Syllabus bites – responding to literature

Educational value

• This resource supports the study of literature in a wide range of texts. It is particularly useful for teachers to investigate quality literature texts appropriate to the needs, interests and abilities of students. It outlines strategies and information about a range of literary texts. Students can adopt to respond to and compose texts K-Year 10.

Year level

F; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10

Topics Aboriginal English literature Regional literature Poetry Text structure Creating texts Literary criticism Beliefs Literary devices Emotions Characters (Narratives) Culture Literature Dialogue Attitudes Aural imagery Literary styles Grammar Plots (Stories) Critical thinking Editing Illustration Sentences (Grammar) Language conventions Play (Recreation) Narratives Imaginative texts Metre (Poetry) Intertextuality Multimodal texts Settings (Narratives) Rhyme Wordplay Text purpose