English

The aim of the Strive to Thrive Learning Program for Year 9 is to:

• Ensure students can show how to manipulate language features;
• Create texts that respond to issues;
• Interpret and integrate ideas from other texts;
• Integrate visual, print and/or audio features;
• Review own and peers texts to improve clarity;
• Use accurate spelling and punctuation.

Students develop and justify their own interpretations of texts, such as poetry and novels. They create a wide range of texts to communicate complex ideas by experimenting with language, text structures and images.

Typically, students will:

• read a range of challenging fiction that explores themes and issues
• compare and contrast ideas in different texts, justifying their own interpretations
• navigate and analyse online texts
• talk about the way they select language features and vocabulary when creating texts
• explain different viewpoints and perspectives using logical arguments
• create written and multimodal texts such as speaking to a prepared PowerPoint presentation
• edit and refine their own work and provide constructive feedback to peers
• design webpages that include sound, images and text
• plan, rehearse and deliver longer presentations with relevant and well-researched content.