English / Year 8 / Literature / Creating literature

Curriculum content descriptions

create and edit literary texts that experiment with language features and literary devices for particular purposes and effects (AC9E8LE06)

Elaborations
  • creating short stories focusing on characters and dialogue
  • combining literary devices to evoke a reader response
  • collaborating with a peer, which may include using online spaces, to write a short script with 2 characters, focusing on dialogue choices for each character
  • editing the imagery and word choices when creating a literary text and reflecting on the effect of those changes
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
ScOT terms

Literary devices,  Editing,  Text structure,  Creating texts,  Imaginative texts

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