Year 7 English asks for deeper thinking, analytical writing and more complex texts. Students form and defend arguments, analyse literary techniques and write with precision, with NAPLAN in March.

Key Topics Covered:

Analytical and persuasive writing, literary analysis, text structures, punctuation and grammar, presentations and media literacy.

Parent Tip:

Encourage your child to read widely and talk about what they read. Being able to explain an opinion about a text is the most useful English skill in high school.

Analyse literary devices and their effects on readers

Write analytical paragraphs and essays with clear evidence

Use complex sentences, consistent tense and accurate punctuation

Judge how reliable and credible different sources are

Plan and give a persuasive presentation

Respond to a range of texts critically and creatively

Student analysing a short story for Year 7 English online with a tutor in Australia

No.	Topic	What We Cover
01	Author's Purpose and Evaluation	Explore how writers judge and evaluate texts through their word choices. Students find evaluative words that show judgment, emotion and appreciation, check how each judgment is backed by evidence from the text, and compare evaluation across literary, persuasive and multimodal texts.
02	Tone, Formality and Perspective	Look at how tone and formality shape meaning and show the author's viewpoint. Students identify language that signals authority, bias or neutrality, compare informal, formal and academic tones and explain how purpose shapes the tone chosen.
03	Text Types and Structures	Identify how texts are organised for different purposes, from chronology and cause and effect to comparison and classification. Students map the structure of a text with diagrams and explain why the author organised it that way.
04	Cohesion and Paragraph Organisation	Examine how topic sentences, overviews and concluding paragraphs guide the reader. Students study sentence openers and connectives, then edit paragraphs to improve flow and clarity.
05	Comprehension Strategies	Practise visualising, inferring, predicting and summarising, and learn to monitor their own understanding. Students use evidence from the text to justify their interpretations of literal and inferred meaning.
06	Narrative Elements	Analyse how characters, settings and events work together to create meaning. Students study short stories as models and explain how changing one element changes the whole text.
07	Reading Short Stories in Context	Read short stories from varied times and places and discuss the ideas and viewpoints in them. Students explain how historical, social and cultural settings shape what characters do and say.
08	Responding to Literature	Form and justify opinions about characters, settings and events, using literary terms accurately. Students compare their own response with others and discuss texts respectfully in speech and writing.
09	Aesthetic and Social Value of Texts	Discuss what makes a text valuable, using the language of literary analysis. Students judge how texts reflect values and ideas, compare a text with its adaptation and justify their opinions.
10	Narrative Writing	Plan, draft and edit an original narrative, trying out language features and structure from texts studied. Students revise for cohesion, imagery and clarity and publish a polished piece.

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Guided Practice (15 min)

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Independent Practice (10 min)

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Wrap-up (5 min)

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No.	Topic	What We Cover
11	Language and Identity	Explore how language expresses and creates personal and social identities, including how people use words to show where they belong.
12	Persuasive Writing: Argument and Evidence	Plan a persuasive text with a clear position, reasons and supporting evidence, aimed at a specific audience.
13	Writing a Persuasive Essay	Write a structured essay with a thesis statement, linked paragraphs and a conclusion, then edit it for impact.
14	Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences	Build complex and compound-complex sentences to develop ideas and use them in writing with accuracy.
15	Consistent Tense and Verb Groups	Keep tense consistent across a text and use verb groups to show time and clarity.
16	Colons, Brackets and Punctuation	Use colons and brackets to support meaning and review other punctuation in extended writing.
17	Vocabulary and Word Origins	Use Greek and Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes to spell and understand technical words across subjects.
18	Visual Texts and Perspective	Analyse how angle, distance and framing in images create perspective and affect how the viewer responds.
19	Presenting and Debating Ideas	Plan and deliver a short oral argument and respond to questions and counterarguments.
20	Term 2 Review	Revise language and persuasive writing with a timed task and feedback on goals.

No.	Topic	What We Cover
21	Ideas and Viewpoints in Literature	Read literary texts from different times and cultures and discuss the ideas and viewpoints they present.
22	Poetry: Layers of Meaning	Explore how poets use imagery, sound and figurative language to create layers of meaning.
23	Literary Devices and Character	Explain how devices such as symbolism, dialogue and point of view build character and shape emotions.
24	Extended Metaphor and Symbolism	Identify extended metaphors and symbols and explain what they add to a text.
25	Australian and First Nations Texts	Read Australian and First Nations texts and discuss how they connect people to Country, culture and identity.
26	Writing an Analytical Paragraph	Write a paragraph that makes a point, supports it with evidence and explains the effect of the author's choices.
27	Creating Literature	Create and edit a literary piece, such as a short story or a poem, that experiments with language and devices.
28	Technology and Texts	Look at how digital tools change the way we read, create and respond to texts, from e-books to social media.
29	Responding Creatively and Critically	Respond to a text through creative and critical writing, linking personal views to evidence.
30	Term 3 Review	Revise literature and analytical writing with a reading response and a short writing task.

No.	Topic	What We Cover
31	Informative Writing	Plan and write a clear informative text for a specific audience, with a strong structure and accurate facts.
32	Taxonomies and Cause and Effect	Study how ideas are organised in taxonomies and cause and effect texts, and use them in writing.
33	Research and Evaluating Sources	Research a topic, compare sources and judge how reliable and credible each one is.
34	Media Literacy	Examine how news and online media shape opinions through headlines, images and word choice.
35	Editing and Proofreading	Edit drafts for structure, vocabulary and punctuation using a checklist and peer feedback.
36	Writing Under Time Pressure	Plan, write and check a response in a set time, building stamina for high school assessments.
37	Reading Independently	Read longer texts independently and discuss and recommend books, giving reasons.
38	Spelling and Vocabulary Review	Review spelling rules, word origins and technical vocabulary through games and short quizzes.
39	Year 7 Revision	Revise key skills across reading, writing and language, targeting each student's gaps.
40	Year 8 Readiness	Preview Year 8 English, including longer texts and essays, and sit a practice task.

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