Australia · ACARA Content Descriptions
Year 5 English
This course develops advanced literacy skills through deep exploration of narrative craft, persuasive rhetoric, and multimodal storytelling. Students analyze how authors manipulate language to influence audiences and create their own sophisticated texts for diverse purposes.
The Art of the Storyteller
Students examine the structural and linguistic choices authors make to build tension and develop complex characters in narrative fiction.
Analyzing how internal traits and external motivations are revealed through dialogue and action.
Exploring the use of sensory imagery and figurative language to establish mood and place.
Investigating how first and third person points of view change the reader's access to information.
Persuasion and Power
A study of how rhetorical devices and emotional appeals are used to influence opinions in advertisements and speeches.
Identifying high modality words and rhetorical questions in persuasive texts.
Analyzing how layout, color, and framing are used in media to support a viewpoint.
Drafting logical sequences of ideas supported by evidence and emotive appeals.
Information and Inquiry
Students learn to navigate complex informational texts, evaluating credibility and synthesizing facts from multiple sources.
Using headings, glossaries, and diagrams to extract information efficiently.
Distinguishing between fact and opinion and checking the bias of various sources.
Combining information from different texts to create a comprehensive report.
Poetry and Performance
An exploration of rhythm, rhyme, and sound patterns in poetry to express complex emotions and ideas.
Examining alliteration, onomatopoeia, and assonance in verse.
Deconstructing figurative language to find deeper symbolic significance.
Designing poems where the visual arrangement reflects the subject matter.
The Power of Speech
Developing oral communication skills through formal presentations, debates, and collaborative discussions.
Learning to listen for main ideas and ask clarifying questions during discussions.
Focusing on volume, pace, and eye contact to engage a live audience.
Engaging in group problem solving while respecting diverse viewpoints.
Grammar and Mechanics
Mastering the technical aspects of writing, including complex sentence structures and precise punctuation.
Using subordinating conjunctions and relative clauses to expand ideas.
Mastering the use of commas, colons, and semicolons to organize thoughts.
Exploring Greek and Latin roots to decode and understand complex vocabulary.