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English // Reading Comprehension

Identify and compare characters' points of view, recognise who is narrating a story, describe how characters respond to events and challenges, and compare…

English // Reading Comprehension

Retell stories including key details in sequence, describe characters, settings, and major events using evidence from the text, and describe the overall…

English // Reading Comprehension

Recognise recurring literary language in stories and poetry, identify words and phrases that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses, and discuss favourite…

English // Reading Comprehension

Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph informational text, determine the focus of specific paragraphs, and explain how key details support the main idea

English // Reading Comprehension

Draw inferences from independently-read texts, such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with…

English // Reading Comprehension

Identify main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph and summarise them; retrieve and record information from non-fiction texts using notes, tables or other…

English // Reading Comprehension

Recognise different forms of poetry (free verse, narrative poetry, haiku) and discuss their features; prepare poems and play scripts to read aloud and perform…

English // Reading Comprehension

Identify recurring themes (good vs evil, friendship, bravery) and conventions (once upon a time, moral at the end, hero's journey) across a wide range of books…

English // Reading Comprehension

Determine the central message, lesson, or moral of a story, fable, or folktale, explaining what the story teaches the reader and supporting the interpretation…

English // Reading Comprehension

Identify how language choices, text structure and presentational features (illustrations, diagrams, bold print, layout) contribute to the overall meaning and…

English // Reading Comprehension

Analyse character traits, motivations, and feelings using text evidence, and distinguish one's own point of view from that of the narrator or characters

English // Reading Comprehension

Explain how the central message, lesson, or moral of a story is conveyed through key details across diverse text types including fables, folktales, and myths

English // Reading Comprehension

Describe connections between events, ideas, or concepts in informational text using time, sequence, cause-and-effect, and comparison language, and identify…

English // Reading Comprehension

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

English // Reading Comprehension

Use structural terminology (chapter, scene, stanza) to refer to parts of literary texts and describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections

English // Reading Comprehension

Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details from the text such as a character's thoughts, words, actions…

English // Reading Comprehension

Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including distinguishing between first-person and third-person narration and…

English // Reading Comprehension

Recommend books to peers, giving reasons for choices based on knowledge of a wide range of genres, authors, and themes, and making comparisons within and across…

English // Reading Comprehension

Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, identifying structural elements unique to each form: verse, rhythm, and meter in poetry; cast of…

English // Reading Comprehension

Determine the theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, and provide an objective summary that captures the key events without personal opinions

English // Reading Comprehension

Describe the overall structure of an informational text (chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) and explain how the author's chosen structure…

English // Reading Comprehension

Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes, topics, and story patterns (e.g., good vs evil, quest narratives, trickster tales) in stories, myths, and…

English // Reading Comprehension

Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably, combining and comparing what each source…

English // Reading Comprehension

Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in an informational text, including what happened and why, by citing specific textual evidence about causes…