Year 3 English Content Descriptions - Literature
Literature and contexts
Discuss characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, wide‑ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators
WA3ELICO1
For example:
- identifying how familiar characters, such as mothers and fathers may be portrayed by different authors or illustrators
- describing various representations of settings in literature, such as how settings are described in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional oral narratives
Engaging with and responding to literature
Discuss connections between personal experiences and character experiences in literary texts and share personal preferences
WA3ELIEN1
For example:
- identifying a personal connection to a character and discussing how this helps understand the character’s actions or reactions to an event
Examining literature
Discuss how an author uses language and illustrations to portray characters and settings in texts, and explore how the settings and events influence the mood of the narrative
WA3ELIEX1
For example:
- identifying examples of setting and events which indicate mood
- changing details in a familiar text, such as setting, and reflecting on how this changes the events and mood of the story
Discuss the effects of some literary devices used to enhance meaning and shape the reader’s reaction, such as rhythm and onomatopoeia in literary texts, including poetry and prose
WA3ELIEX2
Creating literature
Create and edit imaginative texts, using or adapting language features, characters, settings, plot structures and ideas encountered in literary texts
WA3ELICR1
For example:
- adapting elements from a range of stories to create a script that contains familiar characters, settings and plot ideas from a range of stories
- rewriting a text in a different form, such as rewriting a poem as a story