English / Year 7 / Language / Language for interacting with others

Curriculum content descriptions

recognise language used to evaluate texts including visual and multimodal texts, and how evaluations of a text can be substantiated by reference to the text and other sources (AC9E7LA02)

Elaborations
  • building knowledge about words of evaluation, including words to express emotional responses to texts, judgement of characters and their actions, and appreciation of the aesthetic qualities of text
  • analysing how evaluative language can be used to assess the qualities of a narrative or persuasive text; for example, its impact on the reader or the author’s skill in the use of language
  • recognising how evaluative language is used to critically assess the validity of evidence and the reliability of sources
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

Attitudes,  Impartiality,  Critical thinking

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