Oxford Big Ideas English is a brand-new series for junior English specifically written for the Australian Curriculum. It offers an innovative approach based on conceptual learning that encourages students' thinking by exposing them to a wide range of texts in different modes and from different cultural contexts. In line with the Australian Curriculum: English, Language, Literature and Literacy ideas are explored in every chapter of the book offering a comprehensive and ready-to-use teaching program that will help you and your students make a smooth transition to the new Australian Curriculum. Oxford's next generation ebook - the obook - offers online and offline access to core student content. The obook provides the complete student book in an easy-to-read format for any screen size, with links to interactive resources, video, audio websites, a note-taking study tool and dynamic question blocks.