English / Year 4 / Language / Text structure and organisation

Curriculum content descriptions

identify text navigation features of online texts that enhance readability including headlines, drop-down menus, links, graphics and layout (AC9E4LA05)

Elaborations
  • investigating the features used for texts such as headings and subheadings in print text, home pages and subpages in digital texts, and how these help the reader select text for a purpose
  • comparing the features of texts on similar topics online
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

Text structure

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Art in Advertising

In this teaching activity, students will explore how visual artwork supports key messages in advertising and the concept of a “call to action”. They will apply elements and principles of design to create original advertisements for an audience.

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Teaching Reading and Viewing - Comprehension Strategies and activities for Years 1-9

This resource developed by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority provides teachers with a collection of strategies and activities for developing students’ comprehension. It is a companion document to the series of guides on teaching reading and viewing. The strategies are listed alphabetically in the table ...

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Creating a reading culture in a school community

This teacher resource describes how Proserpine State School in Queensland successfully responded to the need to improve student outcomes, especially in the area of reading, by implementing a whole-school approach that encouraged students to read more, and more widely. The resource is presented in eight sections: Summary; ...

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BBC Bitesize: travelling pronouns - worksheet

This is a simple printable worksheet for students to complete once they have finished the interactive resource 'Travelling pronouns'. It consists of four sentences, each of which contains at least one pronoun choice to make. Students make their choices by colouring in their preferred option. This resource is one of a series ...