Example of Indicative Progress toward Level 8 Achievement English 7 Achievement Standard English Level 8 Achievement Standard Standard By the end of Level 7: In English, indicative progression towards the Level 8 By the end of Level 8: Writing achievement standard may be when students: Writing Students understand how the selection Students understand how the selection of a variety of language features can of language features can be used for influence an audience. particular purposes and effects. They understand how to draw on They explain the effectiveness of personal knowledge, textual analysis and language choices they use to influence sources to express or challenge a the audience. point of view. Through combining ideas, images and They create texts showing how language language features from other texts features, text structures, and images students show how ideas can be from other texts can be combined for expressed in new ways. effect. They create texts for different purposes They create structured and coherent selecting language to influence audience texts for a range of purposes and response. audiences. When creating and editing texts for When creating and editing texts they specific effects, they take into account demonstrate understanding of grammar, intended purposes and the needs and use a variety of more specialised interests of audiences. vocabulary, use accurate spelling and They demonstrate understanding of punctuation. grammar, select vocabulary for effect and use accurate spelling and punctuation. CURRICULUM AREA English –
English 7 Achievement Standard Example of Indicative Progress toward Level 8 Achievement Standard English Level 8 Achievement Standard By the end of Level 7: Writing Students understand how the selection of a variety of language features can influence an audience. They understand how to draw on personal knowledge, textual analysis and sources to express or challenge a point of view. They create texts showing how language features, text structures, and images from other texts can be combined for effect. They create structured and coherent texts for a range of purposes and audiences. When creating and editing texts they demonstrate understanding of grammar, use a variety of more specialised vocabulary, use accurate spelling and punctuation. In English, indicative progression towards the Level 8 achievement standard may be when students: By the end of Level 8: Writing Students understand how the selection of language features can be used for particular purposes and effects. They explain the effectiveness of language choices they use to influence the audience. Through combining ideas, images and language features from other texts students show how ideas can be expressed in new ways. They create texts for different purposes selecting language to influence audience response. When creating and editing texts for specific effects, they take into account intended purposes and the needs and interests of audiences. They demonstrate understanding of grammar, select vocabulary for effect and use accurate spelling and punctuation. CURRICULUM AREA – English