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• VCELT484

  Reflect on, extend, endorse or refute others’ interpretations of and responses to literature

  Elaborations

  • determining, through debate, whether a text possesses universal qualities and remains relevant
  • presenting arguments based on close textual analysis to support an interpretation of a text, for example writing an essay or creating a set of director’s notes
  • creating personal reading lists in a variety of genres and explain why the texts qualify for inclusion on a particular list
  • reflecting upon and asking questions about interpretations of texts relevant to a student’s cultural background

  VCELT484 | Curriculum content | English | Level 10 | Speaking and Listening | Literature

• VCELT462

  Evaluate the social, moral and ethical positions represented in texts

  Elaborations

  • identifying and analysing ethical positions on a current issue debated in blogs or online discussion forums, including values and/or principles involved and the strengths and weaknesses of the position in the context of the issue

  VCELT462 | Curriculum content | English | Level 10 | Reading and Viewing | Literature

• VCELT465

  Compare and evaluate how ‘voice’ as a literary device can be used in a range of different types of texts such as poetry to evoke particular emotional responses

  Elaborations

  • creating extended written responses to literary texts, making reference to varying points of view about the issues raised

  VCELT465 | Curriculum content | English | Level 10 | Reading and Viewing | Literature

• VCELT463

  Identify, explain and discuss how narrative viewpoint, structure, characterisation and devices including analogy and satire shape different interpretations and responses to a text

  Elaborations

  • looking at a range of short poems, a short story, or extracts from a novel or film to find and discuss examples of how language devices layer meaning and influence the responses of listeners, viewers or readers

  VCELT463 | Curriculum content | English | Level 10 | Reading and Viewing | Literature

• VCELT209

  Listen to, recite and perform poems, chants, rhymes and songs, imitating and inventing sound patterns including alliteration and rhyme

  Elaborations

  • exploring performance poetry, chants and songs from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Asian cultures
  • listening to and performing simple haiku poems about familiar topics such as nature and the seasons

  VCELT209 | Curriculum content | English | Level 1 | Speaking and Listening | Literature

• VCELT206

  Express preferences for specific texts and authors and listen to the opinions of others

  Elaborations

  • sharing favourite texts and authors and some reasons for preferences
  • discussing different texts and considering what is entertaining or appealing
  • using arts methods and role play to express personal responses to characters and events in stories
  • identifying who is telling the story in different texts

  VCELT206 | Curriculum content | English | Level 1 | Speaking and Listening | Literature

• VCELT149

  Recognise some different types of literary texts and identify some characteristic features of literary texts

  Elaborations

  • recognising cultural patterns of storytelling, for example ‘Once upon a time’, ‘A long, long time ago’, ‘Before the Dreamtime…’

  VCELT149 | Curriculum content | English | Foundation Level | Reading and Viewing | Literature

• VCELT193

  Build on familiar texts by using similar characters, repetitive patterns or vocabulary

  Elaborations

  • creating familiar text types in shared or independent writing by drawing on details of characters, repeated phrases and similar vocabulary encountered in known texts

  VCELT193 | Curriculum content | English | Level 1 | Writing | Literature

• VCELT173

  Modify familiar texts

  Elaborations

  • changing familiar texts by innovating on elements of text structure, for example replacing rhyming words or substituting verbs with other verbs

  VCELT173 | Curriculum content | English | Foundation Level | Speaking and Listening | Literature

• VCELT229

  Build on familiar texts by experimenting with character, setting or plot

  Elaborations

  • innovating on known narratives in shared or independent writing by changing or adding to details of the characters, setting or plot

  VCELT229 | Curriculum content | English | Level 2 | Writing | Literature

• VCELT033

  React to texts and familiar parts of a preferred text

  Elaborations

  • experiencing familiar texts being personalise
  • reacting to multimodal texts being constructed and modified

  VCELT033 | Curriculum content | English | Level A | Speaking and Listening | Literature

• VCELT068

  Assist to modify a text by producing a sound, noise or using an object

  Elaborations

  • producing noises, sound or words to be added to a familiar text during shared text modification
  • assisting in the modifying of a familiar text by selecting an object to be added to the story or object to be changed in a story

  VCELT068 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Speaking and Listening | Literature

• VCELT103

  Modify part of a refrain from a familiar text

  Elaborations

  • changing the ending of a refrain from a familiar text
  • changing the action used within a reframe

  VCELT103 | Curriculum content | English | Level C | Speaking and Listening | Literature

• VCELT135

  Add to a familiar text

  Elaborations

  • adding additional challenges or events within a familiar text

  VCELT135 | Curriculum content | English | Level D | Speaking and Listening | Literature

• VCELT067

  Participate in rhymes and songs from a range of cultures and echo some familiar rhythms and sound patterns

  Elaborations

  • listening and responding to various rhymes and songs
  • replicating or signalling the beat or rhythm within a text

  VCELT067 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Speaking and Listening | Literature

• VCELT054

  Select an image and illustration to represent a familiar literary text or recent event

  Elaborations

  • identifying a significant image or character from a familiar text

  VCELT054 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Writing | Literature

• VCELT008

  React to texts, related to personal experience and familiar events

  Elaborations

  • experiencing texts of various modes, types and purposes
  • experiencing literature through everyday experiences
  • observing texts being shared and read by different people
  • responding to texts being shared and read by different people

  VCELT008 | Curriculum content | English | Level A | Reading and Viewing | Literature

• VCELT078

  Recognise key events in texts which reflect personal and familiar experiences

  Elaborations

  • viewing stories by different storytellers using online and interactive sources
  • engaging with texts that reflect personal and community events
  • recognising the start and ending of a text

  VCELT078 | Curriculum content | English | Level C | Reading and Viewing | Literature

• VCELT043

  Respond to texts which reflect personal and family experiences

  Elaborations

  • recognising familiar images in texts
  • identifying texts that reflect everyday experiences
  • creating a shared photo story about a class event or social experience

  VCELT043 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Reading and Viewing | Literature

• VCELT030

  Respond to images, sounds or actions within a multimodal text

  Elaborations

  • experiencing literature of various types and modes
  • experiencing the response of others to a variety of literary texts
  • reacting to images from various sources
  • reacting to texts that depict familiar events, people or characters

  VCELT030 | Curriculum content | English | Level A | Speaking and Listening | Literature