English · Year 3

Understand that cooperation with others depends on shared understanding of social conventions, including turn-taking language, which vary according to the degree of formality AC9E3LA01 Understand how the language of evaluation and emotion, such as modal verbs, can be varied to be more or less forceful AC9E3LA02

Describe how texts across the curriculum use different language features and structures relevant to their purpose AC9E3LA03 Understand that paragraphs are a key organisational feature of the stages of written texts, grouping related information together AC9E3LA04 Identify the purpose of layout features in print and digital texts and the words used for navigation AC9E3LA05

Understand that a clause is a unit of grammar usually containing a subject and a verb that need to agree AC9E3LA06 Understand how verbs represent different processes for doing, feeling, thinking, saying and relating AC9E3LA07 Understand that verbs are anchored in time through tense AC9E3LA08 Identify how images extend the meaning of a text AC9E3LA09 Extend topic-specific and technical vocabulary and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts AC9E3LA10 Understand that apostrophes signal missing letters in contractions, and apostrophes are used to show singular and plural possession AC9E3LA11

Discuss characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators AC9E3LE01

Discuss connections between personal experiences and character experiences in literary texts and share personal preferences AC9E3LE02

Discuss how an author uses language and illustrations to portray characters and settings in texts, and explore how the settings and events influence the mood of the narrative AC9E3LE03 Discuss the effects of some literary devices used to enhance meaning and shape the reader’s reaction, including rhythm and onomatopoeia in poetry and prose AC9E3LE04

Create and edit imaginative texts, using or adapting language features, characters, settings, plot structures and ideas encountered in literary texts AC9E3LE05

Recognise how texts can be created for similar purposes but different audiences AC9E3LY01

Use interaction skills to contribute to conversations and discussions to share information and ideas AC9E3LY02

Identify the audience and purpose of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts through their use of language features and/or images AC9E3LY03 Read a range of texts using phonic, semantic and grammatical knowledge to read accurately and fluently, re-reading and self-correcting when required AC9E3LY04 Use comprehension strategies when listening and viewing to build literal and inferred meaning, and begin to evaluate texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features AC9E3LY05

Plan, create, edit and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive written and multimodal texts, using visual features, appropriate form and layout, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, mostly correct tense, topic-specific vocabulary and correct spelling of most high-frequency and phonetically regular words AC9E3LY06 Plan, create, rehearse and deliver short oral and/or multimodal presentations to inform, express opinions or tell stories, using a clear structure, details to elaborate ideas, topic-specific and precise vocabulary, visual features, and appropriate tone, pace, pitch and volume AC9E3LY07 Write words using joined letters that are clearly formed and consistent in size AC9E3LY08

Understand how to apply knowledge of phoneme–grapheme (sound–letter) relationships, syllables, and blending and segmenting to fluently read and write multisyllabic words with more complex letter patterns AC9E3LY09 Understand how to apply knowledge of common base words, prefixes, suffixes and generalisations for adding a suffix to a base word to read and comprehend new multimorphemic words AC9E3LY10 Use phoneme–grapheme (sound–letter) relationships and less common letter patterns to spell words AC9E3LY11 Recognise and know how to write most high-frequency words including some homophones AC9E3LY12