VC2E5LA03
describe how different types of texts use language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages and phases, depending on purposes
- becoming familiar with the typical stages and language features of types of texts such as narrative, procedure, argument, explanation, discussion and informative texts, and how they can be composed in written, digital and multimedia forms to achieve their purpose
- recognising that paragraphs vary in their function and how they are organised in a text and between different types of texts, for example the differences between paragraphs in a narrative, an argument and a procedure
- describing the stages and phases, and purposes, of narratives, historical recounts, procedural recounts, causal explanations, discussions of alternative positions on an issue, information reports, reviews and types of poems
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Persuasive Text Example Pack with Analysis Task Cards
Use this persuasive text example pack with accompanying task cards to teach your students how purpose, structure and language features work together in strong persuasive texts.
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Information Report Structure Worksheet – The Apple iPad
Teach your students about information report structure with this cut-and-paste sequencing worksheet.
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Historical Recounts Examples – Comparison Task
Explore historical recounts examples through a detailed comparison of two accounts of the RMS Titanic disaster, helping students analyse how historical events can be represented in different ways in texts.
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Explanation Writing Project – Earth and Space Phenomena
Get your students producing high-quality explanation writing with this fully scaffolded writing project, where students research, organise and publish an explanation text about an Earth and Space phenomenon.
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Explanation Writing Project – Natural Processes
Get your students producing high-quality explanation writing with this fully scaffolded writing project, where students research, organise and publish an explanation text about a natural process.
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Explanation Writing Project – Body Systems
Get your students producing high-quality explanation writing with this fully scaffolded writing project, where students research, organise and publish an explanation text about a human body system.
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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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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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Introduction to Historical Recounts Teaching Slides
Use this age-appropriate, visually engaging slide deck to teach your students about the purpose, structure and features of historical recounts.
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Explanation Writing Project – Methods of Transport
Get your students producing high-quality explanation writing with this fully scaffolded project, where students research, organise and publish an explanation text about a method of transport.
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Introduction to Historical Recounts Unit Plan
This English unit has been designed to introduce the historical recount text type to older students; specifically, the purpose, structure and language features of factual historical recounts.
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Persuasive Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of persuasive texts.
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Historical Recounts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of historical recounts.
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Historical Recounts - Literary vs Factual
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the difference between a literary historical recount and a factual historical recount.