VC2E4LA03
describe how different types of texts across the curriculum have different language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages depending on purposes
- identifying the typical stages and language features of texts such as narratives, factual recounts, imaginative recounts, biographies, information reports, explanations, book talks, poetry and arguments for a particular purpose
- understanding how and why text structure is important in texts such as sequential and causal explanations, and comparative and part-whole information reports
- recognising that poems have different purposes that influence the organisation of the text into characteristic stages, for example poems that tell stories, poems that describe and poems that reflect on aspects of life
- recognising the difference between a text’s form (such as a poster, email or list) and its organisation into stages, depending on its social purpose
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Modal Language Matching Activity
Have students explore high modality and low modality language with this matching game to use during your persuasive writing unit.
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Rhetorical Questions Sorting Activity
Explore rhetorical question examples with your students using this set of 28 sorting cards perfect for literacy groups
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Forms of Poetry Teaching Slides
Explore the different forms of poetry with your students using this comprehensive and age-appropriate slide deck.
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Modal Language Interactive Activity
Explore the language of modality with your students using this digital game perfect for your persuasive writing lessons.
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Narrative Text Structure Posters
Brighten your classroom and teach narrative paragraph structure with this set of 8 engaging posters designed to make narrative writing clear and fun for students.
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Cause and Effect Worksheet Pack
Build literacy confidence with this cause and effect worksheet pack, helping students identify relationships between events, actions and outcomes in sentences and short paragraphs.
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Persuasive Devices Crossword
Familiarise your students with the most common persuasive devices with an engaging crossword puzzle.
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Persuasive Device Definitions – Match-Up Worksheet
Have students match the persuasive devices with their definitions using this simple one-page worksheet.
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Making Art and Craft – Procedure Writing Project
Get your students to create a high-quality procedural text that teaches others how to make an art or craft creation using this fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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Verb Tense in Informative Writing Worksheets
Download these informative writing worksheets to help your students understand why present tense is most commonly used in informational writing.
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Imaginative, Persuasive and Informative Paragraphs Teaching Slides
Learn about the different structures of imaginative, persuasive and informative paragraphs.
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Verb Tense in Narrative Writing Worksheets
Download these narrative writing worksheets to help your students understand why past tense is most commonly used in stories.
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Language in Persuasive Writing Anchor Chart
Introduce students to the language associated with persuasive writing with a printable persuasive writing anchor chart.
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Procedural Writing Posters
Display this set of 5 procedural writing posters in your classroom during your procedural writing unit.
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Procedural Writing Sequencing Worksheet – How to Wash Your Dog
Use this procedural writing worksheet to teach your students about the importance of sequence in procedure texts.
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Connection Words in Informative Writing Worksheet Pack
Teach how connection words can be used to link ideas in informative writing with this set of 5 activity worksheets with answers.
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Persuasive Letter Example Pack
Download this persuasive letter example set featuring five model letters with labelled and unlabelled versions, perfect for teaching students the structure of a persuasive letter.
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Text Type Structure Poster Pack
Display these posters in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a variety of text types.
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Connecting Words in Narrative Writing Worksheet Pack
Teach how connecting words can be used to link ideas in narrative writing with this set of 5 activity worksheets with answers.
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Biography Structure Sorting Worksheets
Teach biography structure with engaging sorting worksheets that help students understand the key sections of a biography using authentic text examples.
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Narrative Structure Sorting Task
A sorting task to help students learn about narrative structure.
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Writing a Persuasive Letter Poster
Use this writing a persuasive letter poster to teach your students the structure and features of persuasive letters.
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Example of a Formal Letter with Template
Use this example of a formal letter featuring the Big Bad Wolf’s humorous apology to the Three Little Pigs to teach letter structure in an engaging way.
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Structure of a Narrative Escape Room - Lost the Plot
Teach the structure of a narrative with this engaging escape room game where students learn about the orientation, complication, climax and resolution by rebuilding a broken story.