Language
Language for interacting with others
Recognise how language shapes relationships and roles
WA8ELAI1
For example:
- identifying language names that inform relationships to Country/Place by exploring the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Map of Indigenous Australia
Understand how layers of meaning can be created within a text by using literary devices, such as simile and metaphor to evaluate
WA8ELAI2
For example:
- identifying how authors use rhetorical devices that reveal the dark or serious aspects of a topic in humorous or amusing ways, such as by making a statement but implying or meaning the opposite (irony), exaggerating or overstating something (hyperbole), imitating or mocking something (parody), and making something appear less serious than it really is (understatement)
Text structure, organisation and features
Explain how text structures and language features vary depending on their purpose, recognising that some texts are hybrids that combine different genres or elements of different genres
WA8ELAT1
For example:
- discussing how a verse novel combines elements of poetry and prose narrative
- exploring how mockumentaries blend elements of fiction and documentary
Understand how cohesion in texts is improved by strengthening the internal structure of paragraphs with examples, quotations and substantiation of claims
WA8ELAT2
For example:
- writing a paragraph in an analytical essay that includes quotes and examples from a studied text
- including statistics and facts to substantiate claims in a persuasive speech
Language for expressing and developing ideas
Examine a variety of clause structures, including embedded clauses, that add information and expand ideas in sentences
WA8ELALA1
For example:
- investigating how the meaning of a sentence can be changed by inserting different embedded clauses, such as French fries, which are a fattening and unhealthy snack, are made from potatoes. / French fries, which are a delicious treat, are made from potatoes.
Understand the effect of nominalisation in texts
WA8ELALA2
For example:
- highlighting examples of nominalisation in informative texts and explaining the impact on content and tone
- converting verbs to nouns using a suffix, such as achieve to achievement or act to action
Investigate how visual and multimodal texts use intertextual references to enhance and layer meaning
WA8ELALA3
For example:
- identifying intertextual references in picture books and discussing how they create meaning
Identify and use vocabulary typical of academic texts
WA8ELALA4
For example:
- employing vocabulary of academic report writing, such as evidence, consequence, contradiction and acknowledgement
Understand and use punctuation conventions, including semicolons and dashes, to extend ideas and support meaning
WA8ELALA5
For example:
- creating dialogue in drama showing interruptions, asides and pauses for effect
- experimenting with connecting related independent clauses, such as I love that film; the graphics were incredible.
Word knowledge
Apply learnt word knowledge to spell new words and apply strategies to maintain accuracy
WA8ELAW1
For example:
- drawing on knowledge of spelling generalisations, base words and affixes when spelling new words
- drawing on increasing knowledge of word origins to understand and spell new words, such as using circum (around) to spell circumstance, circumference
- applying strategies to maintain accuracy, such as proofreading, checking an authority or using spell check