Year 5 English

Year 5 English curriculum units

Choose a unit below. Every green Live label marks a complete learning path with the same eight questions used in Worksheet, Practice and Test.

Elaborations are curriculum teaching examples. Coverage points show how many curriculum ideas guide the unit.

Live AC9E5LA01

That language is selected for social contexts and that it...

understand that language is selected for social contexts and that it helps to signal social roles and relationships

2 elaborations4 coverage points
Live AC9E5LA02

How to move beyond making bare assertions by taking account...

understand how to move beyond making bare assertions by taking account of differing ideas or opinions and authoritative sources

1 elaborations2 coverage points
Live AC9E5LA03

How spoken, written and multimodal texts use language features and...

describe how spoken, written and multimodal texts use language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages and phases, depending on purposes in texts

3 elaborations4 coverage points
Live AC9E5LA04

How texts can be made cohesive by using the starting...

understand how texts can be made cohesive by using the starting point of a sentence or paragraph to give prominence to the message and to guide the reader through the text

3 elaborations4 coverage points
Live AC9E5LA05

That the structure of a complex sentence includes a main...

understand that the structure of a complex sentence includes a main clause and at least one dependent clause, and understand how writers can use this structure for effect

1 elaborations2 coverage points
Live AC9E5LA06

How noun groups can be expanded in a variety of...

understand how noun groups can be expanded in a variety of ways to provide a fuller description of a person, place, thing or idea

1 elaborations2 coverage points
Live AC9E5LA07

Explain how the sequence of images in print, digital and...

explain how the sequence of images in print, digital and film texts has an effect on meaning

3 elaborations5 coverage points
Live AC9E5LA08

How vocabulary is used to express greater precision of meaning...

understand how vocabulary is used to express greater precision of meaning, including through the use of specialist and technical terms, and explore the history of words

2 elaborations3 coverage points
Live AC9E5LA09

Commas to indicate prepositional phrases, and apostrophes where there is...

use commas to indicate prepositional phrases, and apostrophes where there is multiple possession

4 elaborations5 coverage points
Live AC9E5LE01

Aspects of literary texts that represent details or information about...

identify aspects of literary texts that represent details or information about historical, social and cultural contexts in literature by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors

2 elaborations5 coverage points
Live AC9E5LE02

Present an opinion on a literary text using specific terms...

present an opinion on a literary text using specific terms about literary devices, text structures and language features, and reflect on the viewpoints of others

2 elaborations3 coverage points
Live AC9E5LE03

That the point of view in a literary text influences...

recognise that the point of view in a literary text influences how readers interpret and respond to events and characters

2 elaborations3 coverage points
Live AC9E5LE04

Examine the effects of imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification...

examine the effects of imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification, and sound devices in narratives, poetry and songs

2 elaborations3 coverage points
Live AC9E5LE05

And edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters...

create and edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from texts students have experienced

2 elaborations3 coverage points
Live AC9E5LY01

The ways in which a text reflects the time and...

describe the ways in which a text reflects the time and place in which it was created

2 elaborations3 coverage points
Live AC9E5LY02

Appropriate interaction skills including paraphrasing and questioning to clarify meaning...

use appropriate interaction skills including paraphrasing and questioning to clarify meaning, make connections to own experience, and present and justify an opinion or idea

4 elaborations5 coverage points
Live AC9E5LY03

Explain characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts...

explain characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text

2 elaborations3 coverage points
Live AC9E5LY04

Navigate and read texts for specific purposes, monitoring meaning using...

navigate and read texts for specific purposes, monitoring meaning using strategies such as skimming, scanning and confirming

3 elaborations4 coverage points
Live AC9E5LY05

Comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and...

use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning to build literal and inferred meaning to evaluate information and ideas

3 elaborations4 coverage points
Live AC9E5LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose...

plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, developing ideas using visual features, text structure appropriate to the topic and purpose, text connectives, expanded noun groups, specialist and technical vocabulary, and punctuation including dialogue punctuation

6 elaborations7 coverage points
Live AC9E5LY07

Plan, create, rehearse and deliver spoken and multimodal presentations that...

plan, create, rehearse and deliver spoken and multimodal presentations that include relevant, elaborated ideas, sequencing ideas and using complex sentences, specialist and technical vocabulary, pitch, tone, pace, volume, and visual and digital features

3 elaborations4 coverage points
Live AC9E5LY08

Phonic, morphemic and vocabulary knowledge to read and spell words...

use phonic, morphemic and vocabulary knowledge to read and spell words that share common letter patterns but have different pronunciations

1 elaborations2 coverage points
Live AC9E5LY09

Build and spell new words from knowledge of known words...

build and spell new words from knowledge of known words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, word origins, letter patterns and spelling generalisations

2 elaborations3 coverage points
Live AC9E5LY10

Less common plurals, and understand how a suffix changes the...

explore less common plurals, and understand how a suffix changes the meaning or grammatical form of a word

2 elaborations3 coverage points