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Fairy Tale Favourites
1 2 Pre & Primary Essentials Resources Worksheets English Text Structure & Organisation Examining Literature Literature & Contexts Engaging With & Responding to Literature Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating 1 Page

Fairy Tale Favourites

Record and display some of your favourite fairy tales stories and characters. Encourage students to share their work and discuss their reasoning for why they have chosen their fairy tales and characters.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to make connections to personal experiences when discussing texts.
  • We are learning to make connections to personal experiences when explaining characters and main events in short texts.
  • We are learning to share and listen to reasons for personal preferences.
  • We are learning to describe plot, characters and settings in stories.
  • We are learning to describe characters, settings and events in different types of literature.
  • We are learning to discuss depictions of characters in well-known fairytales, e.g. children in forests, royalty in castles.
  • We are learning to discuss depictions of characters in print, sound and images which reflect the contexts in which they were created.
  • We are learning to identify features, such as characters and settings, of different literary texts and give reasons for personal preferences.
  • We are learning to identify aspects of different types of literary texts that entertain and give reasons for personal preferences.
  • We are learning to compare characters and settings in different texts and identify the verb groups used to convey actions, emotions and dialogue.
  • We are learning to discuss characters and settings in different texts and explore how language is used to present these features in different ways.

Curriculum alignment

EN1-11D old Responds to and composes a range of texts about familiar aspects of the world and their own experiences EN1-7B old Identifies how language use in their own writing differs according to their purpose, audience and subject matter EN1-OLC-01 new Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions EN1-UARL-01 new Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose
VCELT240 Discuss how depictions of characters in print, sound and images reflect the contexts in which they were created VCELT208 Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and compare some features of characters in different texts VCELT241 Identify aspects of different types of literary texts that entertain, and give reasons for personal preferences VCELT206 Express preferences for specific texts and authors and listen to the opinions of others VCELT219 Discuss the characters and settings of different texts and explore how language is used to present these features in different ways VCELT207 Discuss characters and events in a range of literary texts and share personal responses to these texts, making connections with own experiences

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

Differentiation

Extensions

Give verbal or written justifications for why you have chosen your fairy tales and character selections.

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