F Pre & Primary Essentials Worksheets English Text Structure & Organisation 1 Page

Author and Illustrator Venn Diagram

This worksheet contains a simple venn diagram to compare the similarities and differences between an author and an illustrator. Use this resource as part of the Concepts About Print Unit to assist with navigating, identifying and handling texts with your lower primary class.

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Learning goals

We are learning to understand how texts work on screen and in print, e.g. reading left to right, top to bottom.

Curriculum alignment

AC9EFLA04 9 Understand conventions of print and screen, including how books and simple digital texts are usually organised ACELA1433 8.4 Understand concepts about print and screen, including how books, film and simple digital texts work, and know some features of print, for example directionality

ENe-4A old Demonstrates developing skills and strategies to read, view and comprehend short, predictable texts on familiar topics in different media and technologies ENE-PRINT-01 new Tracks written text from left to right and from top to bottom of the page and identifies visual and spatial features of print ENE-VOCAB-01 new Understands and effectively uses Tier 1 words and Tier 2 words in familiar contexts

VCELA142 Understand concepts about print and screen, including how books, film and simple digital texts work, and know some features of print, including directionality

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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Extensions

Compare and contrast a book whose author and illustrator are the same.

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