Stage 4
Chifley College – Mount Druitt campus
Year 7 ProgramEnglish Years 7-10 Compulsory core and skills
YEAR 7: Compulsory composing (Response)
Term
Types of
Language features
Texts
RECOUNT 1 (oral
and short written:
reflective of
process of
composition)
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RECOUNT 2
(sustained written
piece in text form
of diary entries in
character)
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REPORT
(news)
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4
NARRATIVE
(text purpose to
entertain or
amuse)
RESPONSE
(starting with
oral/short written
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consistent past tense
consistent person
time words to show order or
sequence of events
proper nouns
sentence construction and
punctuation
differences oral and written
language
1st person
past tense
adjectives; similes & metaphors
(thoughts & feelings)
time words to connect events
paragraphs
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lead paragraph, headline, byline
emotive language
paragraphs, preview sentences,
action verbs
time and consequence conjunctions
conjunctions to suggest unexpected
events in complication
thinking and feeling verbs in
evaluation
dialogue & punctuation
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vocab:justification words
complex sentences
conjunctions that show reason
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Department of Education and Training
Curriculum K-12 Directorate
Compulsory core and skills
POETRY (at least one unit)
Wide reading: layout, stanza,
alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme,
rhythm, figurative language: simile and
metaphor
Cinquain, haiku, limerick, ballad,
narrative, rhyming couplet, dramatic
readings, composing own.
Visual representation: poster, flyer,
photographs from magazines,
Powerpoint.
DRAMA (at least one -Shakespeare is
compulsory for top classes-Twelfth
Night or Midsummer’s Night Dream)
Shakespeare’s life and times (Internet
research), conventions of
Shakespearean plays, text as
performance, dramatic readings.
Terms: stage directions, props,
scenes, dialogue, plot, set
NOVEL (at least one)
Home Reading Program
Plot, setting, characters, first and third
person narration, imaginative
recreation.
MASS MEDIA
Introduction to Radio and Newspapers.
Print media: Components of a
newspaper, production of a
newspaper, effects of layout , target
audiences Persuasive language.
Create own media items.
MULTIMEDIA (integrated)
Introduction to the concept of
multimedia. What it means, the types
of texts which come under this
category, the language of visual texts.
FILM (at least one)
How meaning is made in film:
Editing (length of shot), camera angles,
PICTURE BOOKS
Colour, layout, point of view,
offer/demand, given/new,
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ICT – Integrated (see also
Computing Skills Outcomes)
Word Processing (from syllabus): : find
and replace, word counts, spell check
and thesaurus functions
Formatting of single page document
Formatting of references and
bibliographies
Importing and manipulation of graphics
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answer, with
emphasis on
justification
moving onto text
form of written
review)
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Curriculum K-12 Directorate
language of judgment
modality (modality: adverbs, eg
certainly, definitely)
auxiliary verbs
tense (present-in keeping with
literary response)
lighting, sound, Opening Sequence
(establishing shot credits, music etc),
roles of director, editor, screen writer.
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audience/purpose
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Stage 4
Year 8 Program
YEAR 8: Compulsory composing (Response)
Term
Types of
Language features
Texts
REPORT 2
(text form—
Biography)
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third person
past tense
descriptive language
words to show time sequence
objective/factual language
paragraphs and preview sentences
action verbs & adverbs
noun groups
complex sentences
appropriate format, directions,
dialogue
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adjectives
words to express judgment
present tense
punctuating sentences to include
references to the text
DRAMA (at least one -Shakespeare is
compulsory for top classes-Macbeth)
Language, themes, characterisation,
tragedy
Terms: monologue, climax
EXPLANATION
(purpose to justify
responses to text
in written
response)
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language of cause and effect
words introducing examples
words that compare and contrast
words showing order
punctuating complex sentences to
include references
paragraphs and preview sentences
MASS MEDIA
Television: ratings, audience,
production, programming, advertising
CONSOLIDATIO
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NOVEL (at least one)
Home Reading Program
Plot, setting, characters, theme,
symbolism, narrative point of view,
voice.
Short Stories
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POETRY (at least one unit)
Sound devices, imagery, dramatic
readings
Analysis: main ideas and themes
Visual Representation: pictures,
symbols, colours (PowerPoint)
SCRIPT/SCREEN
WRITING
RESPONSE 2
(written)
(text form—
interpretation)
2
3
Compulsory core and skills
ICT – Integrated (see also
Computing Skills Outcomes)
Word Processing (from syllabus): Find
and replace, word counts, insert page
numbers and page breaks, spell check
and thesaurus functions.
Formatting of references and
bibliographies
Importing and manipulation of graphics
MULTIMEDIA (integrated)
The website as a multimedia text;
reading a web site, analysing a web
site, reviewing a web site.
PICTURE BOOKS
Colour, layout, point of view,
offer/demand, given/new,
audience/purpose
FILM (at least one)
How meaning is made in film:
Visual conventions, mise en scene,
distinguish between plot and theme.
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Stage
Year 9 composing
Program (Response)
YEAR 9:5Compulsory
Term
1
2
3
4
Types of Texts
Language features
RESPONSE
(focus: critical
comparison of
texts-literary &
non-literary—with
similar purpose
and/or theme)
RECOUNT 3
(focus:
interviews/eye
witness accounts)
(text forms: oral
and written)
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compare and contrast oral and
written language
complex sentences
factual language
modality
NARRATIVE
(exploring more
complex & creative
narrative
structures: eg dual
narrators; time
shifts & flash back
sequences
/passages)
EXPOSITION
(focus: supporting
a thesis)
(text forms: oral
and extended,
formal written
responses)
RESPONSE 3
(focus: extended
critical response)
(text form: nonliterary text)
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adjectives and descriptive writing
complex sentences
direct speech & dialogue
temporal & causal conjunctions
pronouns
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language of judgment and
evaluation
words which show comparison
complex sentences
nominalisation
Compulsory core and skills
POETRY (at least one unit)
Sound devices, symbolism, sense
imagery
Analysis: main ideas and themes
Visual Representation: Poem to
Picture Book
Response: Short Literary essay
DRAMA (at least one -Shakespeare is
compulsory for all classes-Merchant of
Venice)
Language, themes, dramatic devices,
characterisation, focus on issues
Response with close reference to text
Terms: soliloquy, pathos, aside
MASS MEDIA
News: Radio, print, TV, internet; media
ownership, target audience. Compare
same-day news coverage; journalese,
sensationalism, bias. Advertising.
ICT – Integrated (see also
Computing Skills Outcomes)
Word Processing (from syllabus):
Formatting of references and
bibliographies, formatting of multi-page
document including weblinks,
importing data from the internet and
manipulating images to compose and
format own composition.
MULTIMEDIA (integrated)
The CD Rom as a multimedia text
reading a CD Rom, analysing a CD
Rom, Reviewing a CD Rom
PICTURE BOOKS
Colour, layout, point of view,
offer/demand, given/new,
audience/purpose, reading paths,
ideology
words showing time & cause/effect
linkage
persuasive language
modality
preview sentences & paragraph
development
graphics/visual features &
layout/design
emotive/persuasive language
language of judgement and
evaluation
NOVEL (at least one)
Home Reading Program
Links between character and theme,
Use literary language to write and talk
about texts, subjectivity
Short Stories
FILM (at least one)
How meaning is made in film:
time (editing) flashback/flash forward,
montage, shot/reverse shot, cliches,
mise en scene
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Stage 5
abstract language
Year 10 Program
Department of Education and Training
Curriculum K-12 Directorate
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YEAR 10: Compulsory composing (Response)
Term
Types of Texts Language features
1
EXPOSITION
(focus: supporting
a thesis)
(text forms: letter
to the editor,
editorial, speech )
CRITICAL
RESPONSE
(to a persuasive
text; print or
electronic)
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cause/effect linkage
persuasive language
modality
preview sentences & paragraph
development
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NARRATIVE 4
(structural feature:
temporary
resolution)
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language of judgment and
evaluation
words which show comparison
complex sentences
nominalisation
noun groups
adjectives
verbs and adverbs
EXPOSITION
(text form: essay)
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3
4
EXPLANATION 2
(focus:
author’s/director’s
purpose)
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nominalisation (moving from
descriptive to analytical)
high modality
words that link arguments
persuasive language
preview sentences/paragraphs
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third person
modality
paragraphs/preview sentences
words introducing examples
words introducing cause & effect
words showing order
complex sentences
Compulsory core and skills
POETRY (at least one unit)
Revisiting of all poetic devices plus
humour, parody, satire, irony,
connotation, denotation, tone, close
analysis of techniques and meaning.
Response: Compare and Contrast
Literary Essay
Transformation into anther text:
screenplay, short story etc.
NOVEL (at least one)
Home Reading Program
Use literary terms, effects of structure,
compare and evaluate novels, or novel
and film on the same theme, essay
with close textual reference.
Short Stories
DRAMA (at least one -Shakespeare is
compulsory for all classes-Romeo and
Juliet)
Language, themes, dramatic devices,
characterisation, focus on issues,
close reading of set extracts,
imaginative recreation
Response with close reference to text
Compare and contrast different film
versions of the text
MASS MEDIA
Opinion: language of persuasion,
adverts, editorial columns, letters to
the editor, political cartoons,
documentaries, sensationalism, bias
ICT – Integrated (see also
Computing Skills Outcomes)
Word Processing (from syllabus):
Use advanced Word processing tools
including formatting of references and
bibliographies, formatting of multi-page
document including weblinks,
importing data from the internet and
manipulating images to compose and
format own composition.
MULTIMEDIA (integrated)
The website as a multimedia text
reading a website, analysing a
website, reviewing a website, using a
website for research, comparing the
website to more traditional research
tools and noting the differences in
types of texts.
PICTURE BOOKS
Colour, layout, point of view,
offer/demand, given/new,
audience/purpose, reading paths,
ideology
CONSOLIDATION
Department of Education and Training
Curriculum K-12 Directorate
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