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English Is ... English for the Australian Curriculum Year 9 & eBookPLUS

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English Is ... English for the Australian Curriculum Year 9 & eBookPLUS is an educational resource designed to align with the Australian Curriculum for Year 9 students. This comprehensive book covers various aspects of English, including language, literature, and literacy skills, offering an engaging mix of activities, texts, and interactive content to support critical and creative thinking.
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If you're seeking a comprehensive resource for enhancing English language skills aligned with the Australian Curriculum for Year 9, this book will be immensely beneficial. It provides engaging activities, insightful explanations, and a complementary eBookPLUS for interactive learning, making it suitable for both students and educators wanting to deepen their understanding and application of English.

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English Is ... English for the Australian Curriculum Year 9 & eBookPLUS offers a creative approach to learning, inspiring students to embrace the English language in all its variations while developing key skills in reading, understanding, and creating. The series 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.
  • A 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 the point of need, allowing students to learn English's metalanguage.
  • Language, Literature, and Literacy links connect to the Australian Curriculum content descriptions.
  • A wide variety of assessment options are available at the end of every unit, with rubrics to guide students.

English Is ... English for the Australian Curriculum Year 9 & eBookPLUS is a hard-copy of the student text, accompanied by eBookPLUS, providing an enriched learning experience that aligns with curriculum standards.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781742467801

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2012

Country: Australia

Imprint: Jacaranda Wiley, Australia

Audience: Primary and secondary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 1.0mm

Width: 22.0mm

Height: 28.0mm

Weight: 1g

Pages: 240

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