Title
Course Resource - Text Structures and Features 6-9
Content
Structure and Features for Grade 6 (demonstrated in discussing texts) | |
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| score/date | Description |
| form, function, and genre of text (e.g., brochure about smoking to inform students; genre is persuasive) | |
| ‘text features’ (e.g., copyright, table of contents, headings, index, glossary, diagrams, sidebars) | |
| literary elements (e.g., character, setting, problem, plot, climax, conflict, theme, conclusion) | |
| non-fiction elements (e.g., topic sentence, development of ideas with supporting details, central idea) | |
| literary devices (e.g., imagery, sensory detail, simile, metaphor) | |
| idiomatic expressions | |
Structure and Features for Grade 7 (demonstrated in discussing texts) | |
|---|---|
| score/date | Description |
| form, function, and genre of text (e.g., brochure about smoking to inform students; genre is persuasive) | |
| ‘text features’ (e.g., copyright, table of contents, headings, index, glossary, diagrams, sidebars) | |
| literary elements (e.g., character, setting, problem, plot, climax, conflict, theme, conclusion) | |
| non-fiction elements (e.g., topic sentence, development of ideas with supporting details, central idea) | |
| literary devices (e.g., imagery, sensory detail, simile, metaphor) | |
| idiomatic expressions | |
Structure and Features for Grade 8 (demonstrated in discussing texts) | |
|---|---|
| score/date | Description |
| form and genre | |
| functions of text | |
| literary elements (e.g., character, setting, problem, plot, climax, conflict, theme, conclusion) | |
| literary devices (e.g., imagery, sensory detail, simile, metaphor) | |
| use of language | |
| non-fiction elements (e.g., topic sentence, development of ideas with supporting details, central idea) | |
| visual/artistic devices | |
Structure and Features for Grade 9 (demonstrated in discussing texts) | |
|---|---|
| score/date | Description |
| form and genre | |
| functions of text | |
| literary elements (e.g., character, setting, problem, plot, climax, conflict, theme, conclusion) | |
| literary devices (e.g., imagery, sensory detail, simile, metaphor) | |
| use of language | |
| non-fiction elements (e.g., topic sentence, development of ideas with supporting details, central idea) | |
| visual/artistic devices | |