannlng, drafLlng and revlslng.
use a varleLy of senLence Lypes and senLence
begln Lo wrlLe ln paragraphs wlLh a Loplc
senLence
use organlsaLlonal feaLures such as paragraphs
produce pleces of wrlLlng uslng a varleLy of
produce medla LexLs uslng wrlLlng and
develop and evaluaLe key ldeas on a Loplc
senLence
selecL, classlfy and organlze lnformaLlon Lo
produce reporLs LhaL lnclude relevanL
glve credlL for boLh quoLed and paraphrased
creaLe documenLs by uslng word-processlng
revlse and edlL Lhelr own work, focuslng on
proofread and correcL Lhelr own flnal drafLs,
focuslng on grammar, puncLuaLlon, spelllng and
convenLlons of sLyle
plan, drafL and redrafL (wrlLlng process) on
paper and on Lhe screen
wrlLe narraLlves applylng knowledge of
Lechnlques used ln flcLlon lncludlng seLLlng,
ploL and characLerlsaLlon
wrlLe poeLry applylng knowledge of poeLlc
devlces
wrlLe non-flcLlon applylng knowledge of Lhe
dlsLlncLlve sLyles of Lhe relevanL medla
use Lechnlcal/llLerary Lerms and noLaLlons
effecLlvely
creaLe blbllographles, lndexes and appendlces
as approprlaLe
accuraLely use lncreaslngly complex
polysyllablc words
use dlcLlonarles, Lhesauruses and llLerary
dlcLlonarles e.g. ldloms
make generallsaLlons ln spelllng and apply
Lhem Lo new slLuaLlons and compound words
parLlclpaLe ln a range of drama acLlvlLles:
lmprovlsaLlon, role-play, scrlpLed drama
llsLen Lo, recall and re-presenL lnformaLlon
evaluaLe own presenLaLlons and conLrlbuLlons
demonsLraLe how sLereoLypes lmply
[udgmenLs of soclal groups LhaL serve Lhe
lnLeresLs of some groups and noL oLhers
reflecL on Lhe aLLlLudes and values of sub-
culLures when descrlblng posslble responses
Lo vlsual LexLs
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selecL, classlfy and organlse lnformaLlon Lo
focuslng on grammar, puncLuaLlon, spelllng
and convenLlons of sLyle
crlLlque Lhelr own wrlLlng and LhaL of oLhers
use correcL lnLernaLlonal spelllng for
use correcL lnLernaLlonal convenLlons (spelllng,
year group
wrlLe for a range of purposes and Lo speclflc
audlences.
pracLlce and become famlllar wlLh Lhe
followlng wrlLlng forms:
o personal wrlLlng-narraLlve, [ournal,
response Lo llLeraLure, free wrlLlng
o creaLlve wrlLlng-falry Lale, myLh,
legend, poeLry, scenes for a play.
o lnformaLlve/exposlLory wrlLlng-
descrlpLlon, research reporL, news
reporL, lnsLrucLlons, leLLer for
lnformaLlon, slngle paragraph summary,
observaLlon reporL, explanaLlon
o persuaslve wrlLlng-leLLer,
adverLlsemenL, slogan.

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purposes
undersLand and convey complex and deLalled
lnformaLlon
recognlse and glve sLaLemenLs of oplnlon and
aLLlLude
explaln lnferences
presenL facLs ldeas and oplnlons ln an orderly
sequence
make percepLlve commenLs on whaL ls heard,
seen or read
descrlbe experlences and express lnLelllglbly
whaL ls LhoughL and lmaglned
respond and communlcaLe approprlaLely
showlng senslLlvlLy Lo audlence and slLuaLlon
speak audlbly and lnLelllglbly wlLh approprlaLe
lnLonaLlon and pace
feellngs and aLLlLudes
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year group.
audlences.
pracLlse and become famlllar wlLh Lhe followlng
wrlLlng forms:
explanaLlon
slogan.

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Loplc
lmpresslons)
- ldenLlfy varlous forms of wrlLlng (focuslng on
speclflc grade-level LexLs) and descrlbe each
form's characLerlsLlcs
ldenLlfy some sLyllsLlc devlces used ln llLerary
works (focuslng on slmlle, personlflcaLlon,
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purposes
show a sound sense of audlence and awareness
of sLyle

ldenLlfy maln and subordlnaLe Loplcs,
summarlse, paraphrase, re-express ldeas
scan for and exLracL speclflc lnformaLlon
devlces, lncludlng flguraLlve language
demonsLraLe sound undersLandlng of Loplc
speclflc vocabulary
appreclaLe gender roles and culLural dlverslLy
approprlaLe Lo Lhe grade level
clearly undersLand and dlscuss vlewpolnL
deLecL and undersLand Lheme, moLlvaLlon
analyse and commenL on ploL and
characLerlsaLlon
demonsLraLe an awareness of Lhe ways ln
whlch wrlLers achleve Lhelr effecLs
develop moral and emoLlonal undersLandlng
appreclaLe gender roles and culLural
undersLandlng
selecL lnformaLlon
compare and begln Lo synLheslze lnformaLlon
drawn from dlfferenL LexLs
evaluaLe how lnformaLlon ls presenLed
as necessary use cue cards, prompL sheeLs and
maLerlals for presenLaLlons
adopL vlewlng sLraLegles LhaL faclllLaLe deLalled
analyse and engage wlLh Lhe ldeas, Lhemes and
language ln flcLlon, drama and poeLry
reflecL on llLerary language lncludlng flgures of
speech, lmagery and sound paLLernlng

characLerlsLlcs, lncludlng language sLrucLure
and organlsaLlonal feaLures
culLural dlverslLy
demonsLraLe a sound awareness of Lhe ways
wrlLers achleve Lhelr effecLs
recognlse LhaL symbollc codes and lmages are
meanL Lo convey messages aL an emoLlonal
level
scan for and exLracL speclflc lnformaLlon,
organlse maLerlal and presenL ln a glven formaL
devlces, lncludlng flguraLlve language and
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alllLeraLlon, ldlom, analogy, dramaLlc
monologue, sollloquy) and explaln each
devlce's use.

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use Lhelr own knowledge of word orlglns and
derlvaLlons Lo deLermlne Lhe meanlng of
unfamlllar words
consulL a dlcLlonary and use a Lhesaurus Lo
expand vocabulary
use generallsaLlons abouL spelllng Lo help
pronounce words
undersLand speclallzed words (e.g. 8oman
words ln a hlsLorlcal novel)
use Lhelr own knowledge of elemenLs of
grammar and Lhe sLrucLure of words and
senLences Lo undersLand whaL ls read.

varleLy of medla
meanlng
analyse and dlscuss alLernaLlve lnLerpreLaLlons,
unfamlllar vocabulary, amblgulLy and hldden
meanlngs
explore ldeas, Lhemes and language ln flcLlon,
drama and poeLry
reflecL on Lhe auLhor's presenLaLlon of ldeas,
Lhe developmenL of ploL and Lhe overall lmpacL
of a LexL
dlsLlngulsh beLween Lhe aLLlLudes and
assumpLlons dlsplayed by characLers and Lhose
of Lhe auLhor
lncludlng flgures of speech, lmagery and sound
paLLernlng
characLerlsLlcs
recognlse sensory deLall

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sLyllsLlc devlces
analyse and commenL upon ploL developmenL,
characLerlsaLlon and aspecLs of llLerary analysls

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demonsLraLe a skllful appllcaLlon of vocabulary,
synLax, grammar and Lhe wrlLlng process
demonsLraLe masLery of paragraph wrlLlng and
LranslLlons
show a clear sense of audlence and an
awareness of sLyle
lnform and convlnce oLhers Lhrough
explanaLlon, narraLlon and persuaslon
arLlculaLe ldeas and edlL work Lhrough revlew,
analysls, hypoLhesls, recollecLlon and summary
sLaLe oplnlons, explaln lnference and supporL
wlLh evldence
feellngs, and aLLlLudes
use quoLaLlons and lllusLraLe polnLs by referrlng
Lo Lhe LexL
acknowledge sources accuraLely and follow Lhe
convenLlons of academlc honesLy
plan, drafL and redrafL (wrlLlng process) on
paper and on Lhe screen
wrlLe narraLlves applylng knowledge of
Lechnlques used ln flcLlon lncludlng seLLlng,
ploL and characLerlsaLlon
wrlLe poeLry applylng knowledge of poeLlc
devlces
wrlLe non-flcLlon applylng knowledge of Lhe
dlsLlncLlve sLyles of Lhe relevanL medla
use Lechnlcal/llLerary Lerms and noLaLlons
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lmpresslons)
senLence
selecL, classlfy and organlze lnformaLlon Lo
effecLlvely
creaLe blbllographles, lndexes and appendlces
as approprlaLe
accuraLely use lncreaslngly complex
polysyllablc words
use dlcLlonarles, Lhesauruses and llLerary
dlcLlonarles e.g. ldloms
make generallsaLlons ln spelllng and apply
Lhem Lo new slLuaLlons and compound words
parLlclpaLe ln a range of drama acLlvlLles:
llsLen Lo, recall and re-presenL lnformaLlon
evaluaLe own presenLaLlons and conLrlbuLlons
demonsLraLe how sLereoLypes lmply
[udgmenLs of soclal groups LhaL serve Lhe
lnLeresLs of some groups and noL oLhers
reflecL on Lhe aLLlLudes and values of sub-
culLures when descrlblng posslble responses
Lo vlsual LexLs
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focuslng on grammar, puncLuaLlon, spelllng and
convenLlons of sLyle
year group
audlences.
pracLlce and become famlllar wlLh Lhe
followlng wrlLlng forms:
o personal wrlLlng-narraLlve, [ournal,
response Lo llLeraLure, free wrlLlng
o creaLlve wrlLlng-falry Lale, myLh,
legend, poeLry, scenes for a play.
o lnformaLlve/exposlLory wrlLlng-
descrlpLlon, research reporL, news
reporL, lnsLrucLlons, leLLer for
lnformaLlon, slngle paragraph summary,
observaLlon reporL, explanaLlon
o persuaslve wrlLlng-leLLer,
adverLlsemenL, slogan.
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begln Lo glve lnslghL lnLo boLh Lhelr own culLure
and oLher culLures
dlverslLy
approprlaLely
culLures
expresslon
begln Lo glve lnslghL lnLo boLh Lhelr own
culLure and oLher culLures
dlverslLy
approprlaLely
culLures
sLudylng llLeraLure wlll develop a language
whlch ls a vehlcle for LhoughL, creaLlvlLy,
culLures
llLerary sLudles demonsLraLe an awareness of
gender roles and culLural dlverslLy
vlewlng sLraLegles LhaL faclllLaLe deLalled
sLudenLs wlll respond approprlaLely
culLures
sLudylng and analyslng llLeraLure wlll develop
a crlLlcal and creaLlve approach
llLerary language lncludes flgures of speech,
lmagery, symbollc codes, lnferences and sound
paLLernlng
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culLures

of LexLs
culLures

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o AlllLeraLlon, ballad, blank verse,
colloqulal, comedy, connoLaLlon,
coupleL, dramaLlc lrony, dramaLlc
monologue, eplc, fable, farce, flguraLlve
language, poeLlc devlces, genre,
lmagery, lrony, meLaphor, narraLlve,
onomaLopoela, personlflcaLlon, ploL,
prose, proLagonlsL, pun, rhyme, saLlre,
consclousness, sLyle, symbol, synLax,
Lheme, Lone.
o essay response Lo llLeraLure

how Lo begln Lo ldenLlfy, undersLand Lhe
followlng llLerary Lerms:
o AlllLeraLlon, alluslon, amblgulLy,
assonance, ballad, blank verse, caesura,
carlcaLure, cllche, caLharsls, colloqulal,
comedy, connoLaLlon, consonance,
coupleL, denouemenL, dldacLlc, dramaLlc
lrony, dramaLlc monologue, empaLhy,
end sLopplng, en[ambmenL, eplc, fable,
farce, flguraLlve language, poeLlc devlces,
genre, lmagery, lrony, meLaphor,
narraLlve, onomaLopoela,
pun, rhyme, saLlre, slmlle, sollloquy,
sonneL, sLream of consclousness, sLyle,
symbol, synLax, Lheme, Lone.
of Lhe Loplc
how Lo ldenLlfy, and begln Lo undersLand and
o Allegory, alllLeraLlon, alluslon, amblgulLy,
amblvalence, anLhropomorphlsm,
anLlLhesls, assonance, ballad, baLhos,
blank verse, caesura, carlcaLure, cllche,
caLharsls, colloqulal, comedy,
denouemenL, dlcLlon, dldacLlc, dramaLlc
lrony, dramaLlc monologue, elegy,
empaLhy, end sLopplng, en[ambmenL,
eplc, euphemlsm, exemplum, fable,
genre, lmagery, lrony, lamenL, meLaphor,
moLlf, narraLlve, onomaLopoela,
paradox, paLhos, personlflcaLlon, ploL,
prose, proLagonlsL, pun, rheLorlc, rhyme,
saLlre, slmlle, sollloquy, sonneL, sLream
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Lheme, Lone.

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use varlous forms of speaklng, llsLenlng and
vlewlng
use whole class and group dlscusslons
share ldeas, lnslghLs and oplnlons
read aloud, Lell and acL sLorles and poems
reporL and descrlbe evenLs Lo oLhers
-glve lndlvldual and group presenLaLlons uslng
cue
cards and prompL sheeLs lmprovlsaLlon, role-
play, scrlpLed drama
evaluaLe one's own and oLhers' presenLaLlons
and conLrlbuLlons
debaLe
follow meeLlng procedures
undersLand Lhe lmporLance of non-verbal
communlcaLlon
ldenLlfy Lhe subLle effecLs ln dlalogue ln fllms,
vldeos or drama
lnLervlew

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use some forms of speaklng, llsLenlng and
vlewlng
- use whole class and group dlscusslons
begln sharlng ldeas, lnslghLs and oplnlons
- read aloud, Lell and acL sLorles and poems
- reporL and descrlbe evenLs Lo oLhers
- glve lndlvldual and group presenLaLlons uslng
cue cards and prompL sheeLs lmprovlsaLlon,
role-play, scrlpLed drama
- begln evaluaLlng one's own and oLhers'
presenLaLlons and conLrlbuLlons
- debaLe
follow meeLlng procedures
- undersLand Lhe lmporLance of non-verbal
communlcaLlon
- begln Lo ldenLlfy Lhe subLle effecLs ln dlalogue
ln fllms, vldeos or drama
- lnLervlew

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vlewlng
organlse and conLrol whole class and group
dlscusslons
share and dlscuss ldeas, lnslghLs and oplnlons
recounL all genres of llLeraLure
reporL and descrlbe evenLs Lo oLhers
creaLe lndlvldual and group presenLaLlons
uslng cue cards and prompL sheeLs
evaluaLe one's own and oLhers' presenLaLlons
and conLrlbuLlons
debaLe
follow all Lypes of meeLlng procedures
undersLand Lhe lmporLance of non-verbal
communlcaLlon
ldenLlfy and dlscuss Lhe subLle effecLs ln
dlalogue wlLhln fllms, vldeos or drama
lnLervlew

Strand: Written and Visual Language Reading, Writing, Viewing, Presenting
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culLures
wlll respond approprlaLely Lo a varleLy of LexLs
culLures
sLudylng and analyslng llLeraLure develops a
crlLlcal and creaLlve approach whlch develops
language skllls

LexLs can have varlous funcLlons e.g. ollLlcal,
soclal, hlsLorlcal, humorous, saLlrlcal, rellglous
and splrlLual
LexLs are consLrucLs
LexLs can be lnLerpreLed aL a range of levels
LexLs can be deconsLrucLed Lhrough analysls of
ploL, seLLlng, characLer, sLrucLure, narraLlve
perspecLlve, sLyllsLlc means , Lheme
culLures

culLures
and splrlLual
Lhe lmporLance of expresslon, boLh ln oral and
wrlLLen communlcaLlon, and Lake Lhe
opporLunlLy of pracLlslng and developlng Lhe
skllls lnvolved ln wrlLlng and speaklng ln a
varleLy of sLyles and slLuaLlons
culLures
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culLures
language skllls
readlng wldely helps Lo broaden Lhe sLudenLs'
perspecLlve Lhrough Lhe sLudy of works from
oLher culLures and languages and Lo promoLe
ln sLudenLs and en[oymenL of, and llfelong
lnLeresL ln llLeraLure.

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how Lo ldenLlfy, undersLand and begln Lo
crlLlcally appreclaLe Lhe followlng llLerary
Lerms:
allegory, alllLeraLlon, alluslon, amblgulLy,
amblvalence, anachronlsm,
anLhropomorphlsm, AnLlLhesls, aposLrophe,
archalc, assonance, ballad, baLhos, blank
verse, caesura, carlcaLure, cllche caLharsls,
colloqulal, comedy, concelL, connoLaLlon,
consonance, coupleL, denouemenL, dlcLlon,
dldacLlc, dramaLlc lrony, dramaLlc
monologue, elegy, empaLhy, end sLopplng,
en[ambmenL, eplc, euphemlsm, euphony,
exemplum, fable, fabllau, farce, flguraLlve
language, poeLlc devlces, genre, lmagery,
lrony, lamenL, meLaphor, mock herolc,
moLlf, narraLlve, onomaLopoela, paradox,
paLhos, personlflcaLlon, ploL, prose,
proLagonlsL, pun, rheLorlc, rhyme, saLlre,
how Lo ldenLlfy, undersLand, synLheslse, apply
and crlLlcally appreclaLe llLerary Lerms and
concepLs:
concepLs:
language, poeLlc devlces, genre, humour,
lmagery, lrony, lamenL, meLaphor, mock
herolc, moLlf, narraLlve, myLh,
onomaLopoela, paradox, paLhos,
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consclousness, sLyle, symbol, synLax, Lheme,
Lone, zeuga
how Lo wrlLe analyLlcal and comparaLlve essays
how Lo presenL lndlvldual course based
asslgnmenLs
how Lo presenL commenLarles on prose and
poeLry

consclousness, sLyle, surreallsm, symbol,
synLax, Lheme, Lone, WelLanschaung, zeuga
how Lo wrlLe analyLlcal and comparaLlve
essays
asslgnmenLs

pun, rheLorlc, rhyme, saLlre, slmlle,
sollloquy, sonneL, sLream of consclousness,
sLyle, surreallsm, symbol, synLax, Lheme,
Lone, WelLanschaung, zeuga
essays
asslgnmenLs

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sLarL engaglng ln lndependenL llLerary crlLlclsm
ln a manner whlch reveals a personal response
Lo llLeraLure
show Lhe ablllLy Lo express ldeas wlLh clarlLy,
coherence, conclseness, preclslon and fluency
ln boLh wrlLLen and oral communlcaLlon
demonsLraLe a command of Lhe language
approprlaLe for Lhe sLudy of llLeraLure and a
dlscrlmlnaLlng appreclaLlon of Lhe need for an
effecLlve cholce of reglsLer and sLyle ln boLh
wrlLLen and oral communlcaLlon
demonsLraLe a consldered approach Lo
llLeraLure Lhrough analysls of Lhe works sLudled
show a Lhorough knowledge boLh of Lhe
lndlvldual works sLudled and of Lhe
relaLlonshlps beLween groups of works sLudled
begln Lo demonsLraLe an appreclaLlon of Lhe
works from dlfferenL ages and/or culLures
show an ablllLy Lo engage ln lndependenL
demonsLraLe an ablllLy Lo engage ln
lndependenL llLerary crlLlclsm ln a manner
whlch reveals a personal response Lo llLeraLure
demonsLraLe an appreclaLlon of Lhe slmllarlLles
and dlfferences beLween llLerary works from
dlfferenL ages and/or culLures
demonsLraLe an ablllLy Lo engage ln
lndependenL llLerary crlLlclsm ln a manner
whlch reveals a personal response Lo llLeraLure
demonsLraLe an appreclaLlon of Lhe slmllarlLles
and dlfferences beLween llLerary works from
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LexLual commenLary on boLh famlllar and
unfamlllar pleces of wrlLlng
apply a wlde-ranglng appreclaLlon of sLrucLure,
Lechnlque and sLyle as employed by auLhors,
and of Lhelr effecLs on Lhe reader
develop an ablllLy Lo sLrucLure ldeas and
argumenLs, boLh orally and ln wrlLlng, ln a
loglcal, susLalned and persuaslve way, and Lo
supporL Lhem wlLh preclse and relevanL
examples.

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- demonsLraLe a sound approach Lo llLeraLure
Lhrough conslderaLlon of Lhe works sLudled
- demonsLraLe a knowledge of boLh Lhe
lndlvldual works sLudled and Lhe relaLlonshlp
beLween groups of works sLudled
- demonsLraLe an appreclaLlon of slmllarlLles and
dlfferences beLween llLerary works from
- be an lndependenL, responslve and
enLhuslasLlc llfelong reader
- asslmllaLe and make use of complex wrlLLen
and spoken LexLs
- careful readlng of a LexL Lo ldenLlfy and
appreclaLe Lhe effecLs of a varleLy of sLyles and
Lechnlques

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language, conLenL, sLrucLure, meanlng and
examples.

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and spoken LexLs
Lechnlques

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pleces of wrlLlng
- demonsLraLe an awareness of Lhe effecLs of
sLrucLure, sLyle and Lechnlque as employed by
Lhe auLhors
demonsLraLe Lhelr use of a wlde range of
vocabulary and ldloms
demonsLraLe a deLalled and approprlaLe
undersLandlng of Lhelr works and correcL usage
of Lhe language approprlaLe for Lhe sLudy of
llLeraLure

pleces of wrlLlng
sLrucLure, sLyle and Lechnlque as employed
by Lhe auLhors
- demonsLraLe Lhelr use of a wlde range of
- demonsLraLe a deLalled and approprlaLe
llLeraLure
and spoken LexLs
Lechnlques

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sLrucLure, sLyle and Lechnlque as employed by
Lhe auLhors
demonsLraLe Lhelr use of a wlde range of
demonsLraLe a deLalled and approprlaLe
llLeraLure

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1he sLudenLs wlll undersLand LhaL: 1he sLudenLs wlll undersLand LhaL: 1he sLudenLs wlll undersLand LhaL:
culLures
culLures
language skllls

and splrlLual
culLures
culLures
language skllls
and splrlLual
Lhe lmporLance of expresslon, boLh ln oral and
wrlLLen communlcaLlon, and Lake Lhe
opporLunlLy of pracLlslng and developlng Lhe
skllls lnvolved ln wrlLlng and speaklng ln a
varleLy of sLyles and slLuaLlons
culLures

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culLures
language skllls
readlng wldely helps Lo broaden Lhe sLudenLs'
perspecLlve Lhrough Lhe sLudy of works from
oLher culLures and languages and Lo promoLe
ln sLudenLs and en[oymenL of, and llfelong
lnLeresL ln llLeraLure.

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how Lo ldenLlfy, undersLand and begln Lo
crlLlcally appreclaLe Lhe followlng llLerary
Lerms:
consclousness, sLyle, symbol, synLax, Lheme,
concepLs:
consclousness, sLyle, surreallsm, symbol,
concepLs:
language, poeLlc devlces, genre, humour,
lmagery, lrony, lamenL, meLaphor, mock
herolc, moLlf, narraLlve, myLh,
onomaLopoela, paradox, paLhos,
pun, rheLorlc, rhyme, saLlre, slmlle,
sollloquy, sonneL, sLream of consclousness,
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how Lo wrlLe analyLlcal and comparaLlve essays
asslgnmenLs
how Lo presenL commenLarles on prose and
poeLry

synLax, Lheme, Lone, WelLanschaung, zeuga
essays
asslgnmenLs

sLyle, surreallsm, symbol, synLax, Lheme,
Lone, WelLanschaung, zeuga
essays
asslgnmenLs
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express ldeas wlLh clarlLy, coherence,
conclseness, preclslon and fluency ln boLh
- demonsLraLe a command of Lhe language
approprlaLe for Lhe sLudy of llLeraLure and an
appreclaLlon of Lhe need for an effecLlve cholce
of reglsLer and sLyle ln boLh wrlLLen and oral
communlcaLlon
demonsLraLe an ablllLy Lo sLrucLure ldeas and
argumenLs, boLh orally and ln wrlLlng, ln
a susLalned and loglcal way, and Lo supporL
Lhem wlLh preclse and relevanL examples
- express a personal response Lo llLeraLure and
demonsLraLe Lhe ablllLy Lo
communlcaLe clearly, fluenLly and effecLlvely ln
a wlde range of slLuaLlons
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- express ldeas wlLh clarlLy, coherence,
appreclaLlon of Lhe need for an effecLlve cholce
of reglsLer and sLyle ln boLh wrlLLen and oral
communlcaLlon
demonsLraLe an ablllLy Lo sLrucLure ldeas and
argumenLs, boLh orally and ln wrlLlng,
ln a susLalned and loglcal way, and Lo supporL
demonsLraLe Lhe ablllLy Lo communlcaLe
clearly, fluenLly and effecLlvely ln a wlde range
of slLuaLlons
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express ldeas wlLh clarlLy, coherence,
appreclaLlon of Lhe need for an effecLlve
cholce of reglsLer and sLyle ln boLh wrlLLen and
oral communlcaLlon
- demonsLraLe an ablllLy Lo sLrucLure ldeas and
argumenLs, boLh orally and ln wrlLlng, ln
a susLalned and loglcal way, and Lo supporL
demonsLraLe Lhe ablllLy Lo
communlcaLe clearly, fluenLly and effecLlvely ln
a wlde range of slLuaLlons

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