Year 4
Outcomes
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Language
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Language variation and change
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VCELA303
Understand that Standard Australian English is one of many social dialects used in Australia, and that while it originated in England it has been influenced by many other languagesExamples
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VCELA303
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Text structure and organisation
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VCELA277
Identify features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text, and understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audienceExamples
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VCELA290
Understand how texts are made cohesive through the use of linking devices including pronoun reference and text connectivesExamples
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VCELA291
Recognise how quotation marks are used in texts to signal dialogue, titles and quoted (direct) speechExamples
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VCELA277
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Expressing and developing ideas
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VCELA292
Understand that the meaning of sentences can be enriched through the use of noun groups/phrases and verb groups/phrases and prepositional phrasesExamples
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VCELA280
Understand how adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases work in different ways to provide circumstantial details about an activityExamples
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VCELA293
Incorporate new vocabulary from a range of sources into students' own texts including vocabulary encountered in research, into own textsExamples
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VCELA295
Understand how to use spelling patterns and generalisations including syllabification, letter combinations including double letters, and morphemic knowledge to build word familiesPlay Activities 139Examples
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VCELA296
Recognise homophones and know how to use context to identify correct spellingExamples
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VCELA292
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Language variation and change
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Literature
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Examining literature
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VCELT285
Understand, interpret and experiment with a range of devices and deliberate word play in poetry and other literary textsExamples
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VCELT285
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Examining literature
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Literacy
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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VCELY287
Read different types of texts for specific purposes by combining phonic, semantic, contextual and grammatical knowledge using text processing strategies, including monitoring meaning, skimming, scanning and reviewingExamples
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VCELY288
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating textsPlay Activities 220Examples
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VCELY287
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Creating texts
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VCELY300
Reread and edit for meaning by adding, deleting or moving words or word groups to improve content and structureExamples
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VCELY300
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating