English / Year 5 / Literacy / Creating texts

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Re-read and edit student’s own and others’ work using agreed criteria for text structures and language features (ACELY1705)

Elaborations
  • editing for flow and sense, organisation of ideas and choice of language, revising and trying new approaches if an element is not having the desired impact
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Editing

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