Year 7 English – Term 2 (WA Curriculum): Exploring Stories and Perspectives in Literature

What this unit covers

In Term 2, Year 7 English in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Exploring Stories and Perspectives in Literature”.

Students explore diverse literary texts from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Australian and world authors to understand how characters, settings, literary devices and cultural contexts create meaning and influence reader responses.

Lesson sequence (30 lessons)

The unit breaks down into the following lesson-by-lesson sequence — each title below is a teachable lesson, in order:

1. Introducing Cultural Perspectives in Australian Literature
2. Exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Landscape Poetry
3. Comparing City and Bush Perspectives in Australian Poems
4. Analysing Character Development in Contemporary Australian Novels
5. Forming Opinions About Fictional Characters Through Discussion
6. Identifying Areas of Agreement and Difference in Character Analysis
7. Understanding How Visual Features Construct Film Characters
8. Analysing Audio Elements in Character Construction
9. Comparing Comic Book and Film Character Representations
10. Exploring How Characters Create Emotional Responses
11. Examining Social Values in Traditional Fairytales
12. Discussing Aesthetic Value in Picture Book Covers
13. Understanding Metalanguage for Literary Analysis
14. Analysing Character, Setting and Event Relationships
15. Exploring Traditional Asian Stories and Their Features
16. Understanding Oral and Visual Narrative Elements
17. Identifying Similes and Metaphors in Poetry
18. Exploring Sound Devices: Onomatopoeia and Alliteration
19. Analysing Imagery in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Songs
20. Understanding Layers of Meaning in Figurative Language
21. Creating Character Monologues Using Literary Devices
22. Developing Prequels with Experimental Language Features
23. Writing Sequels Using Multiple Narrative Perspectives
24. Experimenting with Epistolary Narrative Structure
25. Using Flashback Techniques in Creative Writing
26. Editing Literary Texts for Enhanced Meaning
27. Comparing World Literature Perspectives on Nature
28. Analysing How Setting Influences Plot Development
29. Creating Poetry with Layered Meanings
30. Presenting Literary Analysis Using Appropriate Metalanguage

Curriculum codes in this unit

Content codes:

Reading the codes: WA codes (the ones starting with WA) pack the year level, learning area, strand and content number into one string, while the national Australian Curriculum v9 uses a different anatomy that starts with AC9 — same content family, different labels. Our complete WA Curriculum guide decodes both, character by character.

Planning notes for Term 2

WA terms run roughly 9–11 weeks, and in 2026 Term 2 runs from Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July — 11 weeks for WA public schools. With 30 lessons in this unit, that leaves breathing room for assessment, moderation and the weeks that disappear to carnivals, camps and public holidays — plan the assessable work to land two to three weeks before the end of term rather than in the final week.