Year 9 English Skills () « All Years

Australian & NZ curriculum aligned. Master each skill by earning 10 stars across 3 difficulty levels.

  1. Advanced Grammar & Syntax

    1. Identify and classify clause types
    2. Combine clauses to form complex sentences
    3. Identify grammatical mood
    4. Correct errors in complex sentences
    5. Identify and use appositives
    6. Fix sentence fragments and run-on sentences
    7. Use parallel structure in sentences
    8. Correct dangling and misplaced modifiers
    9. Restructure sentences for clarity
    10. Mixed advanced grammar review

  2. Vocabulary & Word Origins

    1. Use context clues in complex texts
    2. Identify Greek roots in academic vocabulary
    3. Identify Latin roots in academic vocabulary
    4. Use advanced prefixes and suffixes
    5. Distinguish denotation from connotation
    6. Choose precise synonyms
    7. Use antonyms for contrast
    8. Word families and derivations
    9. Understand domain-specific vocabulary
    10. Vocabulary in context review

  3. Punctuation Mastery

    1. Use semicolons to join related clauses
    2. Use colons for lists and elaboration
    3. Use dashes for emphasis and parenthetical info
    4. Use parentheses for supplementary information
    5. Punctuate dialogue correctly
    6. Use ellipsis for omission and effect
    7. Correct punctuation errors in complex sentences
    8. Restrictive vs non-restrictive clauses
    9. Mixed punctuation mastery review

  4. Text Structure & Cohesion

    1. Identify topic sentences and supporting details
    2. Choose effective paragraph transitions
    3. Identify cohesive devices in texts
    4. Reorder sentences for coherent paragraphs
    5. Identify and use text connectives
    6. Evaluate paragraph unity and coherence
    7. Identify thesis statements
    8. Match conclusions to arguments
    9. Identify text structures
    10. Mixed cohesion review

  5. Rhetorical Techniques

    1. Identify persuasive appeals
    2. Identify rhetorical questions and their effect
    3. Identify emotive language
    4. Identify inclusive and exclusive language
    5. Identify repetition for emphasis
    6. Distinguish fact from opinion
    7. Identify bias in texts
    8. Evaluate strength of arguments
    9. Identify propaganda techniques
    10. Mixed rhetorical techniques review

  6. Literary Devices

    1. Identify similes and metaphors in context
    2. Identify extended metaphor
    3. Identify personification and its effect
    4. Identify alliteration, assonance and onomatopoeia
    5. Identify types of irony
    6. Identify symbolism in texts
    7. Identify allusion in texts
    8. Identify hyperbole and understatement
    9. Identify juxtaposition and contrast
    10. Mixed literary devices review

  7. Register, Audience & Purpose

    1. Identify the target audience of a text
    2. Identify the purpose of a text
    3. Match register to audience and context
    4. Rewrite text for a different audience
    5. Identify and adjust tone in writing
    6. Formal vs informal in academic contexts
    7. Identify inappropriate register shifts
    8. Analyse how language choices reflect purpose
    9. Mixed register and audience review

  8. Proofreading & Editing

    1. Identify and correct spelling errors
    2. Correct subject-verb agreement in complex sentences
    3. Correct advanced punctuation errors
    4. Correct tense consistency errors
    5. Correct pronoun reference errors
    6. Remove wordiness and redundancy
    7. Correct errors in parallel structure
    8. Correct commonly confused words
    9. Proofread for multiple error types
    10. Edit for conciseness and clarity
    11. Mixed proofreading review

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