Year 3 English in the Australian Curriculum

AC9E3LA01

understand that cooperation with others depends on shared understanding of social conventions, including turn-taking language, which vary according to the degree of formality

AC9E3LA02

understand how the language of evaluation and emotion, such as modal verbs, can be varied to be more or less forceful

AC9E3LA03

describe how texts across the curriculum use different language features and structures relevant to their purpose

AC9E3LA04

understand that paragraphs are a key organisational feature of the stages of written texts, grouping related information together

AC9E3LA05

identify the purpose of layout features in print and digital texts and the words used for navigation

AC9E3LA06

understand that a clause is a unit of grammar usually containing a subject and a verb that need to agree

AC9E3LA07

understand how verbs represent different processes for doing, feeling, thinking, saying and relating

AC9E3LA08

understand that verbs are anchored in time through tense

AC9E3LA09

identify how images extend the meaning of a text

AC9E3LA10

extend topic-specific and technical vocabulary and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts

AC9E3LA11

understand that apostrophes signal missing letters in contractions, and apostrophes are used to show singular and plural possession

AC9E3LE01

discuss characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators

AC9E3LE02

discuss connections between personal experiences and character experiences in literary texts and share personal preferences

AC9E3LE03

discuss how an author uses language and illustrations to portray characters and settings in texts, and explore how the settings and events influence the mood of the narrative

AC9E3LE04

discuss the effects of some literary devices used to enhance meaning and shape the reader’s reaction, including rhythm and onomatopoeia in poetry and prose

AC9E3LE05

create and edit imaginative texts, using or adapting language features, characters, settings, plot structures and ideas encountered in literary texts

AC9E3LY01

recognise how texts can be created for similar purposes but different audiences

AC9E3LY02

use interaction skills to contribute to conversations and discussions to share information and ideas

AC9E3LY03

identify the audience and purpose of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts through their use of language features and/or images

AC9E3LY04

read a range of texts using phonic, semantic and grammatical knowledge to read accurately and fluently, re-reading and self-correcting when required

AC9E3LY05

use comprehension strategies when listening and viewing to build literal and inferred meaning, and begin to evaluate texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features

AC9E3LY06

plan, create, edit and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive written and multimodal texts, using visual features, appropriate form and layout, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, mostly correct tense, topic-specific vocabulary and correct spelling of most high-frequency and phonetically regular words

AC9E3LY07

plan, create, rehearse and deliver short oral and/or multimodal presentations to inform, express opinions or tell stories, using a clear structure, details to elaborate ideas, topic-specific and precise vocabulary, visual features, and appropriate tone, pace, pitch and volume

AC9E3LY08

write words using joined letters that are clearly formed and consistent in size

AC9E3LY09

understand how to apply knowledge of phoneme–grapheme (sound–letter) relationships, syllables, and blending and segmenting to fluently read and write multisyllabic words with more complex letter patterns

AC9E3LY10

understand how to apply knowledge of common base words, prefixes, suffixes and generalisations for adding a suffix to a base word to read and comprehend new multimorphemic words

AC9E3LY11

use phoneme–grapheme (sound–letter) relationships and less common letter patterns to spell words

AC9E3LY12

recognise and know how to write most high-frequency words including some homophones