English Reading Comprehensionusually ages 9–10

Text & Media Connections

Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions from the text

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Compare a passage from a book with a film or audio adaptation, identifying specific moments where the visual or oral version matches or departs from the written text
Explain how a film, illustration, or dramatic performance interprets a scene from a story, citing specific textual descriptions the adaptation reflects
Identify details in the written text (descriptions of setting, character appearance, dialogue) that a visual or oral presentation brings to life, and note any differences

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Try this together

If your child has read a book and then seen a film version, can they compare the two — pointing out moments where the film showed something differently from how the book described it?

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Builds on

Pictures and Text Working Togetherages 5–9Connecting text to visual/oral presentations builds on understanding the relationship between illustrations and text; the step up is from static illustrations to film, drama, and audio adaptations

Text & Media Connectionsthis skill · ages 9–10

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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

AC9E6LY01medium confidenceYear 6 · Literacy

examine texts including media texts that represent ideas and events, and identify how they reflect the context in which they were created

AC9E5LA07medium confidenceYear 5 · Language

explain how the sequence of images in print, digital and film texts has an effect on meaning

AC9E5LE03medium confidenceYear 5 · Literature

recognise that the point of view in a literary text influences how readers interpret and respond to events and characters

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

EN2-UARL-01medium confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 2

EN3-UARL-01medium confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 3

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2E6LY06medium confidenceEnglish · Level 6 · Literacy strand

VC2E3LA10medium confidenceEnglish · Level 3 · Language strand

VC2E3LY08medium confidenceEnglish · Level 3 · 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.

Nearby on the map

Combining information from textsages 9–10 Cultural Allusions and Word Meaningages 9–10 Explaining Events & Ideasages 9–10 Finding Theme and Summarisingages 9–11

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