Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to apply the conventions of plain English to writing and editing tasks of different forms. It also includes editing and proofreading techniques.
It applies to individuals in various writing contexts who write and edit texts using appropriate language, style, grammar, spelling, and standard conventions for editing and proofreading.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Apply clear and appropriate language and style to writing and editing tasks | 1.1 Use safe work practices including addressing ergonomic requirements when undertaking writing tasks 1.2 Use clear, concise and plain English in writing and editing tasks 1.3 Apply appropriate paragraph structure to written material to ensure clarity of meaning and ease of reading 1.4 Make clear and logical connections between sentences, paragraphs and sections 1.5 Determine and incorporate the language and style of the audience |
2. Apply the appropriate voice, tone and tense | 2.1 Determine appropriate voice, tone and tense of the written materials according to audience requirements 2.2 Maintain consistent voice, tone and tense throughout written material |
3. Apply appropriate grammar, spelling and punctuation | 3.1 Apply appropriate grammar conventions to a range of written contexts including use of numbers, quotations, and tables 3.2 Apply appropriate spelling and punctuation conventions in writing and editing tasks. |
4. Perform editing and proofreading tasks to meet requirements | 4.1 Edit written material to ensure clear meaning through language and paragraphs, consistent voice, tone and tense 4.2 Copyedit written material by checking grammar, spelling and punctuation using standard editing conventions 4.3 Proofreading using style guides and by monitoring written material for errors |
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.
Skill | Description |
Learning | Has an awareness of self as learner and takes responsibility for learning in this routine context |
Reading | Identifies and extracts relevant information from reference materials Applies appropriate strategies to check texts for accuracy |
Writing | Communicates relationships between ideas and information in a style appropriate to audience and purpose Selects vocabulary, grammatical structures and conventions appropriate to the text and audience Uses required conventions to draft, proofread and edit writings |
Get the work done | Gathers and analyses information required to make decisions about task requirements |
Sectors
Communication – Writing