20895 ACE Language (Yr 6) Structures and Language Features
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Underst<strong>and</strong> how authors often innovate on text structures <strong>and</strong> play with language features to achieve particular aesthetic, humorous <strong>and</strong> persuasive purposes <strong>and</strong> effects (<strong>ACE</strong>LA1518)<br />
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Gaya-dari the platypus – 2<br />
Authors use pathos—a literary device—to try to develop feelings<br />
of pity or sympathy for characters in a text. Certain words,<br />
phrases or images help readers underst<strong>and</strong> how the characters<br />
are feeling.<br />
1. Biggoon was really committed to having the duck for a wife. What two methods did he use<br />
to make her comply with his wishes? Which words tell you this?<br />
2. The tale does not say how Biggoon felt after he discovered that the duck had<br />
disappeared. What words <strong>and</strong> phrases in Paragraph 4 tell you he may have been really<br />
disappointed?<br />
3. Which words in the first sentence in Paragraph 5 tell you that the young duck had to<br />
be sneaky <strong>and</strong> dishonest about her actions when she escaped the rat? Would you have<br />
done the same thing? Explain.<br />
4. Which words or phrases in Paragraph 7 emphasise the duck’s situation <strong>and</strong> her feelings<br />
about it?<br />
5. What are your feelings about what happened to the duck? Do you feel that one silly<br />
action should result in her exile <strong>and</strong> eventual death? Explain.<br />
6. The young duck is never given a name. What do you think is<br />
the reason for this?<br />
R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricpublications.com.au Australian Curriculum English – <strong>Language</strong>: Text structure <strong>and</strong> organisation (Year 6)<br />
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