Practising the Purpose
Use this fun resource to encourage students to match their style of writing to the intended purpose.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to understand the structures and language features of text types, such as narratives, procedures, explanations, discussions, persuasive texts and information reports.
- We are learning to understand the structures and language features of text types, such as simple narratives, procedures, persuasive texts and information reports.
- We are learning to understand the structures and language features of text types, such as simple narratives, procedures, persuasive texts and information reports.
- We are learning to identify the features of online texts, including chapters, headings, subheadings, home pages and sub pages and how they assist with navigation.
Curriculum alignment
AC9E5LA03
9
Describe how spoken, written and multimodal texts use language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages and phases, depending on purposes in texts
AC9E4LA03
9
Identify how texts across the curriculum have different language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages depending on purposes
ACELA1490
8.4
Understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audience
ACELA1504
8.4
Understand how texts vary in purpose, structure and topic as well as the degree of formality
ACELA1797
8.4
Investigate how the organisation of texts into chapters, headings, subheadings, home pages and sub pages for online texts and according to chronology or topic can be used to predict content and assist navigation.
EN2-8B
old
Identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter
EN3-3A
old
Uses an integrated range of skills, strategies and knowledge to read, view and comprehend a wide range of texts in different media and technologies
EN3-5B
old
Discusses how language is used to achieve a widening range of purposes for a widening range of audiences and contexts
EN2-OLC-01
new
Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting
EN2-RECOM-01
new
Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
EN3-OLC-01
new
Communicates to wide audiences with social and cultural awareness, by interacting and presenting, and by analysing and evaluating for understanding
EN3-RECOM-01
new
Fluently reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
VCELA277
Identify features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text, and understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audience
VCELA309
Understand how texts vary in purpose, structure and topic as well as the degree of formality
VCELA310
Investigate how the organisation of texts into chapters, headings, subheadings, home pages and sub pages for online texts and according to chronology or topic can be used to predict content and assist navigation
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
Differentiation
Modifications
Students may work in pairs or small groups to complete the task.
Extensions
Students could write a paragraph or text.
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