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New Zealand Curriculum · Year 5 · English · Writing

23 curriculum codes

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English

Writing

NZ-Y5-ENG-W-WC-LFD-1 — opens in a new tab

deliberately and carefully select and use literary devices, including simile, metaphor, and personification, to create vivid images and effects to engage the reader
explain how the devices they have used help create meaning for the intended audience

10 resources

NZ-Y5-ENG-W-WC-WC-1 — opens in a new tab

select and use words and phrases that clearly express actions, feelings, situations, or conditions

21 resources

NZ-Y5-ENG-W-WP-D-2 — opens in a new tab

write multi-paragraph non-fiction texts which include an introduction, sub-topics, and a conclusion

18 resources