Curriculum for Excellence

Understanding, analysing and evaluating

– investigating and/or appreciating fiction and non-fiction texts with increasingly complex ideas, structures and specialist vocabulary for different purposes
Early First Second Third Fourth
To help me understand stories and other texts, I ask questions and link what I am learning with what I already know.

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To show my understanding across different areas of learning, I can identify and consider the purpose and main ideas of a text.

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To show my understanding across different areas of learning, I can identify and consider the purpose and main ideas of a text and use supporting detail.

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To show my understanding across different areas of learning, I can:
  • identify and consider the purpose, main concerns or concepts and use supporting detail
  • make inferences from key statements
  • identify and discuss similarities and differences between different types of text.

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To show my understanding across different areas of learning, I can:
  • clearly state the purpose, main concerns, concepts or arguments and use supporting detail
  • make inferences from key statements and state these accurately in my own words
  • compare and contrast different types of text.

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  To help me develop an informed view, I can recognise the difference between fact and opinion.

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To help me develop an informed view, I can identify and explain the difference between fact and opinion, recognise when I am being influenced, and have assessed how useful and believable my sources are.

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To help me develop an informed view, I am exploring the techniques used to influence my opinion. I can recognise persuasion and assess the reliability of information and credibility and value of my sources.

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To help me develop an informed view, I can recognise persuasion and bias, identify some of the techniques used to influence my opinion, and assess the reliability of information and credibility and value of my sources.

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I enjoy exploring events and characters in stories and other texts, sharing my thoughts in different ways.

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