Neologisms Worksheet
This helpful resource is a great way for your students to explore the use of neologisms as a literary device in texts. It has been created as part of our Literary Devices unit plan.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to understand, discuss and use poetic devices and how they create interest in text, such as nonsense words, spoonerisms, neologisms and puns.
- We are learning to understand, discuss and use poetic devices and how they create interest in text, such as nonsense words, spoonerisms, neologisms and puns.
- We are learning to understand the structures and language features of text types, such as simple narratives, procedures, persuasive texts and information reports.
Curriculum alignment
AC9E4LE04
9
Examine the use of literary devices and deliberate word play in literary texts, including poetry, to shape meaning
AC9E4LA03
9
Identify how texts across the curriculum have different language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages depending on purposes
ACELT1606
8.4
Understand, interpret and experiment with a range of devices and deliberate word play in poetry and other literary texts, for example nonsense words, spoonerisms, neologisms and puns
EN2-2A
old
Plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language
EN2-OLC-01
new
Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting
EN2-VOCAB-01
new
Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words
EN2-RECOM-01
new
Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
EN2-UARL-01
new
Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature and strategically uses similar representations when creating texts
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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