Year 3 English · Australian Curriculum v9
Extend topic-specific and technical vocabulary and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts
Content descriptor
Extend topic-specific and technical vocabulary and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts.
- Code
- AC9E3LA10
- Year level
- Year 3
- Subject
- English
- Strand
- Language
- Sub-strand
- Language for expressing and developing ideas
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Cloze activity
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Learning intention
We are learning to extend topic-specific and technical vocabulary and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts.
Cloze sentence
Extend topic-specific and technical and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts.
Related Year 3 English descriptors
- AC9E3LA01Understand that cooperation with others depends on shared understanding of social conventions, including turn-taking language, which vary according to the degree of formality
- AC9E3LA02Understand how the language of evaluation and emotion, such as modal verbs, can be varied to be more or less forceful
- AC9E3LA03Describe how texts across the curriculum use different language features and structures relevant to their purpose
- AC9E3LA04Understand that paragraphs are a key organisational feature of the stages of written texts, grouping related information together
- AC9E3LA05Identify the purpose of layout features in print and digital texts and the words used for navigation
- AC9E3LA06Understand that a clause is a unit of grammar usually containing a subject and a verb that need to agree
- AC9E3LA07Understand how verbs represent different processes for doing, feeling, thinking, saying and relating
- AC9E3LA08Understand that verbs are anchored in time through tense
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Frequently asked questions
What is AC9E3LA10?
AC9E3LA10 is a content descriptor in the Year 3 English curriculum (Australian Curriculum v9, Language strand). It asks students to extend topic-specific and technical vocabulary and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts.
What year level is AC9E3LA10?
AC9E3LA10 sits in the Year 3 English curriculum.
How can I create resources for AC9E3LA10?
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