English is the Key Learning Area where students develop knowledge, skills and understandings about English language and literature. The students will be actively engaged in the development of skills through:

This term in English, Amaroo Blue students will:

• explore the narrative text type using familiar stories. They will identify and explore the structure and language features of narrative texts, and identify and explore how descriptive language is used, and use this knowledge to build a character and setting. They will identify and use the correct paragraph structure for narrative writing. Students will develop a plot for a narrative which includes a setting, characters and a problem to be solved. They will investigate exciting, attention-grabbing methods of starting a story. They will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills. Students will independently write a narrative using appropriate text structure, language and features.