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AC9E2LE02

identify features of literary texts, such as characters and settings, and give reasons for personal preferences

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Literature in Year 2.

AC9E2LE01

discuss how characters and settings are connected in literature created by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators

AC9E2LE03

discuss the characters and settings of a range of texts and identify how language is used to present these features in different ways

AC9E2LE04

identify, reproduce and experiment with rhythmic sound and word patterns in poems, chants, rhymes or songs

AC9E2LE05

create and edit literary texts by adapting structures and language features of familiar literary texts through drawing, writing, performance and digital tools

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9E2LE02 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 2.

  1. Year 1AC9E1LE01discuss how language and images are used to create characters, settings and events in literature by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators
  2. Year 1AC9E1LE02discuss literary texts and share responses by making connections with students’ own experiences
  3. Year 1AC9E1LE03discuss plot, character and setting, which are features of stories
  4. Year 1AC9E1LE04listen to and discuss poems, chants, rhymes and songs, and imitate and invent sound patterns including alliteration and rhyme
  5. Year 1AC9E1LE05orally retell or adapt a familiar story using plot and characters, language features including vocabulary, and structure of a familiar text, through role-play, writing, drawing or digital tools
  6. Year 3AC9E3LE01discuss characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators
  7. Year 3AC9E3LE02discuss connections between personal experiences and character experiences in literary texts and share personal preferences
  8. Year 3AC9E3LE03discuss how an author uses language and illustrations to portray characters and settings in texts, and explore how the settings and events influence the mood of the narrative
  9. Year 3AC9E3LE04discuss the effects of some literary devices used to enhance meaning and shape the reader’s reaction, including rhythm and onomatopoeia in poetry and prose
  10. Year 3AC9E3LE05create and edit imaginative texts, using or adapting language features, characters, settings, plot structures and ideas encountered in literary texts

Planning against AC9E2LE02?

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