Learning Map
EnglishWriting Compositionusually ages 10–11

Research & Note-Taking

Gather relevant information from print and digital sources, summarise or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a basic bibliography or list of sources

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If your child is researching a topic for a school project, can they find information from books or websites, put it in their own words, and keep track of where they got it from?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Short Research Projectsages 8–11Gathering and paraphrasing builds on research projects
Writing a Précisages 10–11Paraphrasing relates to precis skills
Research & Note-Takingthis skill · ages 10–11
Unlocks
Research & Source Evaluationages 11–14The advanced research skill of summarising from multiple sources while assessing credibility and avoiding plagiarism requires the prior ability to gather and take organised notes from print and digital sources

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 1 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9E4LY02low confidenceYear 4 · Literacy

listen 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

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

EN2-UARL-01low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2E6LY08low confidenceEnglish · Level 6 · Literacy strand
VC2E4LY01low confidenceEnglish · Level 4 · Literacy strand
VC2E6LY06low confidenceEnglish · Level 6 · Literacy 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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