AC9E6LE03
Year 6
English
AC9E6LE03 | Year 6 English: Examining literature
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor identify and explain characteristics that define an author's individual style
Strand
Literature
Substrand
Examining literature
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 6 English. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration exploring 2 or more texts by the same author, identifying similarities; for example, subject or theme, characterisation, text structure, plot development, tone, vocabulary, voice, favoured grammatical structures and visual techniques in picture books, and determining the qualities that characterise an author's style
- • Elaboration focusing on a First Nations Australian author and identifying characteristic elements of their writing; for example, images, theme and language
- • Elaboration comparing similarities and differences between texts, including those by the same author or illustrator, and identifying the characteristics that define an author’s style; for example, comparing illustrations in picture books by the same illustrator, noting characteristic features
Plan a lesson from this content description.
Start freeAchievement standard statements this supports
- For particular purposes and audiences, they share, develop, explain and elaborate on ideas from topics or texts.See it on the standard page →
- They read, view and comprehend different texts created to inform, influence and/or engage audiences.See it on the standard page →
- They identify similarities and differences in how ideas are presented and developed including through characters, settings and/or events, and how texts reflect contexts.See it on the standard page →
- They identify how texts have similar and different text structures to reflect purpose.See it on the standard page →
- They explain how language features including literary devices, and visual features influence audiences.See it on the standard page →