English / Foundation / Literature / Examining literature

Curriculum content descriptions

Recognise some different types of literary texts and identify some characteristic features of literary texts, for example beginnings and endings of traditional texts and rhyme in poetry (ACELT1785)

Elaborations
  • recognising cultural patterns of storytelling, for example ‘Once upon a time’, ‘A long, long time ago’
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Text structure,  Imaginative texts,  Poetry

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