ACELA1463
Understand that different types of texts have identifiable text structures and language features that help the text serve its purpose
Elaborations
- identifying the topic and type of a text through its visual presentation, for example cover design, packaging, title/subtitle and images (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- becoming familiar with the typical stages of text types, for example simple narratives, instructions and expositions (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
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Parts of a Letter Poster Pack
Use this parts of a letter poster pack, featuring colourful visuals and clear explanations, to help students understand the key components of a letter.
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Build a Magical Story Interactive Activity
Use this “Build a Magical Story” narrative writing interactive activity to model the purpose, structural elements and language features of narrative texts.
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The Parts of a Letter Interactive Activity
Teach the parts of a letter with this engaging interactive activity where students learn the format of a letter through sorting and labelling exercises.
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Sports – Digital Report Writing Activity
Use this digital writing scaffold to model the purpose and structural elements of informational writing.
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How to Make an Ice Cream Sundae Interactive Activity
Use this “How to Make an Ice Cream Sundae” procedural writing interactive activity to model the purpose, structural elements and language features of procedure texts.
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Year 2 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter’s Year 2 magazine.
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Parts of a Friendly Letter Anchor Chart
Use this parts of a friendly letter anchor chart to explain and simplify the letter-writing process for your lower primary students.
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Why Bears Have Stumpy Tails – Sequencing Worksheet
Identify the story beginning, series of events and ending with this narrative text sequencing activity.
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Friendly Letter Example Pack
Download this friendly letter example set featuring five model letters with labelled and unlabelled versions, perfect for teaching students the structure of a friendly letter.
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Parts of a Letter Worksheet
Download this parts of a letter worksheet to help students identify key letter-writing components and essential vocabulary.
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Community Helper – Digital Report Writing Activity
Use this community helpers interactive activity to model the purpose and structural elements of information reports.
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Elements of Plot Teaching Presentation
Teach your students about the elements of a story with this engaging teaching presentation.
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Spring Is Here Poem – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem about the season spring.
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Parts of a Friendly Letter Sorting Worksheet
Teach the parts of a friendly letter with this sorting worksheet that helps students identify key letter components.
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Exploring Informative Texts Unit Plan - Year 1 and Year 2
This English unit has been designed to introduce the informative genre to younger students; specifically, the purpose, structure and language features of information reports.
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Exploring Persuasive Texts Unit Plan - Year 1 and Year 2
This English unit has been designed to introduce the persuasive genre to younger students; specifically, the purpose, structure and language features of persuasive texts.
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Exploring Narrative Texts Unit Plan - Year 1 and Year 2
This English unit uses fairy tales to introduce the narrative text type to younger students. It addresses the structure, characters and language features of a narrative.
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Exploring Procedural Texts Unit Plan
This English unit has been designed to introduce procedural texts to younger students. It addresses the purpose, structure and language features of instructions and recipes.
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Introduction to Personal Recounts Unit Plan
This English unit has been designed to introduce the recount text type to younger students; specifically, the purpose, structure and language features of personal recounts.
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Fact or Opinion?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the difference between a fact and an opinion.
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Informative Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of information reports.
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Persuasive Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of persuasive texts.
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Sequencing Ideas Using Time Connectives
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how events can be sequenced using time connectives.
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Strong Words Make Strong Opinions
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how word choice can be used to strengthen an opinion.
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Informative Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of informative texts.
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Exploring Simple Narrative Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the structure of a narrative text.
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Just the Facts!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use facts to describe people, places, animals and objects.
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Instruct Me!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how procedures provide instructions about completing a task.
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Adding Detail Using Describing Words
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how descriptive words, such as adjectives, can add detail to a personal recount.
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Introducing Simple Narrative Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the structure of a narrative text using fairy tales.
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Using Descriptive and Comparative Language
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand how descriptive and comparative language is used in informative texts.
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On the Weekend