What students learn in AC9E5LE05
This unit helps students build a clear, usable understanding of And edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters.... 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: create and edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from texts students have experienced.
- Use concrete examples, pictures, oral explanation and short written responses before moving to independent practice.
- drawing upon fiction elements in a range of model texts; for example, main idea, characterisation, setting (time and place) and devices; for example, figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification), to experiment with new, creative ways of communicating ideas, experiences and stories in literary texts creating a visual map, which may include digital mind maps, of figurative language, storylines, characters and settings in a text that may inspire their own writing
- 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: create and edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from texts students have experienced
- E1: drawing upon fiction elements in a range of model texts; for example, main idea, characterisation, setting (time and place) and devices; for example, figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification), to experiment with new, creative ways of communicating ideas, experiences and stories in literary texts
- E2: creating a visual map, which may include digital mind maps, of figurative language, storylines, characters and settings in a text that may inspire their own writing
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
AC9E5LE05 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 | AC9E5LE05 — create and edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from texts students have experienced |
| Victoria | Victorian Curriculum F-10 | Year 5 English: closest match in Creating literature. Use this page as a VIC-aligned practice and worksheet reference. |
| NSW | NSW Curriculum | Stage 3 English: closest content focus for And edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters... and related outcomes. |
| United States | Common Core / NGSS | Grade 5 Common Core Mathematics/ELA closest topic match for And edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters.... |
| England / UK | National Curriculum | Key Stage 2 / Year 5: closest programme-of-study match for And edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters.... |
| Canada | Provincial and territory curricula | Grade 5 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 3 English: closest achievement-objective topic for And edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters.... |
| India | NCERT / CBSE | Class 5 closest NCERT/CBSE topic match for And edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters.... |