These Features of Fiction and Non-Fiction Text sorting cards allow students to work independently or in small groups, to identify and sort out the different text features.
Compare how images in different types of texts contribute to meaning
Describe some similarities and differences between imaginative, informative and persuasive texts
Identify some differences between imaginative and informative texts
Compare different kinds of images in narrative and informative texts and discuss how they contribute to meaning
Describe some differences between imaginative informative and persuasive texts
Identifies how language use in their own writing differs according to their purpose, audience and subject matter
Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions
Comprehends independently read texts that require sustained reading by activating background and word knowledge, connecting and understanding sentences and whole text, and monitoring for meaning
Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose