LITERACY- Texts in context- ENGLISH F-6
YEAR
SUB-STRAND ELEMENT
LEVEL
0F
1
2
ELABORATION
Identify some familiar texts and the
contexts in which they are used
(ACELY1645)
Respond to texts drawn from a range
of cultures and experiences
(ACELY1655)
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Discuss different texts on a similar
topic, identifying similarities and
differences between the texts
(ACELY1665)
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3
Identify the point of view in a text and
suggest alternative points of view
(ACELY1675)
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LISTENING,
READING,
SPEAKING
Critical and
creative thinking ,
Intercultural
understanding,
Personal and
social competence
Aboriginal
Torres
Straight Is
history and
culture
identifying examples and features of different kinds of spoken, LISTENING,
READING,
non-verbal, written and visual communication from Aboriginal
SPEAKING
and Torres Strait Islander communities and from several Asian
cultures within Australia
comparing two or more versions of the same topic by different
authors or from different cultures, describing similarities and
differences
Critical and
creative thinking ,
Intercultural
understanding
Aboriginal
Torres
Straight Is
history and
culture, Asia
and
Australia’s
engagement
with Asia
discussing how a text presents the point of view of the main
character, and speculating on what other characters might think
or feel
recognising that there is more than one way of looking at the
same event and that stories seen through the eyes of one
character privileges some aspects of the story over others
speculating about what other characters might think or feel and
retelling the story from other perspectives (for example
‘Cinderella’ from the view of the ‘Ugly Sisters’)
LISTENING,
READING,
SPEAKING,
WRITING
Critical and
creative thinking ,
Intercultural
understanding,
Literacy
exploring some of the meanings and teachings embedded
in Dreaming stories
using drawing and writing to depict and comment on
people and places beyond their immediate experience
4
Identify and explain language features
of texts from earlier times and
compare with the vocabulary, images,
layout and content of contemporary
texts (ACELY1686)

viewing documentaries and news footage from different
periods, comparing the style of presentation, including costumes
and iconography with contemporary texts on similar topics and
tracking changing views on issues, for example war, race,
gender
LISTENING,
READING,
SPEAKING,
WRITING
Critical and
creative thinking ,
Ethical behaviour ,
Literacy , Personal
and social
competence
5
Show how ideas and points of view in
texts are conveyed through the use of
vocabulary, including idiomatic
expressions, objective and subjective
language, and that these can change
according to context (ACELY1698)
Compare texts including media texts
that represent ideas and events in
different ways, explaining the effects
of the different approaches
(ACELY1708)

identifying the narrative voice (the person or entity through
whom the audience experiences the story) in a literary work,
discussing the impact of first person narration on empathy and
engagement
LISTENING,
READING,
SPEAKING,
WRITING
Critical and
creative thinking ,
Literacy , Personal
and social
competence

identifying and exploring news reports of the same event, and
discuss the language choices and point of view of the writers
using display advertising as a topic vehicle for close analysis of
the ways images and words combine for deliberate effect
including examples from the countries of Asia (for example
comparing Hollywood film posters with Indian Bollywood film
posters)
LISTENING,
READING,
SPEAKING,
WRITING
Critical and
creative thinking ,
Literacy
6
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CROSSCURRICULA
PRIORITIES
Literacy , Personal
and social
competence
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
GENERAL
CAPABILITIES
LISTENING,
recognising the meaning of symbols in everyday contexts, for
example exit signs, logos, hearts and flowers on greeting cards READING
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ENGLISH
MODE
Asia and
Australia’s
engagement
with Asia