Learning Map
EnglishReading Comprehensionusually ages 8–9

Why the author wrote it

Distinguish one's own point of view from that of the author of an informational text and identify the author's purpose

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When your child reads a fact book or an article, can they tell you what the author's purpose was — like whether they were trying to inform, persuade, or entertain — and whether they agree with the author's viewpoint?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Book Features and Author's Reasonsages 5–8Distinguishing own POV from author's extends identifying author's reasons/supporting points
Why the author wrote itthis skill · ages 8–9
Unlocks
Firsthand and Secondhand Accountsages 9–10Comparing firsthand and secondhand accounts builds on distinguishing author's POV and identifying author's purpose
How authors support their pointsages 9–10Evaluating author's use of reasons and evidence builds on identifying author's POV and purpose; the step up is from identifying purpose to evaluating the quality of reasoning
Fact vs opinionages 10–11Fact vs opinion builds on identifying author's point of view
Identifying Reasons Behind a Speaker's Pointsages 9–10Evaluating a speaker's reasoning parallels evaluating an author's purpose and point of view in reading

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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

AC9E5LE03medium confidenceYear 5 · Literature

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

AC9E4LE02low confidenceYear 4 · Literature

describe the effects of text structures and language features in literary texts when responding to and sharing opinions

AC9E5LE02low confidenceYear 5 · Literature

present an opinion on a literary text using specific terms about literary devices, text structures and language features, and reflect on the viewpoints of others

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

EN2-UARL-01low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 2
EN3-UARL-02low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 3

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2E4LE02medium confidenceEnglish · Level 4 · Literature strand
VC2E5LE03medium confidenceEnglish · Level 5 · Literature strand
VC2E2LY09low confidenceEnglish · Level 2 · 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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Character Traits and Motivationages 8–9 Connecting Ideas in Textsages 8–9 Morals in Fables, Folktales and Mythsages 8–9 Structural terminologyages 8–9

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