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English Is ... English for the Australian Curriculum Year 8 & eBookPLUS

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English Is ... English for the Australian Curriculum Year 8 & eBookPLUS offers a creative and engaging approach to mastering English that aligns fully with the Australian Curriculum. Designed to inspire Year 8 students, it covers a wide range of texts including Asian, Indigenous, classic, world, Australian, and contemporary works. The book emphasises developing key skills in reading, understanding, and creating through structured inquiry into big ideas supported by literacy skills essential for citizenship. Interactive features such as Wordsmiths mini-workshops, differentiated activities, and accessible explanations of English metalanguage support diverse learners. The flexible sub-unit structure and diverse assessment options provide practical tools for classroom use and independent learning.
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Ideal for Year 8 students and English teachers following the Australian Curriculum seeking a comprehensive, inclusive, and skills-focused resource to enhance literacy development.

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English Is ... English for the Australian Curriculum Year 8 & eBookPLUS

The English Is... series uses a creative approach to learning to inspire students to embrace the English language in all its variations and develop key skills in reading, understanding and creating. It includes structured inquiry into the big ideas or concepts that support English, underpinned by the skills needed for literate citizenship.

Key Features:

  • Full coverage of the Australian Curriculum: English content descriptions allows students to achieve year level standards.
  • The text is always at the centre of the learning.
  • Differentiated activities provide all students with an entry point to the texts through a Getting started, Working through and Going further grading.
  • Sub-unit structure allows for a dip-in, dip-out approach.
  • Wordsmiths or mini-workshops drill down to teach key skills in a Tell me, Show me, Let me do it process.
  • Ready to Read prepares less able readers to engage with the texts.
  • Asian and Indigenous texts are featured along with classic, world, Australian and contemporary texts.
  • 'Need to know' explains key terms at point of need so that students learn English's metalanguage.
  • Language, Literature and Literacy links connect to the Australian Curriculum content descriptions.
  • Wide variety of assessment options at the end of every unit with rubrics to guide students.

English Is ... English for the Australian Curriculum Year 8 & eBookPLUS is a hard-copy of the student text accompanied by eBookPLUS.

Series: English Is... English for the Australian Curriculum

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781742467757

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 August 2012

Country: Australia

Imprint: Jacaranda Wiley, Australia

Audience: Primary and secondary education

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 1g

Pages: 248

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