Year 6 · English · Literature

AC9E6LE03

identify and explain characteristics that define an author's individual style

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Literature in Year 6.

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9E6LE03 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 6.

1. Year 5AC9E5LE01identify aspects of literary texts that represent details or information about historical, social and cultural contexts in literature by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
2. Year 5AC9E5LE02present an opinion on a literary text using specific terms about literary devices, text structures and language features, and reflect on the viewpoints of others
3. Year 5AC9E5LE03recognise that the point of view in a literary text influences how readers interpret and respond to events and characters
4. Year 5AC9E5LE04examine the effects of imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification, and sound devices in narratives, poetry and songs
5. Year 5AC9E5LE05create and edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from texts students have experienced
6. Year 7AC9E7LE01identify and explore ideas, points of view, characters, events and/or issues in literary texts, drawn from historical, social and/or cultural contexts, by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
7. Year 7AC9E7LE02form an opinion about characters, settings and events in texts, identifying areas of agreement and difference with others’ opinions and justifying a response
8. Year 7AC9E7LE03explain the ways that literary devices and language features such as dialogue, and images are used to create character, and to influence emotions and opinions in different types of texts
9. Year 7AC9E7LE04discuss the aesthetic and social value of literary texts using relevant and appropriate metalanguage
10. Year 7AC9E7LE05identify and explain the ways that characters, settings and events combine to create meaning in narratives
11. Year 7AC9E7LE06identify and explain how literary devices create layers of meaning in texts including poetry
12. Year 7AC9E7LE07create and edit literary texts that experiment with language features and literary devices encountered in texts