Writing

• Organize information to develop a central idea
• Develop paragraphs to compare and contrast ideas and information
• Use writing for various purposes in a range of contexts
• Use a variety of sentence types and sentence structures.
• Revise and edit work, focusing on content and elements of style
• Produce media texts using writing and materials from other media
• Use quotation marks

Reading

• Identify the main ideas in information materials, and explain how the details support the main idea
• Clarify and develop their own points of view by examining the ideas of others
• Plan a research project and carry out the research
• Identify various forms of writing and describe their key features
  

Oral and Visual Communication

• Ask questions and discuss different aspects of ideas in order to clarify their thinking
• Listen to and communicate related ideas
• Express and respond to a variety of ideas
• Analyse and interpret media works
• Create a variety of media works
• Contribute and work constructively in groups