English / Year 1 / Literature / Examining literature

Curriculum content descriptions

Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and explore some features of characters in different texts (ACELT1584)

Elaborations
  • examining different types of literature including traditional tales, humorous stories and poetry
  • discussing similarities and differences between texts ( for example features of main characters in different stories)
  • discussing features of book settings including time (year, season) and place (country or city, realistic or imagined)
  • discussing how plots develop including: beginnings (orientation), how the problem (complication) is introduced and solved (resolution)
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
ScOT terms

Text structure,  Settings (Narratives)

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