Oxford MyEnglish Australian Curriculum Year 8 curriculum grid sample

Page 1

Oxford MyEnglish content Part A Using Unit 1 Concrete, abstract and words collective nouns Unit 2 Nouns and nominalisation Unit 3 Types of verbs Unit 4 Tenses Unit 5 Adverbs and degrees of comparison Unit 6 Adverbs of time and place Unit 7 How adjectives work Unit 8 Adjectives and degrees of comparison Unit 9 What prepositions do Unit 10 How conjunctions work

Content descriptions Language Sub-strand: Text structure and organisation  Explain how texts are structured depending on their purpose and how language features vary, recognising that some texts are hybrids that combine different genres or elements of different genres (AC9E8LA03) Sub-strand: Language for expressing and developing ideas  Examine a variety of clause structures including embedded clauses that add information and expand ideas in sentences (AC9E8LA05)  Understand the effect of nominalisation in texts (AC9E8LA06)

Part B Organising words and ideas

Unit 11 Colons and semicolons Unit 12 Brackets and dashes Unit 13 Prepositional phrases Unit 14 Combining clauses Unit 15 Subjects, objects and predicates Unit 16 Simple, compound and complex sentences

Language Sub-strand: Language for expressing and developing ideas  Examine a variety of clause structures including embedded clauses that add information and expand ideas in sentences (AC9E8LA05)  Understand and use punctuation conventions including semicolons and dashes to extend ideas and support meaning (AC9E8LA09)

Part C Expressing and sharing ideas

Unit 17 Paragraphs Unit 18 Using text connectives Unit 19 Irony Unit 20 Analysing literary devices

Language Sub-strand: Language for interacting with others  Understand how layers of meaning can be created when evaluating by using literary devices such as simile and metaphor (AC9E8LA02) Sub-strand: Text structure and organisation  Understand how cohesion in texts is improved by strengthening the internal structure of paragraphs with examples, quotations and substantiation of claims (AC9E8LA04) Literature Sub-strand: Examining literature  Analyse how language features such as sentence patterns create tone, and literary devices such as imagery create meaning and effect (AC9E8LE05)

© Oxford University Press 2023 Oxford MyEnglish 7–10 Australian Curriculum 3E Teacher obook pro ISBN 9780190342197 Permission has been granted for this page to be photocopied within the purchasing institution only.


© Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) 2009 to present, unless otherwise indicated. This material was downloaded from the ACARA website (www.acara.edu.au) (Website) (accessed 2023) and was not modified. The material is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). ACARA does not endorse any product that uses ACARA material or make any representations as to the quality of such products. Any product that uses material published on this website should not be taken to be affiliated with ACARA or have the sponsorship or approval of ACARA. It is up to each person to make their own assessment of the

© Oxford University Press 2023 Oxford MyEnglish 7–10 Australian Curriculum 3E Teacher obook pro ISBN 9780190342197 Permission has been granted for this page to be photocopied within the purchasing institution only.


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.