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AC9E3LE05

create and edit imaginative texts, using or adapting language features, characters, settings, plot structures and ideas encountered in literary texts

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Literature in Year 3.

AC9E3LE01

discuss characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators

AC9E3LE02

discuss connections between personal experiences and character experiences in literary texts and share personal preferences

AC9E3LE03

discuss 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

AC9E3LE04

discuss the effects of some literary devices used to enhance meaning and shape the reader’s reaction, including rhythm and onomatopoeia in poetry and prose

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9E3LE05 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 3.

  1. Year 2AC9E2LE01discuss how characters and settings are connected in literature created by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators
  2. Year 2AC9E2LE02identify features of literary texts, such as characters and settings, and give reasons for personal preferences
  3. Year 2AC9E2LE03discuss the characters and settings of a range of texts and identify how language is used to present these features in different ways
  4. Year 2AC9E2LE04identify, reproduce and experiment with rhythmic sound and word patterns in poems, chants, rhymes or songs
  5. Year 2AC9E2LE05create and edit literary texts by adapting structures and language features of familiar literary texts through drawing, writing, performance and digital tools
  6. Year 4AC9E4LE01recognise similar storylines, ideas and relationships in different contexts in literary texts by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
  7. Year 4AC9E4LE02describe the effects of text structures and language features in literary texts when responding to and sharing opinions
  8. Year 4AC9E4LE03discuss how authors and illustrators make stories engaging by the way they develop character, setting and plot tensions
  9. Year 4AC9E4LE04examine the use of literary devices and deliberate word play in literary texts, including poetry, to shape meaning
  10. Year 4AC9E4LE05create and edit literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings

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