Vocabulary describes, labels and sequences, and can represent people, characters, places, events and things • e.g. The dark forest was dangerous. compared with The bright forest was magical. demonstrates — — how vocabulary can be used to describe a place in different ways. Auditory, spoken, visual and nonverbal elements provide details necessary for making meaning about the • representations of people, places and things e.g. music, volume, clothing and body language a person wearing black clothing could be interpreted as a villain. — Literary and non-literary texts Exploring literary and non-literary texts involves developing an awareness of purpose, audience, subject matter and text structure. Texts are produced for particular audiences and their interests • e.g. picture books are written for specific age groups. Formal and informal texts are ways of communicating for different purposes • e.g. speaking to a friend at home about a pet, compared with speaking to the whole class about a pet. Texts created by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples reflect a range of ideas and information, relationships • and connections e.g. Aboriginal creation stories are connected to a specific place or and language group; Islander elders “country” share stories about recent events. Literary texts entertain, evoke emotion and convey simple messages and information. • Simple narratives, rhymed verse, fables and fairytales are types of literary texts. • Narratives have structural features that include orientation, complication and resolution, and descriptions of characters • and settings. Phrases including upon a and time are characteristic of stories. • “Once time” “A long ago” Stanzas, rhyme and rhythm are features of rhymed verse. • Non-literary texts inform, report on events and issues, explain, explore ideas, express opinions, conduct transactions • and negotiate relationships, goods and services, and give directions. Personal and factual recounts, reports, personal letters and emails, descriptions, explanations, conversations, • discussions and informal presentations are types of non-literary texts. Non-literary texts can convey an opinion that may be positive or negative. • Main ideas and events can be sequenced and subject matter described, including supporting ideas and details. • Non-literary texts use a range of structures, including hyperlinks in electronic texts • e.g. instructions and recipes use ordered steps; recounts order events chronologically; headlines are used in news stories and still and moving images are used in posters; websites and reports have an introduction and a description of features or events.
• Vocabulary describes, labels and sequences, and can represent people, characters, places, events and things e.g. The dark forest was dangerous. — compared with The bright forest was magical. — demonstrates how vocabulary can be used to describe a place in different ways. • Auditory, spoken, visual and nonverbal elements provide details necessary for making meaning about the representations of people, places and things e.g. music, volume, clothing and body language — a person wearing black clothing could be interpreted as a villain. Literary and non-literary texts Exploring literary and non-literary texts involves developing an awareness of purpose, audience, subject matter and text structure. • Texts are produced for particular audiences and their interests e.g. picture books are written for specific age groups. • Formal and informal texts are ways of communicating for different purposes e.g. speaking to a friend at home about a pet, compared with speaking to the whole class about a pet. • Texts created by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples reflect a range of ideas and information, relationships and connections e.g. Aboriginal creation stories are connected to a specific place or “country” and language group; Islander elders share stories about recent events. • Literary texts entertain, evoke emotion and convey simple messages and information. • Simple narratives, rhymed verse, fables and fairytales are types of literary texts. • Narratives have structural features that include orientation, complication and resolution, and descriptions of characters and settings. • Phrases including “Once upon a time” and “A long time ago” are characteristic of stories. • Stanzas, rhyme and rhythm are features of rhymed verse. • Non-literary texts inform, report on events and issues, explain, explore ideas, express opinions, conduct transactions and negotiate relationships, goods and services, and give directions. • Personal and factual recounts, reports, personal letters and emails, descriptions, explanations, conversations, discussions and informal presentations are types of non-literary texts. • Non-literary texts can convey an opinion that may be positive or negative. • Main ideas and events can be sequenced and subject matter described, including supporting ideas and details. • Non-literary texts use a range of structures, including hyperlinks in electronic texts e.g. instructions and recipes use ordered steps; recounts order events chronologically; headlines are used in news stories and still and moving images are used in posters; websites and reports have an introduction and a description of features or events.
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