ACSF Reading 4.03 Interprets and critically analyses structurally complex texts containing some ambiguity
READING LEVEL 4
4.03
Interprets and critically analyses structurally complex texts containing some ambiguity
SUPPORT
CONTEXT
TEXT
TASK COMPLEXITY
Minimal support, as requested
Establishing own support resources
Range of contexts, including some that are unfamiliar and/or unpredictable
Some specialisation in non-routine contexts
Complex texts
Embedded information
Includes specialised vocabulary
Includes abstraction and symbolism
Complex task analysis involving application of a number of processes, eg: extracting, comparing and interpreting information
PERFORMANCE FEATURES INCLUDE:
Purpose and audience
Recognises and reflects on context, purpose and audience across a range of text types and Aspects of Communication
Complexity
Comprehends texts of relative complexity, including those incorporating information presented in graphic, diagrammatic or visual form
Prediction and prior knowledge
Integrates prior knowledge with new information in order to predict, construct, confirm, challenge or extend understanding
Text structure
Utilises understanding of distinguishing structures and features of a range of text types to aid comprehension, e.g. reports, procedures, narratives
Textural analysis
Relates separate pieces of information, some of which may be embedded within a text
Uses inference to assist with interpreting and extrapolating from texts containing abstraction, symbolism
Critical literacy
Understands that different sources will present different perspectives, and recognises how text, language and structure influence the reader to adopt particular views and positions
Interprets text to identify what the author has chosen to include or omit
