The Easter Story in Pictures allows students to discuss the story of Easter, discuss character motivations, the point of the story and use the images to sequence and retell The Easter Story.
Retell and adapt familiar literary texts through play, performance, images or writing
Present an opinion on a literary text using specific terms about literary devices, text structures and language features, and reflect on the viewpoints of others
Discuss characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators
Orally retell or adapt a familiar story using plot and characters, language features including vocabulary, and structure of a familiar text, through role-play, writing, drawing or digital tools
Discuss texts in which characters, events and settings are portrayed in different ways, and speculate on the authors’ reasons
Present a point of view about particular literary texts using appropriate metalanguage, and reflecting on the viewpoints of others
Retell familiar literary texts through performance, use of illustrations and images
Recreate texts imaginatively using drawing, writing, performance and digital forms of communication
Thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, simple ideas and the basic features of texts when responding to and composing texts
Thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts
Communicates effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using increasingly challenging topics, ideas, issues and language forms and features
Composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts
Thinks imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about information, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts
Analyses representations of ideas in literature through genre and theme that reflect perspective and context, argument and authority, and adapts these representations when creating texts
Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language with familiar peers and adults
Comprehends independently read texts using background knowledge, word knowledge and understanding of how sentences connect
Creates written texts that include at least 2 related ideas and correct simple sentences
Understands and responds to literature read to them
Analyses representations of ideas in literature through narrative, character, imagery, symbol and connotation, and adapts these representations when creating texts
Communicates to wide audiences with social and cultural awareness, by interacting and presenting, and by analysing and evaluating for understanding
Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature and strategically uses similar representations when creating texts
Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions
Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas
Plans, creates and revises texts written for different purposes, including paragraphs, using knowledge of vocabulary, text features and sentence structure
Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose
Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting
Discuss texts in which characters, events and settings are portrayed in different ways, and speculate on the authors’ reasons
Present a point of view about particular literary texts using appropriate metalanguage, and reflecting on the viewpoints of others
Use metalanguage to describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features on particular audiences
Build on familiar texts by using similar characters, repetitive patterns or vocabulary
Recreate texts imaginatively using drawing, writing, performance and digital forms of communication
Retell familiar literary texts through performance, use of illustrations and images