Year 8 English · Australian Curriculum v9
Understand the effect of nominalisation in texts
Content descriptor
Understand the effect of nominalisation in texts.
- Code
- AC9E8LA06
- Year level
- Year 8
- Subject
- English
- Strand
- Language
- Sub-strand
- Language for expressing and developing ideas
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Learning intention
We are learning to understand the effect of nominalisation in texts.
Cloze sentence
Understand the effect of in texts.
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- AC9E8LA03Explain how texts are structured depending on their purpose and how language features vary, recognising that some texts are hybrids that combine different genres or elements of different genres
- AC9E8LA04Understand how cohesion in texts is improved by strengthening the internal structure of paragraphs with examples, quotations and substantiation of claims
- AC9E8LA05Examine a variety of clause structures including embedded clauses that add information and expand ideas in sentences
- AC9E8LA07Investigate how visual texts use intertextual references to enhance and layer meaning
- AC9E8LA08Identify and use vocabulary typical of academic texts
- AC9E8LA09Understand and use punctuation conventions including semicolons and dashes to extend ideas and support meaning
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Frequently asked questions
What is AC9E8LA06?
AC9E8LA06 is a content descriptor in the Year 8 English curriculum (Australian Curriculum v9, Language strand). It asks students to understand the effect of nominalisation in texts.
What year level is AC9E8LA06?
AC9E8LA06 sits in the Year 8 English curriculum.
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