Year 8
Outcomes
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Language
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Language for interaction
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VCELA397
Understand how rhetorical devices are used to persuade and how different layers of meaning are developed through the use of metaphor, irony and parodyExamples
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VCELA397
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Text structure and organisation
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VCELA415
Understand the use of punctuation conventions, including colons, semicolons, dashes and brackets in formal and informal textsExamples
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VCELA415
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Expressing and developing ideas
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VCELA401
Recognise that vocabulary choices contribute to the specificity, abstraction and style of textsExamples
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VCELA417
Understand how to apply learned knowledge consistently in order to spell accurately and to learn new words including nominalisationsPlay Activities 152Examples
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VCELA401
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Language for interaction
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Literature
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Examining literature
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VCELT408
Identify and evaluate devices that create tone in literary texts, including humour, wordplay, innuendo and parodyExamples
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VCELT409
Interpret and analyse language choices, including sentence patterns, dialogue, imagery and other language features, in short stories, literary essays and playsExamples
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VCELT408
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Examining literature
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Literacy
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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VCELY411
Apply increasing knowledge of vocabulary, text structures and language features to understand the content of textsExamples
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VCELY412
Use comprehension strategies to interpret and evaluate texts by reflecting on the validity of content and the credibility of sources, including finding evidence in the text for the author's point of viewExamples
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VCELY411
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating