The Easter Story in Pictures

The Easter Story in Pictures

The Easter Story in Pictures allows students to discuss the story of Easter, discuss character motivations, the point of the story and use the images to sequence and retell The Easter Story.

Learning goals

  • We are learning to retell familiar texts through role play, reciting rhymes, drawing pictures or using technology.
  • We are learning to discuss texts and the authors’ reasons for character depictions, settings and events.
  • We are learning to present a point of view about literary texts and use metalanguage to reflect on the viewpoints of others.
  • We are learning to retell and adapt familiar texts through role play, performance, images or writing.
  • We are learning to retell or adapt familiar stories through performance, reciting rhymes, writing, drawing pictures or using technology.
  • We are learning to discuss characters, events and settings in different contexts and the authors’ reasons for these depictions.
  • We are learning to present an opinion on a literary text, using metalanguage to describe the effects of literary devices, text structures and language features.

Curriculum alignment

EN3-2A old Composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts EN3-1A old Communicates effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using increasingly challenging topics, ideas, issues and language forms and features EN2-10C old Thinks imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about information, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts EN1-10C old Thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts ENe-10C old Thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, simple ideas and the basic features of texts when responding to and composing texts EN1-OLC-01 new Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions ENE-OLC-01 new Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language with familiar peers and adults ENE-RECOM-01 new Comprehends independently read texts using background knowledge, word knowledge and understanding of how sentences connect ENE-CWT-01 new Creates written texts that include at least 2 related ideas and correct simple sentences ENE-UARL-01 new Understands and responds to literature read to them EN3-UARL-02 new Analyses representations of ideas in literature through genre and theme that reflect perspective and context, argument and authority, and adapts these representations when creating texts EN1-VOCAB-01 new Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas EN1-CWT-01 new Plans, creates and revises texts written for different purposes, including paragraphs, using knowledge of vocabulary, text features and sentence structure 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 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 EN2-UARL-01 new Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature and strategically uses similar representations when creating texts 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-UARL-01 new Analyses representations of ideas in literature through narrative, character, imagery, symbol and connotation, and adapts these representations when creating texts

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

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