do not go around the edges
General Capabilities evident throughout this unit include Critical and creative thinking and Intercultural understanding.
This unit addresses the cross-curriculum priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.
Content descriptions below link to Australian Curriculum: Year 3 (English) and the NSW BOSTES Stage 2 English Syllabus.
| Language Language variation and change |
Understand that languages have different written and visual communication systems, different oral traditions and different ways of constructing meaning (ACELA1475) (EN2-7B) |
| Text structure and organisation | Understand how different types of texts vary in use of language choices, depending on their purpose and context (for example, tense and types of sentences) (ACELA1478) (EN2-8B) |
| Literature Literature and context |
Discuss texts in which characters, events and settings are portrayed in different ways, and speculate on the authors’ reasons (ACELT1594) (EN2-6B) |
| Responding to literature | Draw connections between personal experiences and the worlds of texts, and share responses with others (ACELT1596) (EN2-8B) |
| Examining literature | Discuss the nature and effects of some language devices used to enhance meaning and shape the reader’s reaction, including rhythm and onomatopoeia in poetry and prose (ACELT1600) (EN2-10C) |
| Creating literature | Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from students’ own and other cultures using visual features, for example perspective, distance and angle (ACELT1601) (EN2-7B) |
Source for content descriptions above: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).