Context: Content Descriptions: Example of Indicative Progress toward Level 9 Achievement English Level 8 Achievement Standard English Level 9 Achievement Standard Standard By the end of Level 8: In English, indicative progression towards the Level 9 By the end of Level 9: Writing achievement standard may be when students: Writing Students understand how the Students understand how to use a variety of selection of language features can be language features to create different levels used for particular purposes and of meaning. effects. They understand how interpretations can They explain the effectiveness of vary by comparing their responses to texts language choices they use to to the responses of others. influence the audience. In creating texts students demonstrate how Through combining ideas, images and manipulating language features and images language features from other texts can create innovative texts. students show how ideas can be They create texts that respond to issues expressed in new ways. interpreting and integrating ideas from other They create texts for different texts. purposes selecting language to They edit for effect, selecting vocabulary and influence audience response. grammar that contribute to the precision When creating and editing texts for and persuasiveness of texts and using specific effects, they take into accurate spelling and punctuation. 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 – Context: Content Descriptions:
Context: Content Descriptions: English Level 8 Achievement Standard Example of Indicative Progress toward Level 9 Achievement Standard English Level 9 Achievement Standard 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. In English, indicative progression towards the Level 9 achievement standard may be when students: By the end of Level 9: Writing Students understand how to use a variety of language features to create different levels of meaning. They understand how interpretations can vary by comparing their responses to texts to the responses of others. In creating texts students demonstrate how manipulating language features and images can create innovative texts. They create texts that respond to issues interpreting and integrating ideas from other texts. They edit for effect, selecting vocabulary and grammar that contribute to the precision and persuasiveness of texts and using accurate spelling and punctuation. CURRICULUM AREA – English Context: Content Descriptions: