English Unit: The Purpose, Structure and Features of Texts

English Unit: The Purpose, Structure and Features of Texts

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English Text Structure & Organisation

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This comprehensive unit takes students through the purpose, structure and features of the different text types. The unit begins with a presentation to begin conversations about the different purpose, structure and features of text types. The unit also contains posters, student reference cards, activities, worksheets and a quiz. At the completion of the unit, an assessment has been included to monitor student understanding.

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Curriculum Codes

AC9E4LA03 9

Identify how texts across the curriculum have different language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages depending on purposes

ACELA1490 8.4

Understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audience

Identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter

EN2-OLC-01 new

Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting

EN2-RECOM-01 new

Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension

Identify features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text, and understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audience

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The Purpose, Structure and Features of Texts - Presentation

Curriculum Code: AC9E4LA03, EN2-8B, ACELA1490, VCELA277, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, ...

Year Level: Year 4

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation

Category: Presentations

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The Purpose, Structure and Features of Texts - Presentation

The Purpose, Structure and Features of Texts - Student Reference Card

Curriculum Code: AC9E4LA03, EN2-8B, ACELA1490, VCELA277, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, ...

Year Level: Year 4

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation

Category: Resources

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

The Purpose, Structure and Features of Texts - Student Reference Card

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

Informative Text Structure Display

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

Category: Resources, Classroom Displays

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Informative Text Structure Display

Narrative Text Structure Display

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, AC9E6LY06, ...

Year Level: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation

Category: Resources, Classroom Displays

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Narrative Text Structure Display

Text Type Charts - Landscape

Curriculum Code: AC9E4LY04, EN2-4A, VCELY287, ACELY1691, AC9E5LY03, EN3-5B, VCELY320, ACELY1701, AC9E6LY03, EN3-3A, VCELY345, ACELY1711, AC9E6LY04, VCELY346, ACELY1712, ACELY1801, ...

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

Subject: English, Analysing, Interpreting & Evaluating

Category: Resources

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Text Type Charts - Landscape

Writing for Purpose 1

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Category: Resources

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Writing for Purpose 1

Writing for Purpose 2

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Category: Resources

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Writing for Purpose 2

Annotated Text Types

Curriculum Code: AC9E3LA03, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, AC9E6LY06, AC9E5LY06, AC9E3LY06, AC9E4LY06, AC9E3LY03, AC9E4LY03, AC9E5LY03, AC9E6LY03, ...

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

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

Category: Resources, Classroom Displays

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Annotated Text Types

Puzzling Purposes with Pat

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: Worksheets

Puzzling Purposes with Pat

Author’s Purpose

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, ...

Year Level: Year 4, Year 5

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation

Category: Worksheets

Author’s Purpose

Sort the Structure- Fiction

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, ...

Year Level: Year 4, Year 5

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation

Category: Worksheets

Sort the Structure- Fiction

Sort the Structure- Non- Fiction

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, ...

Year Level: Year 4, Year 5

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation

Category: Worksheets

Sort the Structure- Non- Fiction

What Am I? - The Great Barrier Reef

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: Worksheets

What Am I? - The Great Barrier Reef

Finding the Features

Curriculum Code: AC9E4LA03, EN2-8B, ACELA1490, VCELA277, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, ...

Year Level: Year 4

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation

Category: Worksheets

Finding the Features

Practising the Purpose

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: Worksheets

Practising the Purpose

Convince Me!- Year 4

Curriculum Code: AC9E4LA03, EN2-8B, ACELA1490, VCELA277, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, ...

Year Level: Year 4

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation

Category: Games & Activities

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

Convince Me!- Year 4

The Purpose, Structure and Features of Texts Quiz - Year 4

Curriculum Code: AC9E4LA03, EN2-8B, ACELA1490, VCELA277, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, ...

Year Level: Year 4

Subject: English, Text Structure & Organisation

Category: Resources

Pre & Primary Essentials Membership

The Purpose, Structure and Features of Texts Quiz - Year 4

Check In- The Purpose, Structure and Features of Texts- Year 4

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: Worksheets

Check In- The Purpose, Structure and Features of Texts- Year 4