AC9E9LY06 • Year 9 English

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising...: Year 9 English topic guide

plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising, expanding and developing ideas, and selecting text structures, language features, literary devices and multimodal features for purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or critical

What students learn in AC9E9LY06

This unit helps students build a clear, usable understanding of Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising.... The goal is not to memorise one answer pattern. Students should be able to explain the idea, recognise it in a new example and apply it in a short practice or worksheet task.

  • Start with the main idea: plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising, expanding and developing ideas, and selecting text structures, language features, literary devices and multimodal features for purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or critical.
  • Use concrete examples, pictures, oral explanation and short written responses before moving to independent practice.
  • developing an argument that has a series of sequenced and linked paragraphs, beginning with a contention, followed by a series of supported points that develop a line of argument, and a conclusion that summarises the main line of argument creating informative texts that explain and analyse complex phenomena using well-chosen facts and precise language
  • Finish with mixed questions so students must choose the correct strategy rather than copy the last example.

Curriculum coverage and elaborations

The content description and elaborations below show the curriculum ideas taught in this unit. Items marked as teaching context support lesson planning but may not appear in the initial eight-question activity.

  • Content description: plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising, expanding and developing ideas, and selecting text structures, language features, literary devices and multimodal features for purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or critical
  • E1: developing an argument that has a series of sequenced and linked paragraphs, beginning with a contention, followed by a series of supported points that develop a line of argument, and a conclusion that summarises the main line of argument
  • E2: creating informative texts that explain and analyse complex phenomena using well-chosen facts and precise language
  • E3: reviewing and editing their own and others’ texts, which may involve using online applications, for accuracy of grammar, spelling and punctuation, and to achieve particular purposes and address specific audiences by improving clarity and control of content through organising, developing, extending and linking ideas
  • E4: discussing choices of literary devices used in a literary text with a peer, and evaluating the potential effect of each choice on an audience

How to use this unit

Read the topic guide, use the teacher slide for instruction, then complete the Worksheet, Practice and Test. These three activities use the same eight-question unit bank.

Teacher resource

AC9E9LY06 teacher slide

Use this one-page PDF to introduce the key idea, vocabulary and teaching sequence before students begin the activities.

Open teacher slide (PDF)

Common mistakes to watch for

  • Answering from memory without using clues from the text, sentence or image.
  • Knowing the idea orally but not transferring it into reading, writing or speaking.
  • Missing punctuation, word order or vocabulary clues that change meaning.

International curriculum mapping

This table gives closest-topic mapping for search and planning. The Australian Curriculum code is exact; overseas entries are broad equivalents because each jurisdiction structures outcomes differently.

RegionCurriculumClosest mapping
AustraliaAustralian Curriculum v9.0AC9E9LY06 — plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising, expanding and developing ideas, and selecting text structures, language features, literary devices and multimodal features for purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or critical
VictoriaVictorian Curriculum F-10Year 9 English: closest match in Creating texts. Use this page as a VIC-aligned practice and worksheet reference.
NSWNSW CurriculumStage 5 English: closest content focus for Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising... and related outcomes.
United StatesCommon Core / NGSSGrade 9 Common Core Mathematics/ELA closest topic match for Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising....
England / UKNational CurriculumKey Stage 3 / Year 9: closest programme-of-study match for Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising....
CanadaProvincial and territory curriculaGrade 9 closest topic match. Canada varies by province, so use this as a broad Ontario/BC-style learning outcome reference.
New ZealandNew Zealand CurriculumLevel 5 English: closest achievement-objective topic for Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising....
IndiaNCERT / CBSEClass 9 closest NCERT/CBSE topic match for Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising....

Related Year 9 English topics

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