Year 5 English • Creating texts • AC9E5LY06
Purpose and audience drive every good writing choice. Plan the message, organise ideas, develop them with precise language, revise meaning, edit conventions and publish written or multimodal texts that work for the reader.
AC9E5LY06: plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts for imaginative, informative and persuasive purposes, developing ideas with suitable visual features, text structures, connectives, expanded noun groups, specialist vocabulary and punctuation including dialogue punctuation.
Key distinction: revision improves what the text says and how it works; editing corrects how the final wording is written.
Goal: engage the reader through character, setting, events and crafted language.
Typical shape: orientation → complication → development → resolution.
Example: “Steam curled above the night-market stalls as Mina tightened her grip on the missing-wallet poster.”
Goal: explain or report accurate information clearly.
Typical shape: overview → grouped sections with headings → conclusion or summary where useful.
Example: “Mangroves tolerate salty conditions and their tangled roots create shelter for many young animals.”
Goal: convince an audience using a position, relevant reasons and evidence.
Typical shape: position → developed reasons/evidence → conclusion or call to action.
Example: “Installing refill stations would reduce single-use plastic and make drinking water easier to access.”
A useful paragraph has a controlling idea. The topic sentence introduces it; supporting details explain, prove or illustrate it; connectives show relationships; the ending completes the idea or leads logically to the next paragraph.
Native plants are good. They are plants. Bugs live near plants. Our shed is green. They do not need as much water.
Native plants are practical choices for school gardens. Because they suit local conditions, many species need less watering once established. In addition, their flowers and foliage can provide food and shelter for local insects. These benefits make native planting both water-wise and useful for biodiversity.
Why the revision is stronger: one clear focus, relevant supporting details, a connective with a real logical job, precise vocabulary and no irrelevant shed detail.
| Relationship | Useful examples |
|---|---|
| Addition | also, furthermore, in addition |
| Cause/result | because, therefore, as a result |
| Contrast | however, although, in contrast |
| Sequence | first, next, meanwhile, finally |
| Example | for example, such as |
Do not insert a connective just because it sounds formal. It must accurately describe the relationship between the ideas.
Start with the noun and add only details that help the reader: bird → the small bright-blue bird near the creek.
Use the correct subject word when it improves accuracy: evaporation, habitat, erosion, renewable energy. Explain a term if the intended audience may not know it.
Choose verbs that carry meaning: walked → shuffled / strode / raced. In imaginative writing, precise sensory details can show mood without explaining it directly.
Images, diagrams, graphs, captions, headings and layout are part of meaning. Choose them because they help the audience understand—not merely because they decorate the page.
Draft: “The playground needs shade. Shade is good. Shade is shade. My cousin has a skateboard.”
Possible revision: “Our playground needs more shade because students spend long periods outdoors during hot weather. Shade structures or trees could create cooler lunch areas and reduce direct sun exposure. For these reasons, adding shade would make outdoor spaces more comfortable and practical for students.”
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Before you watch:
Teaching Without Frills — Develop an informative plan into connected sentences and paragraphs.
As you watch: How does the writer keep the draft focused on the planned information?
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Try it: Draft a short explanation of a topic you know, add one precise technical word, and revise a sentence to make the meaning clearer.
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