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Nsw Syllabus

Satisfactory Essays

PART ONE
IDENTIFY
The following is taken directly from the current NSW syllabus.
KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND SKILLS
By responding, reflecting, analysing and composing a wide range of texts, students will develop knowledge, understanding and skills in order to:
• Communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing
• Use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context
• Think in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretive and critical
• Express themselves and their relationships with others and their world
• Learn and reflect on their learning through their study of English.
VALUES AND ATTITUDES
Students will value and appreciate:
• The importance of the English language as a key to learning
• The personal enrichment to be gained from a love of English, literature and learning
• The power of language to explore and express views of themselves as well as the social, cultural, ethical, moral, spiritual and aesthetic dimensions of human experiences
• The power of effective communication using the language modes of speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing
• The role of language in developing positive interaction and cooperation with others
• The diversity and aesthetics of language through literary and other texts
• The independence gained from thinking imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically.
(NSW Board Of Studies)
EXAMINE
Within the K-10 English Syllabus there are five

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