IXL Skill Plan | Australian Curriculum, Version 9.0: Year 4

Australian Curriculum, Version 9.0: Year 4

Skills available for Australia year 4 English language arts objectives

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Language
Language for interacting with others
AC9E4LA01 Explore language used to develop relationships in formal and informal situations
AC9E4LA01 Explore language used to develop relationships in formal and informal situations


AC9E4LA02 Identify the subjective language of opinion and feeling, and the objective language of factual reporting		1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion
AC9E4LA02 Identify the subjective language of opinion and feeling, and the objective language of factual reporting
1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Text structure and organisation
AC9E4LA03 Identify how texts across the curriculum have different language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages depending on purposes		Text structures 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions 5. Identify text structures Author's purpose 6. Identify the purpose of a text Story elements 7. Identify story elements Main idea 8. Determine the main idea of a passage
AC9E4LA03 Identify how texts across the curriculum have different language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages depending on purposes
Text structures 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions 5. Identify text structures Author's purpose 6. Identify the purpose of a text Story elements 7. Identify story elements Main idea 8. Determine the main idea of a passage

AC9E4LA04 Identify how text connectives including temporal and conditional words, and topic word associations are used to sequence and connect ideas		1. Identify time-order words 2. Identify coordinating conjunctions 3. Identify subordinating conjunctions
AC9E4LA04 Identify how text connectives including temporal and conditional words, and topic word associations are used to sequence and connect ideas
1. Identify time-order words 2. Identify coordinating conjunctions 3. Identify subordinating conjunctions

AC9E4LA05 Identify text navigation features of online texts that enhance readability including headlines, drop-down menus, links, graphics and layout
AC9E4LA05 Identify text navigation features of online texts that enhance readability including headlines, drop-down menus, links, graphics and layout

Language for expressing and developing ideas
AC9E4LA06 Understand that complex sentences contain one independent clause and at least one dependent clause typically joined by a subordinating conjunction to create relationships, such as time and causality		Sentences, fragments and run-ons 1. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 2. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence 3. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence Simple and compound sentences 4. Is the sentence simple or compound?
AC9E4LA06 Understand that complex sentences contain one independent clause and at least one dependent clause typically joined by a subordinating conjunction to create relationships, such as time and causality
Sentences, fragments and run-ons 1. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 2. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence 3. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence Simple and compound sentences 4. Is the sentence simple or compound?

AC9E4LA07 Investigate how quoted (direct) and reported (indirect) speech are used
AC9E4LA07 Investigate how quoted (direct) and reported (indirect) speech are used


AC9E4LA08 Understand how adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases work in different ways to provide circumstantial details about an activity		Prepositions 1. Identify prepositions 2. Identify prepositions and their objects 3. Identify prepositional phrases 4. Prepositions: review Adverbs 5. Does the adverb tell you how, when or where? 6. Identify adverbs
AC9E4LA08 Understand how adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases work in different ways to provide circumstantial details about an activity
Prepositions 1. Identify prepositions 2. Identify prepositions and their objects 3. Identify prepositional phrases 4. Prepositions: review Adverbs 5. Does the adverb tell you how, when or where? 6. Identify adverbs

AC9E4LA09 Understand past, present and future tenses and their impact on meaning in a sentence		Verb tense 1. Is the sentence in the past, present or future tense? Regular past tense 2. Identify verbs in the regular past tense Irregular past tense 3. Identify the irregular past tense
AC9E4LA09 Understand past, present and future tenses and their impact on meaning in a sentence
Verb tense 1. Is the sentence in the past, present or future tense? Regular past tense 2. Identify verbs in the regular past tense Irregular past tense 3. Identify the irregular past tense

AC9E4LA10 Explore the effect of choices when framing an image, placement of elements in the image and salience on composition of still and moving images in texts		1. Compare mythological illustrations
AC9E4LA10 Explore the effect of choices when framing an image, placement of elements in the image and salience on composition of still and moving images in texts
1. Compare mythological illustrations

AC9E4LA11 Expand vocabulary by exploring a range of synonyms and antonyms, and using words encountered in a range of sources		Synonyms 1. Choose the synonym 2. Which sentence has the same meaning? 3. Find synonyms in context Antonyms 4. Choose the antonym 5. Which sentence uses an antonym? 6. Find antonyms in context
AC9E4LA11 Expand vocabulary by exploring a range of synonyms and antonyms, and using words encountered in a range of sources
Synonyms 1. Choose the synonym 2. Which sentence has the same meaning? 3. Find synonyms in context Antonyms 4. Choose the antonym 5. Which sentence uses an antonym? 6. Find antonyms in context

AC9E4LA12 Understand that punctuation signals dialogue through quotation marks and that dialogue follows conventions for the use of capital letters, commas and boundary punctuation
AC9E4LA12 Understand that punctuation signals dialogue through quotation marks and that dialogue follows conventions for the use of capital letters, commas and boundary punctuation

Literature
Literature and contexts
AC9E4LE01 Recognise similar storylines, ideas and relationships in different contexts in literary texts by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
AC9E4LE01 Recognise similar storylines, ideas and relationships in different contexts in literary texts by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors

Engaging with and responding to literature
AC9E4LE02 Describe the effects of text structures and language features in literary texts when responding to and sharing opinions		Story elements 1. Identify story elements Sensory details 2. Sort sensory details Figurative language 3. Identify similes and metaphors 4. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 5. Analyse the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
AC9E4LE02 Describe the effects of text structures and language features in literary texts when responding to and sharing opinions
Story elements 1. Identify story elements Sensory details 2. Sort sensory details Figurative language 3. Identify similes and metaphors 4. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 5. Analyse the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Examining literature
AC9E4LE03 Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories engaging by the way they develop character, setting and plot tensions		Point of view 1. Distinguish points of view Inference 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Compare and contrast characters 4. Draw inferences from a text Visual elements 5. Compare mythological illustrations Literary devices 6. Analyse the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Descriptive details 7. Sort sensory details
AC9E4LE03 Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories engaging by the way they develop character, setting and plot tensions
Point of view 1. Distinguish points of view Inference 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Compare and contrast characters 4. Draw inferences from a text Visual elements 5. Compare mythological illustrations Literary devices 6. Analyse the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Descriptive details 7. Sort sensory details

AC9E4LE04 Examine the use of literary devices and deliberate word play in literary texts, including poetry, to shape meaning		Read poetry 1. Read poetry Literary devices 2. Identify similes and metaphors 3. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 4. Analyse the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Sensory details 5. Sort sensory details Shades of meaning 6. Positive and negative connotation
AC9E4LE04 Examine the use of literary devices and deliberate word play in literary texts, including poetry, to shape meaning
Read poetry 1. Read poetry Literary devices 2. Identify similes and metaphors 3. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 4. Analyse the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Sensory details 5. Sort sensory details Shades of meaning 6. Positive and negative connotation
Creating literature
AC9E4LE05 Create and edit literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings		Descriptive details 1. Show character emotions and traits 2. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Organisation 3. Put the sentences in order
AC9E4LE05 Create and edit literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings
Descriptive details 1. Show character emotions and traits 2. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Organisation 3. Put the sentences in order

Literacy
Texts in context
AC9E4LY01 Compare texts from different times with similar purposes and audiences to identify similarities and differences in their depictions of events
AC9E4LY01 Compare texts from different times with similar purposes and audiences to identify similarities and differences in their depictions of events

Interacting with others
AC9E4LY02 Listen for key points and information to carry out tasks and contribute to discussions, acknowledging another opinion, linking a response to the topic, and sharing and extending ideas and information
AC9E4LY02 Listen for key points and information to carry out tasks and contribute to discussions, acknowledging another opinion, linking a response to the topic, and sharing and extending ideas and information

Analysing, interpreting and evaluating
AC9E4LY03 Identify the characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text		Author's purpose 1. Identify the purpose of a text Text structures 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts 5. Match problems with their solutions 6. Identify text structures Figurative language 7. Identify similes and metaphors 8. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 9. Analyse the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
AC9E4LY03 Identify the characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text
Author's purpose 1. Identify the purpose of a text Text structures 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts 5. Match problems with their solutions 6. Identify text structures Figurative language 7. Identify similes and metaphors 8. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 9. Analyse the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

AC9E4LY04 Read different types of texts, integrating phonic, semantic and grammatical knowledge to read accurately and fluently, re-reading and self-correcting when needed		Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Synonyms and antonyms 3. Choose the synonym 4. Which sentence has the same meaning? 5. Find synonyms in context 6. Choose the antonym 7. Which sentence uses an antonym? 8. Find antonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 9. Which definition matches the sentence? 10. Which sentence matches the definition? Greek and Latin roots 11. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 12. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 13. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 14. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 15. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 16. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Prefixes and suffixes 17. Identify base words, prefixes and suffixes 18. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis- 19. Use the prefixes pre-, re- and mis- 20. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 21. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 22. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 23. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 24. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Linking words 25. Identify time-order words 26. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative or exclamatory? 27. Identify coordinating conjunctions 28. Identify subordinating conjunctions Subject-verb agreement 29. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 30. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence 31. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence 32. Is the subject singular or plural? Nouns 33. Which word is a noun? 34. Identify nouns 35. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns 36. Identify common and proper nouns 37. Is the noun singular or plural? 38. Identify plurals, singular possessives and plural possessives Pronouns 39. Identify personal pronouns 40. Identify possessive pronouns 41. Identify relative pronouns Verb types 42. Identify action verbs 43. Identify main verbs and helping verbs 44. What does the modal verb show? Verb tense 45. Identify verbs in the regular past tense 46. Identify the irregular past tense Adjectives and adverbs 47. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 48. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 49. Identify adjectives 50. Order adjectives 51. Does the adverb tell you how, when or where? 52. Identify adverbs 53. Choose between adjectives and adverbs Prepositions 54. Identify prepositions 55. Identify prepositions and their objects 56. Identify prepositional phrases 57. Prepositions: review
AC9E4LY04 Read different types of texts, integrating phonic, semantic and grammatical knowledge to read accurately and fluently, re-reading and self-correcting when needed
Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Synonyms and antonyms 3. Choose the synonym 4. Which sentence has the same meaning? 5. Find synonyms in context 6. Choose the antonym 7. Which sentence uses an antonym? 8. Find antonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 9. Which definition matches the sentence? 10. Which sentence matches the definition? Greek and Latin roots 11. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 12. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 13. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 14. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 15. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 16. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Prefixes and suffixes 17. Identify base words, prefixes and suffixes 18. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis- 19. Use the prefixes pre-, re- and mis- 20. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 21. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 22. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 23. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 24. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Linking words 25. Identify time-order words 26. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative or exclamatory? 27. Identify coordinating conjunctions 28. Identify subordinating conjunctions Subject-verb agreement 29. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 30. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence 31. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence 32. Is the subject singular or plural? Nouns 33. Which word is a noun? 34. Identify nouns 35. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns 36. Identify common and proper nouns 37. Is the noun singular or plural? 38. Identify plurals, singular possessives and plural possessives Pronouns 39. Identify personal pronouns 40. Identify possessive pronouns 41. Identify relative pronouns Verb types 42. Identify action verbs 43. Identify main verbs and helping verbs 44. What does the modal verb show? Verb tense 45. Identify verbs in the regular past tense 46. Identify the irregular past tense Adjectives and adverbs 47. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 48. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 49. Identify adjectives 50. Order adjectives 51. Does the adverb tell you how, when or where? 52. Identify adverbs 53. Choose between adjectives and adverbs Prepositions 54. Identify prepositions 55. Identify prepositions and their objects 56. Identify prepositional phrases 57. Prepositions: review

AC9E4LY05 Use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning to build literal and inferred meaning, to expand topic knowledge and ideas, and evaluate texts		Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea Theme 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables and folktales Author's purpose 3. Identify the purpose of a text Text structure 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions 7. Identify text structures Point of view 8. Distinguish points of view Story elements 9. Identify story elements Figurative language 10. Identify similes and metaphors 11. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 12. Analyse the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Literary texts: level 1 13. Read fantasy with illustrations 14. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 15. Read science fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 16. Read realistic fiction 17. Read historical fiction 18. Read poetry 19. Read drama Informational texts: level 1 20. Read about animals 21. Read about art, music and traditions 22. Read about famous places 23. Read about sports and hobbies Informational texts: level 2 24. Read about famous people 25. Read about business and technology 26. Read about science and nature 27. Read about history Order of events 28. Put the sentences in order Inference 29. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 30. Compare and contrast characters 31. Draw inferences from a text 32. Make predictions about a story Visual elements 33. Compare mythological illustrations
AC9E4LY05 Use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning to build literal and inferred meaning, to expand topic knowledge and ideas, and evaluate texts
Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea Theme 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables and folktales Author's purpose 3. Identify the purpose of a text Text structure 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions 7. Identify text structures Point of view 8. Distinguish points of view Story elements 9. Identify story elements Figurative language 10. Identify similes and metaphors 11. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 12. Analyse the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Literary texts: level 1 13. Read fantasy with illustrations 14. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 15. Read science fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 16. Read realistic fiction 17. Read historical fiction 18. Read poetry 19. Read drama Informational texts: level 1 20. Read about animals 21. Read about art, music and traditions 22. Read about famous places 23. Read about sports and hobbies Informational texts: level 2 24. Read about famous people 25. Read about business and technology 26. Read about science and nature 27. Read about history Order of events 28. Put the sentences in order Inference 29. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 30. Compare and contrast characters 31. Draw inferences from a text 32. Make predictions about a story Visual elements 33. Compare mythological illustrations
Creating texts
AC9E4LY06 Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation		Plagiarism 1. Identify and correct plagiarism Author's purpose 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion Commas 3. Commas with direct addresses and after introductory words Capitalisation 4. Capitalising the names of people and pets and titles of respect 5. Capitalising days, months and holidays 6. Capitalising the names of places and geographic features 7. Capitalising proper adjectives, nationalities and languages Plurals 8. Form regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies 9. Use regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies 10. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves 11. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves 12. Form and use irregular plurals Possessives 13. Form the singular or plural possessive 14. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 15. Use possessive pronouns Homophones 16. Use the correct homophone Contractions 17. Pronoun-verb contractions 18. Contractions with 'not' Adverbs 19. Use relative adverbs 20. Use adverbs to compare Comparative adjectives 21. Use adjectives to compare 22. Spell adjectives that compare 23. Use adjectives with more and most Adjectives 24. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 25. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 26. Identify adjectives 27. Order adjectives Author's purpose 28. Identify the purpose of a text Supporting details 29. Choose reasons to support an opinion 30. Identify supporting details in literary texts 31. Identify supporting details in informational texts Organise writing 32. Order items from most general to most specific 33. Organise information by topic 34. Remove the sentence that does not belong 35. Choose the best topic sentence 36. Choose the best concluding sentence Linking words 37. Identify time-order words 38. Use coordinating conjunctions 39. Use subordinating conjunctions 40. Choose the best transition Shades of meaning 41. Describe the difference between related words 42. Positive and negative connotation Sentence types 43. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative or exclamatory? Subject-verb agreement 44. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 45. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence 46. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence Sentences, fragments and run-ons 47. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 48. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 49. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment or a run-on? 50. Order the words to create a sentence Simple or compound sentence 51. Is the sentence simple or compound? Descriptive details 52. Sort sensory details 53. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 54. Show character emotions and traits 55. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Synonyms 56. Choose the synonym 57. Which sentence has the same meaning? 58. Find synonyms in context Antonyms 59. Choose the antonym 60. Which sentence uses an antonym? 61. Find antonyms in context Past tense 62. Form and use the regular past tense 63. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 64. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 65. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3 66. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 To be verbs 67. To be: use the correct form To have verbs 68. To have: use the correct form Verb tense 69. Is the sentence in the past, present or future tense? 70. Change the sentence to future tense 71. Use the progressive verb tenses 72. Form the progressive verb tenses 73. Choose between the past tense and past participle 74. Use the perfect verb tenses 75. Form the perfect verb tenses Verb types 76. Use action verbs 77. Use the correct modal verb
AC9E4LY06 Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation
Plagiarism 1. Identify and correct plagiarism Author's purpose 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion Commas 3. Commas with direct addresses and after introductory words Capitalisation 4. Capitalising the names of people and pets and titles of respect 5. Capitalising days, months and holidays 6. Capitalising the names of places and geographic features 7. Capitalising proper adjectives, nationalities and languages Plurals 8. Form regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies 9. Use regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies 10. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves 11. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves 12. Form and use irregular plurals Possessives 13. Form the singular or plural possessive 14. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 15. Use possessive pronouns Homophones 16. Use the correct homophone Contractions 17. Pronoun-verb contractions 18. Contractions with 'not' Adverbs 19. Use relative adverbs 20. Use adverbs to compare Comparative adjectives 21. Use adjectives to compare 22. Spell adjectives that compare 23. Use adjectives with more and most Adjectives 24. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 25. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 26. Identify adjectives 27. Order adjectives Author's purpose 28. Identify the purpose of a text Supporting details 29. Choose reasons to support an opinion 30. Identify supporting details in literary texts 31. Identify supporting details in informational texts Organise writing 32. Order items from most general to most specific 33. Organise information by topic 34. Remove the sentence that does not belong 35. Choose the best topic sentence 36. Choose the best concluding sentence Linking words 37. Identify time-order words 38. Use coordinating conjunctions 39. Use subordinating conjunctions 40. Choose the best transition Shades of meaning 41. Describe the difference between related words 42. Positive and negative connotation Sentence types 43. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative or exclamatory? Subject-verb agreement 44. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 45. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence 46. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence Sentences, fragments and run-ons 47. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 48. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 49. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment or a run-on? 50. Order the words to create a sentence Simple or compound sentence 51. Is the sentence simple or compound? Descriptive details 52. Sort sensory details 53. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 54. Show character emotions and traits 55. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Synonyms 56. Choose the synonym 57. Which sentence has the same meaning? 58. Find synonyms in context Antonyms 59. Choose the antonym 60. Which sentence uses an antonym? 61. Find antonyms in context Past tense 62. Form and use the regular past tense 63. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 64. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 65. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3 66. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 To be verbs 67. To be: use the correct form To have verbs 68. To have: use the correct form Verb tense 69. Is the sentence in the past, present or future tense? 70. Change the sentence to future tense 71. Use the progressive verb tenses 72. Form the progressive verb tenses 73. Choose between the past tense and past participle 74. Use the perfect verb tenses 75. Form the perfect verb tenses Verb types 76. Use action verbs 77. Use the correct modal verb

AC9E4LY07 Plan, create, rehearse and deliver structured oral and/or multimodal presentations to report on a topic, tell a story, recount events or present an argument using subjective and objective language, complex sentences, visual features, tone, pace, pitch and volume
AC9E4LY07 Plan, create, rehearse and deliver structured oral and/or multimodal presentations to report on a topic, tell a story, recount events or present an argument using subjective and objective language, complex sentences, visual features, tone, pace, pitch and volume


AC9E4LY08 Write words using clearly formed joined letters, with developing fluency and automaticity
AC9E4LY08 Write words using clearly formed joined letters, with developing fluency and automaticity

Phonic and word knowledge
AC9E4LY09 Understand how to use and apply phonological and morphological knowledge to read and write multisyllabic words with more complex letter combinations, including a variety of vowel sounds and known prefixes and suffixes		Plurals 1. Form regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies 2. Use regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies 3. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves 4. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves Past tense 5. Form and use the regular past tense Prefixes and suffixes 6. Identify base words, prefixes and suffixes 7. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis- 8. Use the prefixes pre-, re- and mis- 9. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 10. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 11. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 12. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 13. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 14. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 15. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 16. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 17. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 19. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings
AC9E4LY09 Understand how to use and apply phonological and morphological knowledge to read and write multisyllabic words with more complex letter combinations, including a variety of vowel sounds and known prefixes and suffixes
Plurals 1. Form regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies 2. Use regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies 3. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves 4. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves Past tense 5. Form and use the regular past tense Prefixes and suffixes 6. Identify base words, prefixes and suffixes 7. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis- 8. Use the prefixes pre-, re- and mis- 9. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 10. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 11. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 12. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 13. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 14. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 15. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 16. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 17. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 19. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings

AC9E4LY10 Understand how to use knowledge of letter patterns, including double letters, spelling generalisations, morphological word families, common prefixes and suffixes, and word origins, to spell more complex words		Plurals 1. Form regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies 2. Use regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies 3. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves 4. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves Past tense 5. Form and use the regular past tense Comparative adjectives and adverbs 6. Use adjectives to compare 7. Spell adjectives that compare 8. Use adjectives with more and most 9. Use adverbs to compare Prefixes and suffixes 10. Identify base words, prefixes and suffixes 11. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis- 12. Use the prefixes pre-, re- and mis- 13. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 14. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 15. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 16. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 17. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 18. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 19. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 20. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 21. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 22. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 23. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Compound words 24. Form compound words 25. Form and use compound words
AC9E4LY10 Understand how to use knowledge of letter patterns, including double letters, spelling generalisations, morphological word families, common prefixes and suffixes, and word origins, to spell more complex words
Plurals 1. Form regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies 2. Use regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies 3. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves 4. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves Past tense 5. Form and use the regular past tense Comparative adjectives and adverbs 6. Use adjectives to compare 7. Spell adjectives that compare 8. Use adjectives with more and most 9. Use adverbs to compare Prefixes and suffixes 10. Identify base words, prefixes and suffixes 11. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis- 12. Use the prefixes pre-, re- and mis- 13. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 14. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 15. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 16. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 17. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 18. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 19. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 20. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 21. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 22. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 23. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Compound words 24. Form compound words 25. Form and use compound words

AC9E4LY11 Read and write high frequency words including homophones and know how to use context to identify correct spelling		1. Homophones with pictures 2. Identify homophones 3. Use the correct homophone
AC9E4LY11 Read and write high frequency words including homophones and know how to use context to identify correct spelling
1. Homophones with pictures 2. Identify homophones 3. Use the correct homophone