Junior Secondary Curriculum
YEAR 7 ENGLISH
SEMESTER ONE
Students participate in an individualised program based on literacy data to allow for targeted learning based on student needs. Decoding strategies to improve fluency and expression in reading are explored. Students learn a wide variety of comprehension skills across a range of text types and learn how to apply these skills in different settings and contexts. Students expand knowledge of how to use formal language and grammatical techniques to compose persuasive and descriptive pieces of communication. When focusing on persuasive writing students express views and values other than their own and discuss the ways in which persuasive texts present opinions and evidence, justify positions and persuade. They improve the accuracy and readability of writing through the use of appropriate spelling and punctuation and utilising the editing process. When Speaking and Listening students develop confidence in the use of particular structures and features of language. They explore ways of using texts to enhance verbal communication.
SEMESTER TWO
Students study a range of mentor texts to explore effective and cohesive writing through vocabulary, text structures and language features, and to consider the purpose, context and audience of the texts. Students use mentor texts to inspire their own creative processes to generate ideas for their writing. A film study of ‘ Turning Red ’ is undertaken to identify and analyse the features of digital texts. Students develop their understanding of how the visuals and spoken text work together to create meaning. Students respond to the text through a variety of assessment formats.
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The Lakes South Morang College Curriculum Handbook
Secondary Campus 2025
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