English / Year 7 / Literacy / Creating texts

Curriculum content descriptions

Edit for meaning by removing repetition, refining ideas, reordering sentences and adding or substituting words for impact (ACELY1726)

Elaborations
  • using collaborative technologies to jointly construct and edit texts
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Sentences (Grammar),  Editing,  Text purpose

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