Updated: 24 May 2023
Students use a template to help them plan stories with alternative pathways for their friends to read.
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Years: 4 - 6
Make connections between the ways different authors may represent similar storylines, ideas and relationshipsElaborationscommenting on how authors have established setting and period in different cultures and times and the relevance of characters, ac...
Discuss literary experiences with others, sharing responses and expressing a point of view Elaborations sharing and discussing students' own and others' understanding of the effects of particular literary techniques on their appreciation of t...
Use metalanguage to describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features of literary textsElaborationsexamining the authorâs description of a characterâs appearance, behaviour and speech and noting how the characterâs d...
Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories exciting, moving and absorbing and hold readersâ interest by using various techniques, for example character development and plot tensionElaborationsexamining the authorâs description of a c...
Create literary texts that explore studentsâ own experiences and imaginingElaborationsdrawing upon literary texts students have encountered and experimenting with changing particular aspects, for example the time or place of the setting, adding ...
Create literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settingsElaborationscollaboratively plan, compose, sequence and prepare a literary text along a familiar storyline, using film, sound and images to convey setting, characters and points o...
Use metalanguage to describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features on particular audiencesElaborationsorally, in writing or using digital media, giving a considered interpretation and opinion about a literary text, recognising t...
Create literary texts using realistic and fantasy settings and characters that draw on the worlds represented in texts students have experiencedElaborationsusing texts with computer-based graphics, animation and 2D qualities, consider how and why par...
Create literary texts that experiment with structures, ideas and stylistic features of selected authorsElaborationsdrawing upon fiction elements in a range of model texts - for example main idea, characterisation, setting (time and place), narrative ...
Create literary texts that adapt or combine aspects of texts students have experienced in innovative waysElaborationscreating narratives in written, spoken or multimodal/digital format for more than one specified audience, requiring adaptation of nar...
Experiment with text structures and language features and their effects in creating literary texts, for example, using imagery, sentence variation, metaphor and word choiceElaborationsselecting and using sensory language to convey a vivid picture of ...
Communicates in a range of informal and formal contexts by adopting a range of roles in group, classroom, school and community contexts
Identifies and uses language forms and features in their own writing appropriate to a range of purposes, audiences and contexts
Identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter
Responds to and composes a range of texts that express viewpoints of the world similar to and different from their own
Recognises and uses an increasing range of strategies to reflect on their own and others’ learning
Communicates effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using increasingly challenging topics, ideas, issues and language forms and features
Composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts
Thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas and identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts
Make connections between the ways different authors may represent similar storylines, ideas and relationships
Describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features of literary texts
Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories exciting, moving and absorbing and hold readers’ interest by using various techniques
Create literary texts that explore students’ own experiences and imagining
Discuss literary experiences with others, sharing responses and expressing a point of view
Use metalanguage to describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features on particular audiences
Create literary texts using realistic and fantasy settings and characters that draw on the worlds represented in texts students have experienced
Create literary texts that experiment with structures, ideas and stylistic features of selected authors
Create literary texts that adapt or combine aspects of texts students have experienced in innovative ways
Experiment with text structures and language features and their effects in creating literary texts
Recognise similar storylines, ideas and relationships in different contexts in literary texts by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
Describe the effects of text structures and language features in literary texts when responding to and sharing opinions
Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories engaging by the way they develop character, setting and plot tensions
Create and edit literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings
Present an opinion on a literary text using specific terms about literary devices, text structures and language features, and reflect on the viewpoints of others
Create and edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from texts students have experienced
Create and edit literary texts that adapt plot structure, characters, settings and/or ideas from texts students have experienced, and experiment with literary devices
Students use a template to help them plan stories with alternative pathways for their friends to read.
This teaching resource gives students the opportunity to plan their own narrative story to write with alternative story lines and endings.
Students plan their writing with a solid beginning, then create alternative storylines which lead in different directions. After they have planned all their storylines, they can use the Choose Your Own Destiny Template to create their preferred storyline.
Make connections between the ways different authors may represent similar storylines, ideas and relationshipsElaborationscommenting on how authors have established setting and period in different cultures and times and the relevance of characters, ac...
Discuss literary experiences with others, sharing responses and expressing a point of view Elaborations sharing and discussing students' own and others' understanding of the effects of particular literary techniques on their appreciation of t...
Use metalanguage to describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features of literary textsElaborationsexamining the authorâs description of a characterâs appearance, behaviour and speech and noting how the characterâs d...
Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories exciting, moving and absorbing and hold readersâ interest by using various techniques, for example character development and plot tensionElaborationsexamining the authorâs description of a c...
Create literary texts that explore studentsâ own experiences and imaginingElaborationsdrawing upon literary texts students have encountered and experimenting with changing particular aspects, for example the time or place of the setting, adding ...
Create literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settingsElaborationscollaboratively plan, compose, sequence and prepare a literary text along a familiar storyline, using film, sound and images to convey setting, characters and points o...
Use metalanguage to describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features on particular audiencesElaborationsorally, in writing or using digital media, giving a considered interpretation and opinion about a literary text, recognising t...
Create literary texts using realistic and fantasy settings and characters that draw on the worlds represented in texts students have experiencedElaborationsusing texts with computer-based graphics, animation and 2D qualities, consider how and why par...
Create literary texts that experiment with structures, ideas and stylistic features of selected authorsElaborationsdrawing upon fiction elements in a range of model texts - for example main idea, characterisation, setting (time and place), narrative ...
Create literary texts that adapt or combine aspects of texts students have experienced in innovative waysElaborationscreating narratives in written, spoken or multimodal/digital format for more than one specified audience, requiring adaptation of nar...
Experiment with text structures and language features and their effects in creating literary texts, for example, using imagery, sentence variation, metaphor and word choiceElaborationsselecting and using sensory language to convey a vivid picture of ...
Communicates in a range of informal and formal contexts by adopting a range of roles in group, classroom, school and community contexts
Identifies and uses language forms and features in their own writing appropriate to a range of purposes, audiences and contexts
Identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter
Responds to and composes a range of texts that express viewpoints of the world similar to and different from their own
Recognises and uses an increasing range of strategies to reflect on their own and others’ learning
Communicates effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using increasingly challenging topics, ideas, issues and language forms and features
Composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts
Thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas and identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts
Make connections between the ways different authors may represent similar storylines, ideas and relationships
Describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features of literary texts
Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories exciting, moving and absorbing and hold readers’ interest by using various techniques
Create literary texts that explore students’ own experiences and imagining
Discuss literary experiences with others, sharing responses and expressing a point of view
Use metalanguage to describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features on particular audiences
Create literary texts using realistic and fantasy settings and characters that draw on the worlds represented in texts students have experienced
Create literary texts that experiment with structures, ideas and stylistic features of selected authors
Create literary texts that adapt or combine aspects of texts students have experienced in innovative ways
Experiment with text structures and language features and their effects in creating literary texts
Recognise similar storylines, ideas and relationships in different contexts in literary texts by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
Describe the effects of text structures and language features in literary texts when responding to and sharing opinions
Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories engaging by the way they develop character, setting and plot tensions
Create and edit literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings
Present an opinion on a literary text using specific terms about literary devices, text structures and language features, and reflect on the viewpoints of others
Create and edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from texts students have experienced
Create and edit literary texts that adapt plot structure, characters, settings and/or ideas from texts students have experienced, and experiment with literary devices
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