Australian Curriculum V9 English
Bring Australian Curriculum V9 to your English lesson plans with teacher-created worksheets, games, hands-on activities and more teaching resources aligned to the latest version of the Australian curriculum!
This robust resource collection comes from the expert English teachers of Teach Starter, who have applied the changes made to the F–10 Australian Curriculum in version 9.0 to our popular resources and added even more printable and digital options for teachers!
Curious about what's new for English teachers in V9? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
Changes to English in Version 9.0
ACARA has called version 9 a "more stripped-back and teachable curriculum," and English teachers will notice there's more of an emphasis on phonics instruction than ever before.
Here are some other important changes that have come in the latest Aus curriculum, as well as some things that have remained the same!
- There's more of a cross-curriculum priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures.
- References to 'predictable texts' and the '3-cueing system' have been removed from the new curriculum, along with 'combining contextual, semantic, grammatical and phonic knowledge.' Year 1 teachers will notice that the term 'visual memory' is also gone from mentions of reading and writing high-frequency words.
- The three strands of Language, Literature and Literacy remain as organisers.
- Content descriptors that deal with students learning word level knowledge and reading no longer appear in the 'Language' section. Instead, you will find them in the 'Literacy' section.
- Plus Plan
Understanding Point of View
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate point of view in relation to a situation or topic.
- Plus Plan
Simple Persuasive Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the basic structure of persuasive texts.
- Plus Plan
For or Against?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate reasons for and against a situation or topic.
- Plus Plan
Exploring Procedural Texts Unit Plan
This English unit has been designed to introduce procedural texts to younger students. It addresses the purpose, structure and language features of instructions and recipes.
- Plus Plan
Persuasive Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of persuasive texts.
- Plus Plan
Let's Build a Sentence Unit Plan
This English unit has been designed to introduce the key components of simple and compound sentences to younger students; specifically, capital letters and punctuation; verbs, nouns, adjectives and conjunctions.
- Plus Plan
Hey, Little Ant - Modelled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a simple persuasive text on a familiar topic.
- Plus Plan
Strong Words Make Strong Opinions
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how word choice can be used to strengthen an opinion.
- Plus Plan
Animal Fact Book - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently create an informative fact book about an animal.
- Plus Plan
Informative Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of information reports.
- Plus Plan
Eat Your Peas - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently construct a simple persuasive text about a familiar situation.
- Plus Plan
Separating Fact From Fiction
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the difference between fiction and non-fiction.
- Plus Plan
Informative Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of informative texts.
- Plus Plan
Personal Recounts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of personal recounts.
- Plus Plan
What Pet Should I Get? - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a simple persuasive text on a familiar situation in pairs.
- Plus Plan
What's the Problem?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop a complication and resolution for a fairy tale.
- Plus Plan
Introducing Simple Narrative Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the structure of a narrative text using fairy tales.
- Plus Plan
Using Descriptive and Comparative Language
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand how descriptive and comparative language is used in informative texts.
- Plus Plan
Personal Recounts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of personal recounts.
- Plus Plan
Dressing Up Sentences for Narrative Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use descriptive language to add additional detail to sentences.
- Plus Plan
What Are Fairy Tales?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the key features of the fairy tale genre.
- Plus Plan
Animal Information Report - Modelled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple information report about an animal.
- Plus Plan
Animal Information Report - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a simple information report about an animal in pairs.
- Plus Plan
Just the Facts!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use facts to describe people, places, animals and objects.
- Plus Plan
Modelled Writing - How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple procedure about a familiar experience.
- Plus Plan
Very Important Verbs
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify that a verb describes an action in clauses or sentences.
- Plus Plan
What is a Sentence?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify that a simple sentence is a group of words that contains a subject, a verb and expresses a complete thought.
- Plus Plan
Fact or Opinion?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the difference between a fact and an opinion.
- Plus Plan
Personal Recounts - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently construct a simple personal recount about a familiar experience.
- Plus Plan
On the Weekend
- Plus Plan
Creating a Fairy Tale Character
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop a character for a fairy tale.
- Plus Plan
Procedural Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of procedures.