Planning, programming and assessing English 7–10
Support and advice for teachers of Stages 4 and 5 English.
English K–10 Syllabus (2022)
Resources designed for English K–10 Syllabus (2022) that can be adapted to suit the individual needs of your students.
English K–10 Syllabus (2022) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2025.
These sample teaching and learning resources guiding the implementation of the Stage 4 and 5 sections of the English K–10 Syllabus (2022) are designed through the 'phases' approach. This information is designed to guide teachers through the Phases approach to conceptual programming and enhance their understanding of the sample materials and the ways they can be adopted and adapted.
Planning
These documents assist with the planning, implementation and evaluation of teaching and learning practice for the English K–10 Syllabus (2022).
- Sample scope and sequence template, Years 7–10 (DOCX 346 KB)
- Teaching and learning evaluation tool, Years 7–10 (DOCX 157 KB)
- Stage 4 syllabus requirements planner (DOCX 6.3 MB)
- Stage 5 syllabus requirements planner (DOCX 4.3 MB)
- Outcomes and content tracker – Stages 4 and 5 and Life Skills (XLSX 77 KB)
- Programming template – Stages 4 and 5 and Life Skills (DOCX 480 KB)
Sample scope and sequences
These sample scope and sequences provide an approach to organising syllabus outcomes and content to address syllabus requirements. Sample teaching and learning programs, resources and assessments will be aligned to these scope and sequences.
Years 7–10 sample scope and sequences
- Year 7 sample scope and sequence (DOCX 348 KB)
- Year 8 sample scope and sequence (DOCX 352 KB)
- Year 9 sample scope and sequence (DOCX 352 KB)
- Year 10 sample scope and sequence (DOCX 348 KB)
Multistage sample scope and sequence
Composite sample scope and sequences
These composite sample scope and sequences for Stage 4 and 5 are aligned to the English K–10 Syllabus (NESA 2022). They have been designed to support schools who have composite classes comprised of students from one stage.
Many schools will have their own scope and sequence templates. This sample provides a brief overview of each teaching and learning program, the questions guiding the implementation of the outcomes, the outcomes and content groups driving the design of assessment and the text requirements.
The samples are designed to be flexible and able to be adapted and refined by teachers as they plan for student learning needs. Content groups are identified at the point of introduction to the students and should be revisited and consolidated throughout the year, based on assessment data. Some content groups or points will require more emphasis and repetition than others. This document details when specific outcomes and content groups could be introduced.
Stage 4 resources
Sample resources for teaching and learning programs.
7.1 program
This unit has been revised and is available in the Lesson Library.
This unit has been revised and is available in the Lesson Library.
These documents accompany the teaching and learning program 'Escape into the world of the novel'.
- Assessment task, portfolio of classwork – Escape into the world of the novel (DOCX 4.37 MB)
- Teaching and learning program, part 1 – Escape into the world of the novel (DOCX 4.5 MB)
- Teaching and learning program, part 2 – Escape into the world of the novel (DOCX 4.59 MB)
- Resource booklet, part 1 – Escape into the world of the novel (DOCX 6.14 MB)
- Resource booklet, part 2 – Escape into the world of the novel (DOCX 5.68 MB)
- Plot diagram, student resource, option A – Escape into the world of the novel (PDF 264 KB)
- Plot diagram, student resource, option B – Escape into the world of the novel (PDF 200 KB)
- Plot diagram, teacher resource – Escape into the world of the novel (PPTX 837 KB)
These documents accompany the teaching and learning program 'Speak the speech'.
- Core formative tasks – Speak the speech (DOCX 400 KB)
- Sample assessment task notification –Speak the speech (DOCX 419 KB)
- Sample learning program part 1 – Engage and orient (DOCX 824 KB)
- Resource booklet part 1 – Engage and orient (DOCX 525 KB)
- Sample learning program part 2 – Speeches (DOCX 603 KB)
- Resource booklet part 2 – Speeches (DOCX 507 KB)
- Annotated sample speech and listening activity (PPTX 16.21 MB)
- Sample speech listening activity video (10:09)
- Sample learning program part 3 – Drama (DOCX 531 KB)
- Resource booklet part 3 – Drama (DOCX 561 KB)
This unit has been revised and is available in the Lesson Library.
Year 8, Term 1 – Knowing the rules to break the rules (staff only)
This unit has been revised and is available in the Lesson Library.
These documents accompany the teaching and learning program 'From page to stage'.
- Assessment – From page to stage – 8.3 (DOCX 4.9 MB)
- Core formative tasks – From page to stage – 8.3 (DOCX 4.8 MB)
- Core texts – From page to stage – 8.3 (staff only) (DOCX 3.7 MB)
- Program – From page to stage – 8.3 (DOCX 4.5 MB)
- Resources and activities – From page to stage – 8.3 (DOCX 19.1 MB)
- Phase 1– Persuasive writing forms and features – 8.3 (PPTX 2.2 MB)
- Phase 2 – Exploring intertextuality – 8.3 (PPTX 2 MB)
- Phase 3– Creating a sense of place – 8.3 (PPTX 1.2 MB)
- Phase 3 – Investigating the interview – 8.3 (PPTX 3.3 MB)
- Phase 4 – Narrative structure of a scene – 8.3 (PPTX 2 MB)
- Podcast – In Conversation With Writers – 'Hitler’s Daughter: The Play'
These documents accompany the teaching and learning program 'The camera never lies'.
- Assessment – The camera never lies – 8.4 (DOCX 343 KB)
- Core formative tasks – The camera never lies – 8.4 (DOCX 417 KB)
- Core texts – The camera never lies – 8.4 (DOCX 3.9 MB)
- Program – The camera never lies – 8.4 (DOCX 676 KB)
- Resources and activities – The camera never lies – 8.4 (DOCX 6.4 MB)
- Phase 1 – Key visual features – 8.4 (PPTX 17 MB)
- Phase 3 – Filmic devices – 8.4 (PPTX 6.4 MB)
- Phase 3 – Theme – 8.4 (PPTX 3.4 MB)
- Phase 4 – Picture books features – 8.4 (PPTX 2.6 MB)
Staff only resources
This document contains an overview of the texts used in the Sample Stage 4 teaching and learning materials.
Stage 4 – Quality texts in English (staff only) (DOCX 38.9 MB)
Stage 5 resources
Sample resources for teaching and learning programs.
This unit has been revised and is available in the Lesson Library.
Year 9, Term 1 – Representation of life experiences (staff only)
This unit has been revised and is available in the Lesson Library.
Poetic purpose resources is a suite of materials that include teacher support, video resources and a learning program to accompany the delivery of the program 'Poetic purpose'.
These documents accompany the teaching and learning program 'Exploring the speculative'.
- Core formative tasks – Exploring the speculative (DOCX 4.8 MB)
- Sample assessment notification – Exploring the speculative (DOCX 5.3 MB)
- Sample learning program part 1 – Engage, orient, apply and evaluate (DOCX 569 KB)
- Resource booklet part 1 – Engage, orient, apply and evaluate (DOCX 13.5 MB)
- Sample learning program part 2 – television series 'Crazy Fun Park' (DOCX 541.9 KB)
- Resource booklet part 2 – television series 'Crazy Fun Park' (DOCX 14.9 MB)
- Sample learning program part 3 – novel 'The Giver' (DOCX 507 KB)
- Resource booklet part 3 – novel 'The Giver' (DOCX 4.1 MB)
- Timeline of significant contextual influences on Western literature (PDF 512 KB)
- The evolution of speculative fiction (PDF 490 KB)
The specific episodes from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation’s television show 'Crazy Fun Park' that have been referred to in 'Sample learning program part 2 – Crazy Fun Park' can be accessed on Exploring the speculative – Crazy Fun Park (staff only).
This unit has been revised and is available in the Lesson Library.
This unit has been revised and is available in the Lesson Library.
Access the remediated 10.3 – ‘Shakespeare retold’ – Year 10, Term 3 program, resources and supporting slide decks.
- Assessment – Shakespeare retold – 10.3 (DOCX 4.9 MB)
- Core formative tasks – Shakespeare retold – 10.3 (DOCX 4.8 MB)
- Core texts – Shakespeare retold – 10.3 (DOCX 3.7 MB)
- Program – Shakespeare retold – 10.3 (DOCX 4 MB)
- Resources and activities – Shakespeare retold – 10.3 (DOCX 5.1 MB)
- Phase1 – discussion questions – 10.3 (PPTX 5.5 MB)
- Phase 2 – Shakespeare’s genres – 10.3 (PPTX 5.5 MB)
- Phase 3 – Romeo and Juliet prologue – 10.3 (PPTX 5.5 MB)
- Phase 6 – features of discursive writing – 10.3 (PPTX 7.6 MB)
- Phase 6 – effective delivery – 10.3 (PPTX 5.5 MB)
These documents accompany the teaching and learning program ‘Digital stories’.
- Assessment notification – Digital stories (DOCX 6.6 MB)
- Assessment task stimulus text booklet – Digital stories (DOCX 3.7 MB)
- Core formative tasks – Digital stories (DOCX 4.2 MB)
- Teaching and learning program, part 1 – Digital stories (DOCX 4 MB)
- Resource booklet, part 1 – Digital stories (DOCX 16.7 MB)
- Teaching and learning program, part 2 – Digital stories (DOCX 4 MB)
- Resource booklet, part 2 – Digital stories (DOCX 3.8 MB)
- Phase 2 – Simple and complex ideas (PPTX 4.9 MB)
- Phase 3 – Types of narrative structures (PPTX 654 KB)
- Phase 4 – Exploring authority in the core text (PPTX 4.8 MB)
- Phase 5 – How to use Canva for Education (PPTX 2.7 MB)
- Phase 5 – Reflective writing (PPTX 762 KB)
This document contains an overview of the texts used in the Sample Stage 5 teaching and learning materials.
Stage 5 – Quality texts in English (staff only) (DOCX 11.4 MB)
Microlearning
Teaching of the English K–10 Syllabus (2022) in NSW primary schools has been required since the start of 2024.
Engaging with English microlearning courses will help you develop the required knowledge, understanding and skills for effective syllabus implementation and programming.
- Learn about English 7–10 microlearning
- Access the English 7–10 microlearning (staff only) through MyPL
- Access the Conceptual programming in English 7–10 (staff only) through MyPL