Learning intention
- recognise different types of literary texts and identify features including events, characters, and beginnings and endings
Foundation English · AC9EFLE03
Recognise different types of literary texts and identify features including events, characters, and beginnings and endings
recognising that stories often have similar beginnings; for example, “Once upon a time”, “A long, long time ago” in fairytales or introducing the character: “A girl…
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AC9EFLE03 - AC9EFLE03: Recognise different types of literary texts and identify features including events, characters, and beginnings and endings
Example 1
recognising that stories often have similar beginnings; for example, “Once upon a time”, “A long, long time ago” in fairytales or introducing the character: “A girl called Amira …”
Example 2
exploring literature by First Nations Australian authors and their cultural patterns of storytelling (teaching context)
Example 3
identifying how stories are told in poetry
Example 4
identifying typical features of fairytales such as princes and princesses or the moral of the story
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Elaboration expansion and examples 1
- E1: recognising that stories often have similar beginnings; for example, “Once upon a time”, “A long, long time ago” in fairytales or introducing the character: “A girl called Amira …”
- E2: exploring literature by First Nations Australian authors and their cultural patterns of storytelling (teaching context)
- E3: identifying how stories are told in poetry
Elaboration expansion and examples 2
- E4: identifying typical features of fairytales such as princes and princesses or the moral of the story
- Story feature map: Characters: who Events: what happened Beginning/ending: how it starts/finishes
- Use the skill in reading, speaking or writing: Identify a story feature and point to evidence. Characters: who Events: what happened Beginning/ending: how it starts/finishes
Elaboration expansion and examples 3
- Teacher model: Read or say the first card. Ask: what does this show?
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AC9EFLE03 · literary text types and features
Learning focus: I can recognise literary texts and find characters, events, beginnings and endings.
Model it: Worked example 2: find a story inside a poem A four-line poem tells of a sleepy bird that wakes, stretches, flies and reaches a tree. Text type: story poem Character: sleepy bird Beginning event: wakes Ending event: reaches the tree A poem can tell a story even when it uses lines and rhythm. First name the kind of literary text. Then use its words or images to locate the same story features.
Ask the learner: What is the main idea of literary text types and features?
Look for: The learner can I can recognise literary texts and find characters, events, beginnings and endings in a fresh example and explain the evidence or reasoning without copying the model.
If they are stuck: If the learner guesses or repeats a rule without evidence, return to the concrete or visual model and ask them to explain what each part shows.
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Assessment-style questions and review hints 1
Questions
- What is the main idea of literary text types and features?
- Which example shows the skill?
Review hints
- Remember: Recognise story type, events, characters and endings
- Use the routine: Name text type → Find character → Find event → Find beginning/end
Assessment-style questions and review hints 2
Questions
- What is one common mix-up?
- How can you check your answer?
Review hints
- Before answering: point to the clue in the spoken words, written sentence, image, page layout or text purpose.
- Self-check: change the example slightly and see whether the same reasoning still works.
Exit ticket
- Name the skill
- Use a model example
- Try independently
- Explain evidence
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- recognise different types of literary texts and identify features including events, characters, and beginnings and endings
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