Special features:

• develops skills in responding to and composing texts in the modes of talking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing
• explores how to critically analyse texts including websites, electronic texts, speeches, films, advertisements, articles, posters
• shows students how to identify cultural expressions in text
• investigates how technology can be used to respond to and compose texts
• annotated models showing how language affects text and how textual features shape meaning
• a reference section at the front of the book with notes on grammar, mind maps,storyboards, searching the Internet and editing tips
• key terms defined on the page where they appear