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Curriculum: Level 7
Students will gain knowledge, skills and experience to:
Secondary literacy exemplars teaching and learning responses: these notes provide assistance in supporting students to develop their writing at this level.
This is an example from a 2012 external assessment essay task - Achievement Standard 91233: Examine causes and consequences of a significant historical event that had an impact on the lives of a significant number of people.
Exemplar annotation History Level 2 AS 91233 (PDF 298KB)
Students will need to use writing to explain events, theories, beliefs, and opinions relevant to curriculum tasks. They will need to use planning strategies according to the purpose of the task, incorporate specialized vocabulary when writing, and structure their response according to purpose and audience. Students will also need to edit and proofread their text to check meaning, accuracy, legibility, and conformity to the expected standard.
Published on: 09 May 2016
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