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English Unit: Types of Texts

English Unit: Types of Texts
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English Text Structure & Organisation Texts in Context Interacting with Others Language for Interacting With Others
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This engaging unit for lower primary students explores how language shapes preferences and text appreciation. Students compare text organisation and features, identify text purposes and examine how similar topics are presented in various texts. Includes posters, reference cards, worksheets, puzzles, activities, a quiz and an assessment with a rubric.

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Lesson Structure
  • Individual Activity
  • Rotations / Group Work
  • Class Activity
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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

EN1-6B old

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

EN1-7B old

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

EN1-2A old

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

VCELA236

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

VCELA212

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

VCELY220

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

Linked Resources & Worksheets
Types of Texts -Presentation
Details
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: Presentations
Pages: 26
Primary + Unit Plans Membership
Types of Texts -Presentation
Exploring and Comparing Texts - Student Reference Card
Details
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
Pages: 1
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Exploring and Comparing Texts - Student Reference Card
Text Type Posters
Details
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
Pages: 14
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Text Type Posters
Text Types and Genres
Details
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
Pages: 4
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Text Types and Genres
Purpose, Text Types and Features- Snapshot
Details
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
Pages: 3
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Purpose, Text Types and Features- Snapshot
Fact or Fiction?
Details
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
Pages: 1
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Fact or Fiction?
Non-Fiction Text Features - Posters
Details
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
Pages: 12
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Non-Fiction Text Features - Posters
What is the Purpose?
Details
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
Pages: 2
What is the Purpose?
Sorting Text Types
Details
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
Pages: 2
Sorting Text Types
Features of Texts
Details
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
Pages: 2
Features of Texts
Feature Finder - Fiction
Details
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
Pages: 3
Feature Finder - Fiction
Feature Finder - Non-Fiction
Details
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
Pages: 3
Feature Finder - Non-Fiction
Text Feature Finders - B&W
Details
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
Pages: 2
Text Feature Finders - B&W
Text Feature Finders - Colour
Details
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
Pages: 2
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Text Feature Finders - Colour
Troublesome Texts
Details
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
Pages: 2
Troublesome Texts
Match the Features - Fiction
Details
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
Pages: 5
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Match the Features - Fiction
Match the Features - Non-Fiction
Details
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
Pages: 5
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Match the Features - Non-Fiction
Same, Same but Different
Details
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
Pages: 4
Same, Same but Different
Comparing and Contrasting Texts
Details
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
Pages: 3
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Comparing and Contrasting Texts
Say it Your Way!
Details
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
Pages: 8
Say it Your Way!
Express Your Preference
Details
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
Pages: 2
Express Your Preference
Exploring Preferences
Details
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
Pages: 1
Exploring Preferences
Appreciating Texts
Details
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
Pages: 5
Appreciating Texts
Tell Me About It!
Details
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
Pages: 3
Tell Me About It!
Types of Texts - Quiz
Details
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: Resources
Pages: 26
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Types of Texts - Quiz
Types of Texts - Assessment
Details
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
Pages: 3
Types of Texts - Assessment
Types of Texts - Grading Rubric
Details
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
Pages: 1
Types of Texts - Grading Rubric