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Curriculum content descriptions

compare how images in different types of texts contribute to meaning (AC9E1LA08)

Elaborations
  • comparing images from texts where images of the same subject are represented differently; for example, a cartoon image of an animal, a photograph of an animal and a digital image of an animal in an advertisement
  • understanding how authors and illustrators build up meaning across a sequence of images
  • understanding that some images convey meaning that is not included in the accompanying written text; for example, a diagram shows information about how parts of a plant are connected, which is not explained in the print text
  • exploring images in stories and cultural accounts by First Nations Australian authors and discussing the impact this may have
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

Narratives,  Informative texts,  Images (Texts),  Picture books

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