Spot It! Language Detective
This worksheet is a valuable tool for prompting students to identify objective and subjective language, as well as bias, in texts. It includes targeted questions that guide students in recognising different perspectives and analysing how language influences understanding and opinions.
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Learning goals
- We are learning when it is appropriate to share feelings and opinions, e.g. in a personal recount and when to remain more objective, e.g. in a factual recount.
- We are learning when it is appropriate to share feelings and opinions, e.g. in a personal recount, and when to remain more objective, e.g. in a factual recount.
Curriculum alignment
EN3-5B
old
Discusses how language is used to achieve a widening range of purposes for a widening range of audiences and contexts
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
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.