This analysing text exemplar ‘Danica’s Hero’ shows students how to identify the genre of a text, as well as its implicit and explicit meaning. It is aimed at encouraging students to identify details from the beginning, middle and end of the sample text, identifying whether the story is an example of narrative or informational text …More
This quick reference chart ‘Extrapolation of Information’ guides students in finding the implicit and explicit meaning of a fable. It introduces students to the principles of layered storytelling and uses a practical example to explain how to identify the directly stated meaning, as well as the not-directly stated meaning, which is often the underlying theme …More
This analysing text exemplar ‘Jack in the Department Store’ shows students how to identify the explicit and implicit meaning in a narrative text. It encourages students to ask questions to find the directly stated meaning of the story, then to find the deeper, not-directly stated meaning of the story.
This quick reference chart ‘What Is the Author Really Trying to Say?’ helps students to identify the explicit and implicit meaning in texts. It introduces students to the principles of layered storytelling and explains how to identify the directly stated meaning, as well as the not-directly stated meaning, which is often the underlying theme or …More
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