Amy and Louis
General Capabilities evident throughout this unit include Literacy, Personal and Social Capability, and Intercultural Understanding.
The content in this unit links to the Australian Curriculum: Year 1 (English) and the NSW BOSTES Stage 1 English Syllabus.
| Language Language variation and change |
Understand that people use different systems of communication to cater to different needs and purposes and that many people may use sign systems to communicate with others (ACELA1443) (EN1-6B) |
| Language for interaction | Explore different ways of expressing emotions, including verbal, visual, body language and facial expressions (ACELA1787) (EN1-1A) |
| Expressing and developing ideas | Explore differences in words that represent people, places and things (nouns, including pronouns), happenings and states (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and details such as when, where and how (adverbs) (ACELA1452) (EN1 -9B) |
| Literature Literature and context |
Discuss how authors create characters using language and images (ACELT1581) (EN1-11D) |
| Responding to literature | Discuss characters and events in a range of literary texts and share personal responses to these texts, making connections with students’ own experiences (ACELT1582) (EN1-11D) |
| Examining literature | Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and explore some features of characters in different texts (ACELT1584) (EN1-7B) |
| Creating literature | Recreate texts imaginatively using drawing, writing, performance and digital forms of communication (ACELT1586) (EN1-10C) |
| Literacy Interacting with others |
Engage in conversations and discussions, using active listening behaviours, showing interest, and contributing ideas, information and questions (ACELY1656) (EN1-1A) |
Source for content descriptions above: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).