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English // Reading Comprehension
Supporting ideas with evidenceExplain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which specific points
Ages 10 to 11ConceptEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Multimedia elements in textsAnalyse how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text such as graphic novels, multimedia presentations, or illustrated…
Ages 10 to 11MethodEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Evaluating Arguments in Non-FictionEvaluate arguments and claims in non-fiction texts — assess whether reasoning is sound, evidence is relevant and sufficient, distinguish between fact and…
Ages 11 to 14ConceptEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Figurative Language and Literary DevicesDetermine the meaning of figurative and connotative language in context, analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, and identify literary…
Ages 11 to 14ConceptEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Using and Evaluating Textual EvidenceCite specific textual evidence to support analysis of what a text says explicitly and what can be inferred, distinguishing between strong and weak evidence and…
Ages 11 to 14MethodEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Poetic forms and conventionsRecognise and understand poetic conventions — including form (sonnet, ballad, free verse), metre, rhyme scheme, stanza structure, imagery, and sound devices…
Ages 11 to 14ConceptEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Narrative Perspective and Unreliable NarratorsAnalyse point of view and narrative perspective — including first person, third person limited and omniscient, and unreliable narrator — and how the author's or…
Ages 11 to 14ConceptEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Plot Structure and Character DevelopmentAnalyse how plot structure unfolds through episodes or key events, and how characters develop, respond to challenges, and change over the course of a narrative…
Ages 11 to 14ConceptEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Understanding drama and performanceUnderstand how dramatists communicate meaning through performance — including staging, direction, set design, lighting, and actors' choices — and how different…
Ages 11 to 14ConceptEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Critical comparison across textsMake critical comparisons across texts — comparing themes, characters, settings, styles, or arguments in two or more works, including texts from different…
Ages 11 to 14ConceptEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Wide Independent Reading Across GenresRead widely and independently across fiction and non-fiction — including whole novels, short stories, plays, poetry, and non-fiction from different genres…
Ages 11 to 14Thinking skillEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Tracing Theme Across a TextDetermine and analyse the theme or central idea of a text, trace how it develops across the text through key details and events, and provide an objective…
Ages 11 to 14ConceptEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Purpose, audience, and contextIdentify the purpose, audience, and context of a text and use this knowledge to support comprehension — recognising how writing aimed at different audiences…
Ages 11 to 14ConceptEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Analysing Text StructureAnalyse how a text's structure — including its overall organisation, use of chapters, stanzas, scenes, paragraphs, or sections — contributes to its meaning…
Ages 11 to 14ConceptEnglish // Speaking & Listening
Listening and respondingListen and respond appropriately to adults and peers; follow agreed-upon rules for discussion such as listening to others and taking turns speaking
Ages 4 to 11MethodEnglish // Speaking & Listening
Exploring Ideas Through TalkUse spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining, and exploring ideas; use strategies to build vocabulary through talk
Ages 4 to 6Thinking skillEnglish // Speaking & Listening
Group discussionsParticipate actively in collaborative conversations staying on topic; continue a conversation through multiple exchanges; maintain attention in discussions
Ages 4 to 11MethodEnglish // Speaking & Listening
Describing AloudDescribe familiar people, places, things, and events with detail; speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly; give well-structured…
Ages 4 to 8MethodEnglish // Speaking & Listening
Expressing & Justifying OpinionsArticulate and justify answers, arguments, and opinions; participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, and debates
Ages 4 to 6MethodEnglish // Speaking & Listening
Asking QuestionsAsk relevant questions to extend understanding; ask and answer questions to seek help, get information, or clarify something not understood
Ages 4 to 11MethodEnglish // Speaking & Listening
Reciting PoetryLearn poems by heart and recite with appropriate intonation, adding visual displays to descriptions when appropriate, and producing complete sentences in spoken…
Ages 6 to 10MethodEnglish // Speaking & Listening
Engaging Listeners and Valuing ViewpointsGain, maintain and monitor the interest of listeners when speaking; consider and evaluate different viewpoints, attending to and building on others'…
Ages 7 to 8Thinking skillEnglish // Speaking & Listening
Preparing for and Explaining in DiscussionsCome to discussions prepared, draw on preparation and known information, and explain ideas in light of the discussion
Ages 8 to 11MethodEnglish // Speaking & Listening
Reporting & RecountingReport on a topic or recount an experience with organised facts and descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace
Ages 8 to 11Method