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Reading As A Writer Guideposts
B = Beginning D = Developing A = Achieving
| Code breaker Decoding the codes and conventions of written and spoken texts, eg: |
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| analyses words based on their spelling, sounds and common letter patterns | |||
| reads a text to and with other readers to hear the flow of written language and to help make independent reading more predictable | |||
| reflects on own reading strategies | |||
| uses an understanding of the purposes of legends, eg to entertain and to hand down customs, culture and ideals of behaviour, to predict the resolution of the Beowulf legend | |||
| Text user Understanding the purposes of different written, spoken and visual texts for different cultural and social functions, eg: |
B | D | A |
| identifies the features of text types, eg legends | |||
| analyses text features to scaffold the creation of new texts | |||
| Text participant Comprehending written, spoken and visual texts, eg: |
B | D | A |
| generates background understandings of the subject matter, eg Vikings, by talking about prior knowledge, exploring websites and looking at the pictures in the text | |||
| constructs meaning through the book orientation so that reading of the text becomes more predictable | |||
| uses pictures in the text to predict the storyline | |||
| predicts the storyline, language and text features | |||
| monitors predictions | |||
| draws characters based on language used in the text | |||
| Text analyst Understanding how texts position readers, viewers and listeners, eg: |
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| understands how the historical context of the text, eg legends and the oral tradition affects realism and the positioning of the audience today and in the past | |||
| interprets characterisation, eg compares the drawing of Grendel with the language used to describe him and how these position the reader to fear Grendel and admire Beowulf | |||
| discusses a modern version of the legend, eg female Beowulf, female Grendel and warriors, an Asian context, modern communication rather than the bard through email, news releases and TV news |