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English syllabus, dot point by dot point
Every dot point in the WA Englishsyllabus, with a focused answer for each one. Click any dot point for a worked explainer, past exam questions, and links to related dot points. Written by Claude Opus 4.7, Anthropic's latest AI, published by Better Tuition Academy.
Unit 3: Responding to and Creating Texts in Contexts
Module overview →- How does context shape the way a text is produced and received?Analyse how context, purpose and audience shape the language choices, structure and meaning of a text7 min answer →
- How do you compare texts that treat a shared subject across different genres, modes and contexts?Compare how texts within and across genres, modes and contexts represent shared themes, issues and ideas6 min answer →
- How do you create a text that suits a chosen context, purpose and audience?Create a sustained text that uses generic conventions and stylistic choices to suit a chosen context, purpose and audience7 min answer →
- How do genre conventions and structure carry meaning?Analyse how generic conventions and text structures are used, adapted or subverted to make meaning7 min answer →
- How do texts carry and invite particular ideas, attitudes and values?Analyse the ideas, attitudes and values a text conveys and how it invites a reader to accept or question them6 min answer →
- How does reading produce meaning, and why do readers read the same text differently?Examine how reading is an active process shaped by the social, cultural and cognitive resources a reader brings to a text6 min answer →
- How do you reflect on and justify the choices you made in your own composition?Reflect on and explain the deliberate choices made in composing a text and their intended effect on an audience6 min answer →
- How do specific language and stylistic features create meaning and effect?Analyse how language, stylistic and literary features create meaning, tone and effect in a text6 min answer →
- How do you build a sustained analytical essay on a studied text?Construct a sustained analytical response that develops an interpretation supported by textual evidence and metalanguage8 min answer →
Unit 4: Perspectives, Argument and Response
Module overview →- How do visual and multimodal texts construct meaning through image, layout and design?Analyse how visual and multimodal texts construct perspectives and position viewers through visual and design choices6 min answer →
- How do texts construct particular perspectives and representations?Analyse how texts construct perspectives and representations of people, events and ideas through selection and emphasis7 min answer →
- How do you analyse unseen texts under exam conditions?Comprehend and analyse unseen texts, identifying perspective, technique and effect under timed conditions8 min answer →
- How do texts construct identity, culture and place rather than simply describe them?Analyse how texts construct representations of identity, culture and place and position readers toward them6 min answer →
- How can a text be read from different critical positions, including against its own invitation?Read texts from a range of critical positions, including accepting, negotiating and resisting the reading a text invites6 min answer →
- How do you develop, defend and test an interpretation against other readings?Develop and test interpretations of texts through reasoned argument, evidence and consideration of alternative readings6 min answer →
- How do texts draw on, respond to and reshape other texts?Analyse how intertextual references and connections shape the meaning and effect of a text6 min answer →
- How do you compose a controlled persuasive or interpretive text?Create persuasive and interpretive texts that develop a clear position through structure, evidence and rhetorical choice8 min answer →
- How do point of view and voice carry underlying values and ideology?Analyse how point of view, voice and language encode the values, attitudes and ideology of a text7 min answer →
- How do rhetorical appeals and argument structure work to persuade a reader?Analyse how rhetorical appeals and the structure of an argument work together to persuade an audience6 min answer →