Sorting Text Types

Sorting Text Types

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English Text Structure & Organisation Texts in Context Interacting with Others

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This sorting activity lower primary students identify the main purposes of different text types: to persuade, inform, or entertain. Students categorise examples like poems, instructions and commercials, building their understanding of text purpose while developing critical thinking and literacy skills.

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Curriculum Codes

AC9E2LA02 9

Explore how language can be used for appreciating texts and providing reasons for preferences

AC9E2LA03 9

Identify how texts across the curriculum are organised differently and use language features depending on purposes

AC9E2LY01 9

Identify how similar topics and information are presented in different types of texts

ACELA1462 8.4

Identify language that can be used for appreciating texts and the qualities of people and things

ACELA1463 8.4

Understand that different types of texts have identifiable text structures and language features that help the text serve its purpose

ACELY1665 8.4

Discuss different texts on a similar topic, identifying similarities and differences between the texts

Recognises a range of purposes and audiences for spoken language and recognises organisational patterns and features of predictable spoken texts

Identifies how language use in their own writing differs according to their purpose, audience and subject matter

Plans, composes and reviews a small range of simple texts for a variety of purposes on familiar topics for known readers and viewers

EN1-OLC-01 new

Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions

EN1-UARL-01 new

Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose

EN1-VOCAB-01 new

Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas

Identify language that can be used for appreciating texts and the qualities of people and things

Understand that different types of texts have identifiable text structures and language features that help the text serve its purpose

Discuss different texts on a similar topic, identifying similarities and differences between the texts

Linked Resources & Worksheets

Non-Fiction Text Features - Posters

Curriculum Code: AC9EFLY03, ENE-RECOM-01, ENE-UARL-01, ENe-7B, VCELY154, ACELY1648, ...

Year Level: Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

Subject: Text Structure & Organisation, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating

Category: Classroom Displays, Unit Plans

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Non-Fiction Text Features - Posters

Fact or Fiction?

Curriculum Code: AC9E5LA03, AC9E4LA03, EN2-8B, ACELA1490, VCELA277, EN3-3A, EN3-5B, ACELA1504, ACELA1797, VCELA309, VCELA310, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN3-OLC-01, EN3-RECOM-01, ...

Year Level: Year 4, Year 5

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation

Category: Resources, Classroom Displays

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Fact or Fiction?

Purpose, Text Types and Features- Snapshot

Curriculum Code: AC9E4LA03, AC9E5LA03, EN2-8B, ACELA1490, VCELA277, EN3-3A, EN3-5B, ACELA1504, ACELA1797, VCELA309, VCELA310, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN3-OLC-01, EN3-RECOM-01, AC9E6LY03, ...

Year Level: Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation

Category: Resources

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Purpose, Text Types and Features- Snapshot

Text Types and Genres

Curriculum Code: AC9E4LA03, AC9E5LA03, EN2-8B, ACELA1490, VCELA277, EN3-3A, EN3-5B, ACELA1504, ACELA1797, VCELA309, VCELA310, AC9E3LA03, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN3-OLC-01, EN3-RECOM-01, ...

Year Level: Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating, Creating Texts

Category: Resources

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Text Types and Genres

Text Type Posters

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LA03, EN2-8B, ACELA1478, VCELA246, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, AC9E4LY06, AC9E5LY06, AC9E6LY06, AC9E3LY03, AC9E4LY03, AC9E5LY03, AC9E6LY03, ...

Year Level: Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating, Creating Texts

Category: Resources, Classroom Displays

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Text Type Posters

Types of Texts -Presentation

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others, Language for Interacting With Others

Category: Presentations

Primary + Unit Plans Membership

Types of Texts -Presentation

Exploring and Comparing Texts - Student Reference Card

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LY01, AC9E2LA03, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Resources

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Exploring and Comparing Texts - Student Reference Card

What is the Purpose?

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Worksheets

What is the Purpose?

Features of Texts

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Worksheets

Features of Texts

Feature Finder - Fiction

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Worksheets

Feature Finder - Fiction

Feature Finder - Non-Fiction

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Worksheets

Feature Finder - Non-Fiction

Text Feature Finders - B&W

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, AC9E1LA03, AC9E3LA03, AC9E3LA05, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-7B, ACELA1447, VCELA176, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, ACELA1463, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Worksheets

Text Feature Finders - B&W

Text Feature Finders - Colour

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, AC9E1LA03, AC9E3LA03, AC9E3LA05, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-7B, ACELA1447, VCELA176, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, ACELA1463, ...

Year Level: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others, Language for Interacting With Others

Category: Games & Activities, Resources

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Text Feature Finders - Colour

Troublesome Texts

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Worksheets

Troublesome Texts

Match the Features - Fiction

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, AC9E1LA03, AC9E3LA03, AC9E3LA05, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-7B, ACELA1447, VCELA176, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, ACELA1463, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Games & Activities

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Match the Features - Fiction

Match the Features - Non-Fiction

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, AC9E1LA03, AC9E3LA03, AC9E3LA05, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-7B, ACELA1447, VCELA176, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, ACELA1463, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Games & Activities

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Match the Features - Non-Fiction

Same, Same but Different

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Worksheets

Same, Same but Different

Comparing and Contrasting Texts

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Worksheets

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Comparing and Contrasting Texts

Say it Your Way!

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Worksheets

Say it Your Way!

Express Your Preference

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Worksheets

Express Your Preference

Exploring Preferences

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Worksheets

Exploring Preferences

Appreciating Texts

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Worksheets

Appreciating Texts

Tell Me About It!

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Worksheets

Tell Me About It!

Types of Texts - Quiz

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others, Language for Interacting With Others

Category: Resources

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Types of Texts - Quiz

Types of Texts - Assessment

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Worksheets

Types of Texts - Assessment

Types of Texts - Grading Rubric

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others

Category: Worksheets

Types of Texts - Grading Rubric

New 9.0 Curriculum

English Unit: Types of Texts

Curriculum Code: AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LY01, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-6B, ACELA1462, VCELA236, EN1-7B, ACELA1463, VCELA212, EN1-2A, ACELY1665, VCELY220, ...

Year Level: Year 2

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation, Texts in Context, Interacting with Others, Language for Interacting With Others

Category: Unit Plans

Primary + Unit Plans Membership

English Unit: Types of Texts