Stage 4 reading - Text features
Learning intention
Students will learn to identify and analyse specific text features within different types of text.
Syllabus outcome
- EN4-1A: responds to and composes texts for understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, imaginative expression and pleasure
- EN4-3B: uses and describes language forms, features and structures of texts appropriate to a range of purposes, audiences and contexts
National Literacy Learning Progression
Understanding texts
UnT9: reads and views complex texts (see Text complexity) (comprehension); evaluates text features for relevance to purpose and audience (comprehension); uses knowledge of a broader range of cohesive devices to track meaning (e.g. word associations) (see Grammar) (process); selects reading/viewing strategies appropriate to reading purpose (e.g. scans text for evidence) (process)
- UnT10: applies and articulates criteria to evaluate the language structures and features for relevance to purpose and audience (comprehension); integrates automatically a range of processes such as predicting, confirming predictions, monitoring, and connecting relevant elements of the text to build meaning (process)
- UnT11: strategically adjusts the processes of reading and viewing to build meaning according to the demands of tasks and texts (process)
NAPLAN item descriptors
The relevant NAPLAN item descriptors are included in the resource, available for download on this page.
Task outline
Full task descriptions are included in the resource, available for download on this page.
Brackets
Students complete brackets matching activities, linking definition, use and example.
Punctuation in context
Students analyse how punctuation is used to impact meaning for the reader.
Font choice
Student identify how authors use different types of font style to draw attention to vocabulary for different purposes.
Identifying features of types of text
Students identify key features of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts.
Text features analysis
Students skim and scan a text, identifying and explaining text features that show it is an information text.