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Describe The Character

Describe The Character
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Description

Students read or listen to the short story passages and make inferences about the character’s traits by reviewing the character’s actions, words, thoughts and feelings. Students then fill out the character profile to provide evidence from the text.
 

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Curriculum Codes

AC9EFLE02 9

Respond to stories and share feelings and thoughts about their events and characters

AC9EFLY05 9

Use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising and questioning to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read independently

ACELT1577 8.4

Respond to texts, identifying favourite stories, authors and illustrators

ACELT1783 8.4

Share feelings and thoughts about the events and characters in texts

ACELY1650 8.4

Use comprehension strategies to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read independently

ENe-10C old

Thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, simple ideas and the basic features of texts when responding to and composing texts

ENe-4A old

Demonstrates developing skills and strategies to read, view and comprehend short, predictable texts on familiar topics in different media and technologies

ENE-OLC-01 new

Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language with familiar peers and adults

ENE-UARL-01 new

Understands and responds to literature read to them

ENE-RECOM-01 new

Comprehends independently read texts using background knowledge, word knowledge and understanding of how sentences connect

VCELT170

Respond to texts, identifying favourite stories, authors and illustrators

VCELT171

Share feelings and thoughts about the events and characters in texts

VCELY153

Use comprehension strategies to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read independently

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