Year 7 English · Australian Curriculum v9
Understand how to use spelling rules and word origins; for example, Greek and Latin roots, base words, suffixes, prefixes and spelling patterns to learn new words and how to spell them
Content descriptor
Understand how to use spelling rules and word origins; for example, Greek and Latin roots, base words, suffixes, prefixes and spelling patterns to learn new words and how to spell them.
- Code
- AC9E7LY08
- Year level
- Year 7
- Subject
- English
- Strand
- Literacy
- Sub-strand
- Word knowledge
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Learning intention
We are learning to understand how to use spelling rules and word origins; for example, Greek and Latin roots, base words, suffixes, prefixes and spelling patterns to learn new words and how to spell them.
Cloze sentence
Understand how to use spelling rules and word origins; for example, Greek and Latin roots, base words, suffixes, prefixes and spelling to learn new words and how to spell them.
Related Year 7 English descriptors
- AC9E7LA01Understand how language expresses and creates personal and social identities
- AC9E7LA02Recognise language used to evaluate texts including visual and multimodal texts, and how evaluations of a text can be substantiated by reference to the text and other sources
- AC9E7LA03Identify and describe how texts are structured differently depending on their purpose and how language features vary in texts
- AC9E7LA04Understand that the cohesion of texts relies on devices that signal structure and guide readers, such as overviews and initial and concluding paragraphs
- AC9E7LA05Understand how complex and compound-complex sentences can be used to elaborate, extend and explain ideas
- AC9E7LA06Understand how consistency of tense through verbs and verb groups achieves clarity in sentences
- AC9E7LA07Analyse how techniques such as vectors, angle and/or social distance in visual texts can be used to create a perspective
- AC9E7LA08Investigate the role of vocabulary in building specialist and technical knowledge, including terms that have both everyday and technical meanings
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Frequently asked questions
What is AC9E7LY08?
AC9E7LY08 is a content descriptor in the Year 7 English curriculum (Australian Curriculum v9, Literacy strand). It asks students to understand how to use spelling rules and word origins; for example, Greek and Latin roots, base words, suffixes, prefixes and spelling patterns to learn new words and how to spell them.
What year level is AC9E7LY08?
AC9E7LY08 sits in the Year 7 English curriculum.
How can I create resources for AC9E7LY08?
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