Stage 3 reading - Audience and purpose
Learning intention
Students will have opportunities to identify the purpose and audience of a range of fiction and non-fiction texts.
Syllabus outcome
- EN3-5B: Discusses how language is used to achieve a widening range of purposes for a widening range of audiences and contexts.
National Literacy Learning Progression
Understanding texts
- UnT8: explains how authors use evidence and supporting detail in texts (comprehension)
- UnT9: evaluates text for relevance to purpose and audience (comprehension); classifies ideas or information for a set task or purpose (comprehension); analyses how language in texts serves different purpose (process)
NAPLAN item descriptors
The relevant NAPLAN item descriptors are included in the resource, available for download on this page.
Task outline
Full task descriptions are included in the resource, available for download on this page.
Task 1: Identifying purpose and audience
Students identify the purpose and audience of signs and notices in their environment and create a collaborative guide to identify the purpose of texts (two activities).
Task 2: Analysing texts for purpose and audience
Students categorise information in texts according to purpose, intended audience, vocabulary used and included subject matter (three activities).