What students learn in AC9E3LE01
This unit helps students build a clear, usable understanding of Characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by.... The goal is not to memorise one answer pattern. Students should be able to explain the idea, recognise it in a new example and apply it in a short practice or worksheet task.
- Start with the main idea: discuss characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators.
- Use concrete examples, pictures, oral explanation and short written responses before moving to independent practice.
- exploring the ways wide-ranging authors tell the same story, identifying variations in the storyline discussing similarities and differences in the way the wolf is portrayed in different versions of children’s stories by wide-ranging world authors
- Finish with mixed questions so students must choose the correct strategy rather than copy the last example.
Curriculum coverage and elaborations
The content description and elaborations below show the curriculum ideas taught in this unit. Items marked as teaching context support lesson planning but may not appear in the initial eight-question activity.
- Content description: discuss characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators (teaching context)
- E1: exploring the ways wide-ranging authors tell the same story, identifying variations in the storyline
- E2: discussing characters and their relationship with Country/Place and families in literature by First Nations Australian authors (teaching context)
- E3: discussing similarities and differences in the way the wolf is portrayed in different versions of children’s stories by wide-ranging world authors
- E4: exploring the ways Australian settings are portrayed in stories
How to use this unit
Read the topic guide, use the teacher slide for instruction, then complete the Worksheet, Practice and Test. These three activities use the same eight-question unit bank.
Teacher resource
AC9E3LE01 teacher slide
Use this one-page PDF to introduce the key idea, vocabulary and teaching sequence before students begin the activities.
Open teacher slide (PDF)Common mistakes to watch for
- Answering from memory without using clues from the text, sentence or image.
- Knowing the idea orally but not transferring it into reading, writing or speaking.
- Missing punctuation, word order or vocabulary clues that change meaning.
International curriculum mapping
This table gives closest-topic mapping for search and planning. The Australian Curriculum code is exact; overseas entries are broad equivalents because each jurisdiction structures outcomes differently.
| Region | Curriculum | Closest mapping |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Australian Curriculum v9.0 | AC9E3LE01 — discuss characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators |
| Victoria | Victorian Curriculum F-10 | Year 3 English: closest match in Literature and contexts. Use this page as a VIC-aligned practice and worksheet reference. |
| NSW | NSW Curriculum | Stage 2 English: closest content focus for Characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by... and related outcomes. |
| United States | Common Core / NGSS | Grade 3 Common Core Mathematics/ELA closest topic match for Characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by.... |
| England / UK | National Curriculum | Key Stage 2 / Year 3: closest programme-of-study match for Characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by.... |
| Canada | Provincial and territory curricula | Grade 3 closest topic match. Canada varies by province, so use this as a broad Ontario/BC-style learning outcome reference. |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Curriculum | Level 2 English: closest achievement-objective topic for Characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by.... |
| India | NCERT / CBSE | Class 3 closest NCERT/CBSE topic match for Characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by.... |