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Lessons in English K–10, Year 9

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English K–10 · Year 9

27 lessons in this selection

Learning Map for English K–10 · Year 9 55 concepts · 11 topics · builds on 55 concepts from earlier years

  1. Stage 5 · Years 9–10

    1. Reading, viewing and listening to texts:
      6 of 6 concepts with lesson material
    2. Understanding and responding to texts A:
      5 of 5 concepts with lesson material
    3. Understanding and responding to texts B:
      6 of 6 concepts with lesson material
    4. Understanding and responding to texts C:
      3 of 3 concepts with lesson material
    5. Imaginative, discursive and poetic composition:
      2 of 5 concepts with lesson material
    6. Polished writing:
      2 of 8 concepts with lesson material
    7. Representing and multimodal composition:
      1 of 2 concepts with lesson material
    8. Sentence-level grammar and punctuation:
      0 of 4 concepts with lesson material
    9. Word-level language and spelling:
      1 of 4 concepts with lesson material
    10. Planning, monitoring, revising and reflecting:
      0 of 7 concepts with lesson material
    11. Speaking:
      1 of 5 concepts with lesson material

Each concept of English K–10 · Year 9, and what it builds on, is drawn in the map above.

Sequence: NSW syllabus, as used on the learning platform for English K–10. For NSW, read each concept beside your state or territory’s official curriculum.

Reading, viewing and listening to textsReading and viewing

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Rereads and reinterprets to analyse layers of meaningStructure
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Justifies a personal response by analysing how the text positions the readerStructure
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Evaluates own reading strategies and the value of readingStructure
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Reads complex texts strategicallyStructure
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Analyses the main ideas and thematic concerns of a textStructure
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Sustains varied reading and responds at lengthStructure
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Understanding and responding to texts AReading and viewing

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Analyses complex characters and their structural rolesStructure
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Analyses figurative language within larger patterns of meaningStructure
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Examines focalisation, reliability and authorial voiceStructure
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Analyses narrative conventions across genres, modes and contextsStructure
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Analyses how representations are shaped and how texts use or subvert conventionsStructure
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Understanding and responding to texts BReading and viewing

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Evaluates how arguments are constructed and evidencedStructure
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Analyses voice and how the authority of a text is negotiatedStructure
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Analyses how context shapes texts, readers and languageStructure
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Evaluates how texts position audiences and how they can be readStructure
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Analyses style, from personal signature to literary movementStructure
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Analyses how themes hold a text togetherStructure
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Understanding and responding to texts CReading and viewing

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Analyses how genre shapes values and how genres evolveStructure
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Analyses adaptation, appropriation and connections between textsStructure
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Evaluates how audiences negotiate the value of a textStructure
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Imaginative, discursive and poetic compositionWriting and representing

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Shapes complex complications and crafts authentic characters to depict ideasStructure
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Creates engaging and authentic temporal and spatial settingsStructure
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Polished writingWriting and representing

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Expresses ideas in structures that reflect an emerging personal styleStructure
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Develops a personal and informed voice and experiments with tone, atmosphere and moodStructure
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Representing and multimodal compositionWriting and representing

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Composes visual and multimodal texts with aesthetic qualities that influence viewpointsStructure
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Word-level language and spellingWriting and representing

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Makes vocabulary choices that enhance style and shape meaning through connotationStructure
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SpeakingSpeaking and listening

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Crafts spoken, signed or communicated texts that convey complex ideas to specific audiencesStructure
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Curriculum details for English K–10

NSW school sequence.

Stage 5 in the NSW source sequence · Years 9–10.

The English K–10 collection follows its named source sequence. For New South Wales, read each concept beside your state or territory’s official curriculum.

In English K–10, some source stages span two years and share lessons; choose a topic within the selected year level and revisit its foundation explanations when needed.

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