VC2E3LA11

Extend topic-specific and technical vocabulary and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts <ul> <li>identifying and using technical words to describe length, for example metric units of length such as ‘millimetre’ and ‘centimetre’</li> <li>identifying and using words to describe features of narratives, for example ‘character’, ‘plot’ and ‘setting’</li> <li>identifying words that have different meanings in different contexts, for example ‘warm temperature’ and ‘warm character’</li> <li>extending vocabulary by adding prefixes and suffixes to base words, for example ‘different’, ‘differently’ and ‘difference’</li> </ul>

VC2E4LA10

Expand vocabulary by exploring a range of synonyms and antonyms, and using words encountered in a range of sources <ul> <li>building vocabulary from research about technical and learning area–specific topics, for example gravity and magnetic forces</li> <li>determining or clarifying the shades of meaning of synonyms and antonyms</li> <li>using words encountered in texts that are formed from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language, for example the Shire of Nillumbik, which draws its name from the Wurundjeri name for the region, meaning 'shallow earth'</li> </ul>

VC2E5LA08

Understand how vocabulary is used to express greater precision of meaning, including through the use of specialist and technical terms <ul> <li>using precise words for naming; for example, instead of ‘mammal’ or ‘whale’, using ‘humpback whale’</li> </ul>

VC2E6LA08

Examine how authors use vivid vocabulary and figurative language, such as metaphors, similes, personification, idioms, imagery and hyperbole <ul> <li>exploring how figurative language (for example, metaphors, personification and idioms) can be used to create vivid and less predictable shades of meaning</li> <li>identifying authors’ use of vivid and emotive vocabulary in persuasive texts, for example the vocabulary used in reviews</li> <li>discussing texts, using vocabulary to name text structure, literary devices and language features; for example, using words that name the literary device used in a poem</li> </ul>

EN2-VOCAB-01

Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words

EN3-VOCAB-01

Extends Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, morphological analysis and generating precise definitions for specific contexts

EN3-CWT-01

Plans, creates and revises written texts for multiple purposes and audiences through a selection of text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language

EN3-UARL-01

Analyses representations of ideas in literature through narrative, character, imagery, symbol and connotation, and adapts these representations when creating texts

ACELA1484

Learn extended and technical vocabulary and ways of expressing opinion including modal verbs and adverbsElaborationsexploring examples of language which demonstrate a range of feelings and positions, and building a vocabulary to express judgments abo...

ACELA1498

Incorporate new vocabulary from a range of sources into students’ own texts including vocabulary encountered in researchElaborationsbuilding etymological knowledge about word origins (for example 'thermometer') and building vocabulary from resea...

ACELA1512

Understand the use of vocabulary to express greater precision of meaning, and know that words can have different meanings in different contextsElaborationsmoving from general, 'all-purpose' words, for example 'cut', to more specific words, fo...

ACELA1525

Investigate how vocabulary choices, including evaluative language can express shades of meaning, feeling and opinionElaborationsidentifying (for example from reviews) the ways in which evaluative language is used to assess the qualities of the variou...

AC9E3LA10

Extend topic-specific and technical vocabulary and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts

AC9E4LA11

Expand vocabulary by exploring a range of synonyms and antonyms, and using words encountered in a range of sources

AC9E5LA08

Understand how vocabulary is used to express greater precision of meaning, including through the use of specialist and technical terms, and explore the history of words

AC9E6LA08

Identify authors’ use of vivid, emotive vocabulary, such as metaphors, similes, personification, idioms, imagery and hyperbole

ACELA1484

ACELA1498