English Writing Compositionusually ages 5–7

Writing opinions

Compose opinion pieces using drawing, dictating, or writing that name a topic or book and state a preference or opinion about it

How to tell they’ve got it

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State an opinion clearly (e.g. 'My favourite animal is a dog because...')
Give at least one reason for an opinion
Draw, dictate, or write to express a preference about a book or topic

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Try this together

Can your child write a sentence or two giving their opinion about something — like their favourite book or food — and explain why they feel that way?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

Saying Sentences Before Writing Themages 5–6Oral rehearsal precedes opinion writing

Writing Process Vocabularyages 5–8Opinion writing requires knowing the genre term 'opinion' and understanding audience and purpose

Writing opinionsthis skill · ages 5–7

Unlocks

Structured Opinion Writingages 6–11Structured opinion with reasons and linking words builds on stating a simple opinion/preference

Drawing conclusions from evidence (age 9+)ages 9–11Scientific reporting with conclusions builds on writing composition/opinion skills

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9E1LA03low confidenceYear 1 · Language

explore how texts are organised according to their purpose, such as to recount, narrate, express opinion, inform, report and explain

AC9E2LE02low confidenceYear 2 · Literature

identify features of literary texts, such as characters and settings, and give reasons for personal preferences

AC9EFLE02low confidenceFoundation · Literature

respond to stories and share feelings and thoughts about their events and characters

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

EN2-CWT-03low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 2

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

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2EFLA02low confidenceEnglish · Foundation · Language strand

VC2E1LA03low confidenceEnglish · Level 1 · Language strand

VC2E3LY11low confidenceEnglish · Level 3 · 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.

Nearby on the map

Responding to Writing Feedbackages 5–7 Saying Sentences Before Writing Themages 5–6 Shared Research Projectsages 5–9 Sharing and Publishing Your Writingages 5–11

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