Learning Map
EnglishGrammar & Punctuationusually ages 10–11

Bullet Point Punctuation

Punctuate bullet points consistently to list information clearly, applying conventions for capitalisation, end punctuation, and parallel structure across items

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When your child uses bullet points to list information — like in a school project — are all the bullets punctuated the same way, with matching capitalisation and consistent end punctuation?

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Builds on
Commas in listsages 6–11Punctuating bullet-pointed lists builds on the comma conventions for separating listed items within a sentence
Colons and Semicolons in Listsages 10–11Bullet point punctuation relates to list formatting
Bullet Point Punctuationthis skill · ages 10–11
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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 2 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9E4LA12low confidenceYear 4 · Language

understand that punctuation signals dialogue through quotation marks and that dialogue follows conventions for the use of capital letters, commas and boundary punctuation

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2E4LA11low confidenceEnglish · Level 4 · Language strand
VC2E5LA04low confidenceEnglish · Level 5 · Language strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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