English Writing Compositionusually ages 11–14

Writing Techniques for Effect

Apply growing knowledge of vocabulary, grammar, and text structure to writing — drawing on literary and rhetorical devices from reading (e.g., rhetorical questions, tricolon, anaphora, contrast) to enhance impact

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Use a rhetorical question or tricolon deliberately in a persuasive piece and explain the intended effect
Employ varied sentence openings and structures to maintain reader interest across a whole piece
Draw on a literary device encountered in reading and apply it consciously in own writing

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When your child edits a piece of their writing, do they make choices about word order, sentence structure, or vocabulary to make the writing more powerful or clearer?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

Vivid Word Choicesages 8–10Applying rhetorical devices extends KS2 choosing precise and vivid words

Figurative Language and Literary Devicesages 11–14Using literary devices in writing requires recognising them in reading first

Writing Across Genresages 11–14Applying rhetorical devices (tricolon, anaphora, rhetorical questions) to enhance writing impact builds on the prior ability to write confidently for a wide range of purposes and forms beyond narrative

Writing Techniques for Effectthis skill · ages 11–14

Unlocks

Persuasive Writingages 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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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

AC9E5LA04medium confidenceYear 5 · Language

understand how texts can be made cohesive by using the starting point of a sentence or paragraph to give prominence to the message and to guide the reader through the text

AC9E6LE05medium confidenceYear 6 · Literature

create and edit literary texts that adapt plot structure, characters, settings and/or ideas from texts students have experienced, and experiment with literary devices

AC9E5LE02medium confidenceYear 5 · Literature

present an opinion on a literary text using specific terms about literary devices, text structures and language features, and reflect on the viewpoints of others

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

EN3-CWT-01medium confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 3

EN3-UARL-01low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 3

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2E6LE05medium confidenceEnglish · Level 6 · Literature strand

VC2E5LY10medium confidenceEnglish · Level 5 · Literacy strand

VC2E6LA08medium confidenceEnglish · Level 6 · 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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Cohesion and Transitions Across Writingages 11–14 Developed Informational and Explanatory Writingages 11–14 Persuasive Writingages 11–14 Planning, Revising and Editing Writingages 11–14

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