Outcome 2 - Key Knowledge and Skills
Key knowledge
This knowledge includes:
Key skills
These skills include the ability to:
Outcome 2 - SAC Criteria
Draw on ideas and/or arguments suggested by a chosen Context to create written texts for a specified audience and purpose; and to discuss and analyse in writing their decisions about form, purpose, language, audience and context.
DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range
25–30 marks
Skilful shaping of ideas, arguments and language appropriate to the chosen form, audience, purpose and context. Sophisticated understanding of complex ideas and/or arguments relevant to the chosen Context and presented in selected text/s; a demonstrated ability to draw on and develop these in the creation of own text/s. Highly expressive, fluent and coherent writing. Use of appropriate metalanguage to present an insightful, highly expressive and coherent written explanation of personal authorial choices.
19–24 marks
Considered use of ideas, arguments and language appropriate to the chosen form, audience, purpose and context. Thorough understanding of ideas and/or arguments relevant to the chosen Context and presented in selected text/s; a demonstrated ability to draw purposefully on these in the creation of own text/s. Expressive, fluent and coherent writing. Use of appropriate metalanguage to present a considered, expressive and coherent written explanation of personal authorial choices.
13–18 marks
Suitable use of ideas, arguments and language appropriate to the chosen form, audience, purpose and context. Clear understanding of basic ideas and/or arguments relevant to the chosen Context and presented in selected texts; a demonstrated ability to draw on these to some degree in the creation of own text/s. Generally expressive, fluent and coherent writing. Use of metalanguage to present a clear, coherent and general explanation of personal authorial choices.
7–12 marks
Use of ideas, arguments and language generally appropriate to the chosen form, audience, purpose and context. Some understanding of basic ideas and/or arguments relevant to the chosen Context and presented in selected texts; some evidence of an ability to draw on these in the creation of own text/s. Clear expression of ideas in writing. Use of limited metalanguage to present a general explanation of personal authorial choices.
1–6 marks
Little evidence of an ability to use ideas, arguments and language appropriate to the chosen form, audience, purpose and context. Limited understanding of basic ideas and/or arguments relevant to the chosen Context and presented in selected texts; little evidence of an ability to draw on these in the creation of own text/s. Simple expression of ideas in writing. Little use of metalanguage and minimal discussion of authorial choices.
Key knowledge
This knowledge includes:
- the relationship between purpose, form, language and audience in a range of print, non-print and multimodal text types, with close attention to authors’ choices of specific structures and features; for example, style, images, design, point of view, tone and register;
- the ideas and/or arguments relevant to the chosen Context, including an understanding of the ideas and arguments presented in selected text/s;
- strategies for creating, reviewing and editing;
- metalanguage to discuss and analyse their own and others’ creative choices;
- the conventions of spelling, punctuation and syntax of Standard Australian English.
Key skills
These skills include the ability to:
- analyse the relationship between purpose, form and audience in a range of text types, with close attention to authors’ choices of structures and features;
- select and shape information, ideas and argument appropriate to the chosen form, audience, purpose and context;
- draw on ideas and/or arguments presented in selected text/s;
- use appropriate strategies to review and edit texts for fluency and coherence;
- use appropriate metalanguage to discuss and analyse their own and others’ authorial choices;
- use the conventions of spelling, punctuation and syntax of Standard Australian English.
Outcome 2 - SAC Criteria
Draw on ideas and/or arguments suggested by a chosen Context to create written texts for a specified audience and purpose; and to discuss and analyse in writing their decisions about form, purpose, language, audience and context.
DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range
25–30 marks
Skilful shaping of ideas, arguments and language appropriate to the chosen form, audience, purpose and context. Sophisticated understanding of complex ideas and/or arguments relevant to the chosen Context and presented in selected text/s; a demonstrated ability to draw on and develop these in the creation of own text/s. Highly expressive, fluent and coherent writing. Use of appropriate metalanguage to present an insightful, highly expressive and coherent written explanation of personal authorial choices.
19–24 marks
Considered use of ideas, arguments and language appropriate to the chosen form, audience, purpose and context. Thorough understanding of ideas and/or arguments relevant to the chosen Context and presented in selected text/s; a demonstrated ability to draw purposefully on these in the creation of own text/s. Expressive, fluent and coherent writing. Use of appropriate metalanguage to present a considered, expressive and coherent written explanation of personal authorial choices.
13–18 marks
Suitable use of ideas, arguments and language appropriate to the chosen form, audience, purpose and context. Clear understanding of basic ideas and/or arguments relevant to the chosen Context and presented in selected texts; a demonstrated ability to draw on these to some degree in the creation of own text/s. Generally expressive, fluent and coherent writing. Use of metalanguage to present a clear, coherent and general explanation of personal authorial choices.
7–12 marks
Use of ideas, arguments and language generally appropriate to the chosen form, audience, purpose and context. Some understanding of basic ideas and/or arguments relevant to the chosen Context and presented in selected texts; some evidence of an ability to draw on these in the creation of own text/s. Clear expression of ideas in writing. Use of limited metalanguage to present a general explanation of personal authorial choices.
1–6 marks
Little evidence of an ability to use ideas, arguments and language appropriate to the chosen form, audience, purpose and context. Limited understanding of basic ideas and/or arguments relevant to the chosen Context and presented in selected texts; little evidence of an ability to draw on these in the creation of own text/s. Simple expression of ideas in writing. Little use of metalanguage and minimal discussion of authorial choices.