AC9E3LE03
Year 3
English
AC9E3LE03 | Year 3 English: Examining literature
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor 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
Strand
Literature
Substrand
Examining literature
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 3 English. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration identifying and discussing how the use of descriptive language creates setting and influences atmosphere, and draws readers into events that follow; for example, “The castle loomed dark and forbidding.”
- • Elaboration discussing the language used to describe the traits of characters in stories, their actions and motivations; for example, “Claire was so lonely; she desperately wanted a pet, so she hatched a plan to get what she wanted.”
Plan a lesson from this content description.
Start freeAchievement standard statements this supports
- They relate ideas; express opinion, preferences and appreciation of texts; and include relevant details from learnt topics, topics of interest or texts.See it on the standard page →
- They read, view and comprehend texts, recognising their purpose and audience.See it on the standard page →
- They describe how stories are developed through characters and/or events.See it on the standard page →
- They describe the language features of texts including topic-specific vocabulary and literary devices, and how visual features extend meaning.See it on the standard page →