Literature Skills Scope and Sequence Preschool Year 5 With reference to the Literature strand of the Australian National

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Literature and context

o o Recognizes cultural diversity in literature Recognizes the value and guidance provided by appropriate literary awards and reviews such as: o Caldecott Award for illustrators o Newbery Award for authors o Australian Childrens Book of the Year I I D D M

Responding to literature
o o o o Develops personal interests and forms lifetime recreational and informational reading habits Demonstrates reading, listening and viewing skills Chooses fiction and non-fiction materials at appropriate interest and reading levels Recognizes and appreciates the artistic components of a work and their contribution to: o Usefulness and appeal o Illustrative styles o Type face o Page or screen layout I I I D D D I M M M D

Examining literature
o Recognizes various literary forms: o Autobiography o Biography o Drama o Fables o Fairy tales o Folk tales/folk lore o Legends & Mythology o Non-fiction I D M M M D D M

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o Novel o Nursery rhymes o Picture book o Poetry o Short story o Wordless picture book o Graphic novel Recognises genres of fiction: o Adventure o Fantasy o Historical fiction o Mystery o Realistic fiction o Science fiction Recognises components of fiction: o Beginning/Middle/End o Character o Plot/sequence o Perspective o Setting o Style o Theme/main idea Differentiates between an author & other contributors to a work: illustrators, editors, publishers etc. Compares and contrasts print and non-print versions of an information source and literature.

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Creating literature
o Creates literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings that draw on the worlds represented in texts students have experienced. I D

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Acknowledgements: 1. Yvonne Barrett, former Teacher Librarian at AIS who drafted earlier versions of this work.
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The Australian National Curriculum English Literature Strand. http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/English/Curriculum/F-10

3. Otsego Northern Catskills BOCES School Library System (2006) Information literacy scope and sequence [online] Available http://encompass.cerfinfo.com/TOC.htm.

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