Teacher notes

Engage personally with texts

• experiment with language forms and features to compose texts for pleasure and enjoyment

Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and features

• use a range of software, including word processing programs, to create, edit and publish texts imaginatively(ACELY1728, ACELY1738)

Understand and apply language forms and features

• experiment with particular language features drawn from different types of texts, including combinations of language and visual choices to create new texts(ACELT1768, ACELT1805)

• experiment with text structures and language features to refine and clarify ideas to improve the effectiveness of students' own texts(ACELY1810)

Develop and apply contextual knowledge

• analyse and examine how effective authors control and use a variety of clause structures, including clauses embedded within the structure of a noun group/phrase or clause(ACELA1534, ACELA1545)

Understand and apply knowledge of language forms and features

• interpret and analyse language choices, including sentence patterns, dialogue, imagery and other language features, in short stories, literary essays and plays(ACELT1767)

Develop and apply contextual knowledge

• explore the ways individual interpretations of texts are influenced by students' own knowledge, values and cultural assumptions

• critically consider the ways in which meaning is shaped by context, purpose, form, structure, style, content, language choices and their own personal perspective

GrA6

Sentence level

• selects simple, compound and complex sentences to express and connect ideas, occasionally manipulating the structure for emphasis, clarity or effect

• uses at least one subordinate clause in a complex sentence

• Uses subordinating conjunctions ('even though' in 'Even though a storm was predicted, the search and rescue mission still went ahead.)

GrA7

Sentence level

• crafts both compact and lengthy sentences with challenging structures, such as embedded/relative clauses, non-finite clauses, interrupting clauses, nominalisations, passive voice • makes more sophisticated connections between ideas by creating complex sentence

Creating Texts 8-10 Generic Indicators

CrT8

• tense mostly correct throughout text (see Grammar)

• consistently writes compound sentences correctly and uses a greater range of complex sentences (see Grammar)

• uses a variety of sentence structures and sentence beginnings

CrT9

• maintains appropriate tense throughout the text (see Grammar)

• uses a range of sentences including correctly structured complex sentences (see Grammar)

• • uses complex punctuation correctly (apostrophes of possession) (see Punctuation)

CrT10

• uses a range of complex punctuation flexibly and correctly (see Punctuation)

• uses a range of sentence types for effect