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EnglishReading Comprehensionusually ages 5–9

Comparing Characters Across Stories

Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories; identify similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic

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If your child has read two stories with similar themes — like two tales about a brave hero — can they tell you what was the same and what was different between them?

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Characters, settings, and eventsages 5–8Need story elements to compare texts
Feelings Change and Differages 5–7Comparing characters' adventures and reactions in stories is enriched by the foundational SEL understanding that the same event can make different people feel differently
Main Topic of Informational Textsages 5–7Informational text knowledge supports comparison
Connecting New & Old Ideasages 7–8Comparing and contrasting characters or texts draws on the universal habit of connecting new ideas to existing knowledge
Spotting Patternsages 7–8Identifying patterns and similarities across texts is the reading form of the universal pattern-recognition habit
Comparing Characters Across Storiesthis skill · ages 5–9
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Characters' Viewpoints and Responsesages 6–8Comparing characters across stories builds on general text comparison skills
Different Accounts of the Same Eventages 6–8Recognising that different people give different accounts of the same event is the historical application of the English skill of comparing and contrasting two texts on the same topic

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9E4LY01medium confidenceYear 4 · Literacy

compare texts from different times with similar purposes and audiences to identify similarities and differences in their depictions of events

AC9EFLY01medium confidenceFoundation · Literacy

identify some familiar texts, such as stories and informative texts, and their purpose

AC9EFLE03medium confidenceFoundation · Literature

recognise different types of literary texts and identify features including events, characters, and beginnings and endings

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

EN3-UARL-01low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 3
EN2-UARL-01low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2EFLY10medium confidenceEnglish · Foundation · Literacy strand
VC2E2LE02medium confidenceEnglish · Level 2 · Literature strand
VC2E4LY07medium confidenceEnglish · Level 4 · Literacy strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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Book Features and Author's Reasonsages 5–8 Characters, settings, and eventsages 5–8 Connecting reading to experienceages 5–7 Different Types of Textsages 5–7

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