Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence — including introducing claims, acknowledging counterclaims, organising reasons logically, maintaining a formal style, and providing a concluding statement
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If your child wants to convince you to let them stay up later, can they write down clear reasons and examples to support their case rather than just saying "because I want to"?
Where this sits on the map
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Writing for an audienceages 9–11Writing extended arguments with acknowledged counterclaims and formal style requires the prior ability to produce coherent, organised writing appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience
Justifying Views About Textsages 10–11Supporting claims with evidence extends KS2 providing reasoned justifications
Cohesion and Transitions Across Writingages 11–14Writing arguments with logically organised reasons, acknowledged counterclaims, and a formal concluding statement requires command of varied transitions, cohesive devices, and paragraph-linking strategies
Writing Techniques for Effectages 11–14Argument writing benefits from conscious application of rhetorical and literary devices drawn from reading — the student who can use tricolon or contrast intentionally will write more persuasive arguments
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Persuasive Writingthis skill · ages 11–14
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Modern Archaeology and Egyptian Ethicsages 10–12Thinking critically about the ethics of displaying mummies or returning artefacts requires the structured argument-writing skills developed in English — claims, evidence, counterclaims
Formal Debatesages 12–14Debating requires skills in constructing arguments with evidence from argument writing
Who Really Built the Pyramidsages 12–14Evaluating competing explanations (e.g., who built the pyramids?) requires the argument-construction and evidence-weighing skills from English persuasive and analytical writing
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Curriculum alignment
Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).
Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 1 NSW · 1 VIC
understand how to move beyond making bare assertions by taking account of differing ideas or opinions and authoritative sources
NSW syllabus codes & stages only
EN3-UARL-02low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 3
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
VC2E5LA02low 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.