Year 1 English · AC9E1LY03

Describe some similarities and differences between imaginative, informative and persuasive texts

Imaginative, informative and persuasive texts can look and sound different because they have different purposes and features

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1. Outcome Overview & Core Concepts

Imaginative, informative and persuasive texts can look and sound different because they have different purposes and features.

Learning target: describe some similarities and differences between imaginative, informative and persuasive texts

Big idea: Compare imaginative, informative and persuasive texts

Learning routine: Name text type → Find features → Compare purpose → Explain

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2. Subject-Specific Content & Key Examples

Three text jobs

imaginative: story worldinformative: factspersuasive: wants agreement

Worked example

Question: “Dogs are the best pets because they are loyal” is persuasive because it gives an opinion and reason.

Use features to compare

charactersfactsopinionreasonsfeatures

Three-way sort

Sort cards into imaginative, informative and persuasive.

Guided practice

  1. Three-way sort — Sort cards into imaginative, informative and persuasive.
    story/fact/opinion
  2. Feature compare — Find one similarity and one difference between two text types.
    Both have titles; one uses facts.
  3. Purpose proof — Use a word or feature to justify the text type.
    because...
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AC9E1LY03 - Describe some similarities and differences between imaginative, informative and persuasive texts
Example 1

Three text jobs imaginative: story world informative: facts persuasive: wants agreement

Example 2

Worked example Question: “Dogs are the best pets because they are loyal” is persuasive because it gives an opinion and reason.

Example 3

Use features to compare characters facts opinion reasons features

Example 4

Three-way sort Sort cards into imaginative, informative and persuasive.

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Curriculum Coverage & Elaborations

The content description is the required target. The elaborations below are taught as examples and contexts, not as disconnected checklist wording.

  • E1: comparing and discussing texts, identifying some features that distinguish those that “tell stories” from those that “give opinions”
  • E2: selecting texts for a particular purpose or task; for example, a website that will give information about a learning area topic, a book that will tell a story about an animal
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Revision Notes

  • Remember: Compare imaginative, informative and persuasive texts
  • Use the routine: Name text type → Find features → Compare purpose → Explain
  • 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.
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3. Common Student Misconceptions

  • All texts tell stories: Some texts inform or persuade instead.
  • Opinion confused with fact: Opinion can be agreed or disagreed with.
  • No comparison language: Use same, different, both, but.

Practice Thought & Formative Assessment

Use a fresh, code-aligned example. The student should show the exact word, sound, sentence, image feature, audience clue or text evidence that supports the answer.

Quick checks

  • Which text gives facts?
  • Which text has characters and plot?
  • Which text tries to convince?
  • Give one similarity between two text types.

Mastery evidence

  • Name three text types
  • Find features
  • Compare similarities
  • Compare differences
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1. Outcome Overview & Core Concepts

Imaginative, informative and persuasive texts can look and sound different because they have different purposes and features.

Learning target: describe some similarities and differences between imaginative, informative and persuasive texts

Big idea: Compare imaginative, informative and persuasive texts

Learning routine: Name text type → Find features → Compare purpose → Explain

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