Year 4 English — AC v9
All 28 content descriptions for Year 4 English in the Australian Curriculum Version 9, grouped by strand — each one links to its own page, and TeachKoala can turn any of them into a complete lesson (your first is free).
Achievement standard (what coverage means)
- •They write texts using clearly formed letters with developing fluency.
- •They read fluently and accurately, integrating phonic, morphemic, grammatical and punctuation knowledge.
- •They use text structures to organise and link ideas.
- •They create written and/or multimodal texts including stories for purposes and audiences, where they develop ideas using details from learnt topics, topics of interest or texts.
- •They spell words including multisyllabic and multimorphemic words with irregular spelling patterns, using phonic, morphemic and grammatical knowledge.
- •They describe how ideas are developed including through characters and events, and how texts reflect contexts.
- •They use paragraphs to organise and link ideas.
- •They read, view and comprehend texts created to inform, influence and/or engage audiences.
- •They describe the characteristic features of different text structures.
- •They use language features including subjective and objective language, topic-specific vocabulary and literary devices, and/or visual features and features of voice.
- •They share and extend ideas, opinions and information with audiences, using relevant details from learnt topics, topics of interest or texts.
- •They describe how language features including literary devices, and visual features shape meaning.
- •By the end of Year 4, students interact with others, and listen to and create spoken and/or multimodal texts including stories.
- •They use language features including complex sentences, topic-specific vocabulary and literary devices, and/or visual features.
- AC9E4LA01explore language used to develop relationships in formal and informal situations
- AC9E4LA02identify the subjective language of opinion and feeling, and the objective language of factual reporting
- AC9E4LA03identify how texts across the curriculum have different language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages depending on purposes
- AC9E4LA04identify how text connectives including temporal and conditional words, and topic word associations are used to sequence and connect ideas
- AC9E4LA05identify text navigation features of online texts that enhance readability including headlines, drop-down menus, links, graphics and layout
- AC9E4LA06understand that complex sentences contain one independent clause and at least one dependent clause typically joined by a subordinating conjunction to create relationships, such as time and causality
- AC9E4LA07investigate how quoted (direct) and reported (indirect) speech are used
- AC9E4LA08understand how adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases work in different ways to provide circumstantial details about an activity
- AC9E4LA09understand past, present and future tenses and their impact on meaning in a sentence
- AC9E4LA10explore the effect of choices when framing an image, placement of elements in the image and salience on composition of still and moving images in texts
- AC9E4LA11expand vocabulary by exploring a range of synonyms and antonyms, and using words encountered in a range of sources
- AC9E4LA12understand that punctuation signals dialogue through quotation marks and that dialogue follows conventions for the use of capital letters, commas and boundary punctuation
- AC9E4LE01recognise similar storylines, ideas and relationships in different contexts in literary texts by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
- AC9E4LE02describe the effects of text structures and language features in literary texts when responding to and sharing opinions
- AC9E4LE03discuss how authors and illustrators make stories engaging by the way they develop character, setting and plot tensions
- AC9E4LE04examine the use of literary devices and deliberate word play in literary texts, including poetry, to shape meaning
- AC9E4LE05create and edit literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings
- AC9E4LY01compare texts from different times with similar purposes and audiences to identify similarities and differences in their depictions of events
- AC9E4LY02listen for key points and information to carry out tasks and contribute to discussions, acknowledging another opinion, linking a response to the topic, and sharing and extending ideas and information
- AC9E4LY03identify the characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text
- AC9E4LY04read different types of texts, integrating phonic, semantic and grammatical knowledge to read accurately and fluently, re-reading and self-correcting when needed
- AC9E4LY05use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning to build literal and inferred meaning, to expand topic knowledge and ideas, and evaluate texts
- AC9E4LY06plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation
- AC9E4LY07plan, create, rehearse and deliver structured oral and/or multimodal presentations to report on a topic, tell a story, recount events or present an argument using subjective and objective language, complex sentences, visual features, tone, pace, pitch and volume
- AC9E4LY08write words using clearly formed joined letters, with developing fluency and automaticity
- AC9E4LY09understand how to use and apply phonological and morphological knowledge to read and write multisyllabic words with more complex letter combinations, including a variety of vowel sounds and known prefixes and suffixes
- AC9E4LY10understand how to use knowledge of letter patterns, including double letters, spelling generalisations, morphological word families, common prefixes and suffixes, and word origins, to spell more complex words
- AC9E4LY11read and write high-frequency words including homophones and know how to use context to identify correct spelling
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The Year 4 English planning scaffold
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