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Literacy in Technology

1. Listening and Taking

   1. Enjoyment and Choice

      – within a motivating and challenging environment, developing an awareness of the relevance of texts in my life

      1. LIT 3-01a

         I regularly select and listen to or watch texts for enjoyment and interest, and I can express how well they meet my needs and expectations, and I can give reasons, with evidence, for my personal response.

      2. LIT 4-01a

         I can regularly select subject, purpose, format and resources to create texts of my choice, and am developing my own style.

   2. Tools for listening and talking

      – to help me when interacting or presenting within and beyond my place of learning

      1. LIT 3-02a

         When I engage with others, I can make a relevant contribution, encourage others to contribute and acknowledge that they have the right to hold a different opinion. I can respond in ways appropriate to my role and use contributions to reflect on, clarify or adapt thinking.

      2. LIT 4-02a

         When I engage with others I can make a relevant contribution, ensure that everyone has an opportunity to contribute and encourage them to take account of others’ points of view or alternative solutions. I can respond in ways appropriate to my role, exploring and expanding on contributions to reflect on, clarify or adapt thinking.

   3. Finding and using information

      – when listening to, watching and talking about texts with increasingly complex ideas, structures and specialist vocabulary

      1. LIT 3-04a

         As I listen or watch, I can: • identify and give an accurate account of the purpose and main concerns of the text, and can make inferences from key statements • identify and discuss similarities and differences between different types of text • use this information for different purposes.

      2. LIT 4-04a

         As I listen or watch, I can: • clearly state the purpose and main concerns of a text and make inferences from key statements • compare and contrast different types of text • gather, link and use information from different sources and use this for different purposes.

      3. LIT 3-05a / LIT 4-05a

         As I listen or watch, I can make notes and organise these to develop thinking, help retain and recall information, explore issues and create new texts, using my own words as appropriate.

      4. LIT 3-06a / LIT 4-06a

         I can independently select ideas and relevant information for different purposes, organise essential information or ideas and any supporting detail in a logical order, and use suitable vocabulary to communicate effectively with my audience.

   4. Understanding, analysing and evaluating

      – investigating and/or appreciating texts with increasingly complex ideas, structures and specialist vocabulary for different purposes

      1. LIT 3-07a

         I can show my understanding of what I listen to or watch by commenting, with evidence, on the content and form of short and extended texts.

      2. LIT 4-07a

         I can show my understanding of what I listen to or watch by giving detailed, evaluative comments, with evidence, about the content and form of short and extended texts.

      3. LIT 3-08a

         To help me develop an informed view, I am learning about the techniques used to influence opinion and how to assess the value of my sources, and I can recognise persuasion.

      4. LIT 4-08a

         To help me develop an informed view, I can identify some of the techniques used to influence or persuade and can assess the value of my sources.

   5. Creating texts

      – applying the elements others use to create different types of short and extended texts with increasingly complex ideas, structures and vocabulary

      1. LIT 3-09a

         When listening and talking with others for different purposes, I can: • communicate information, ideas or opinions • explain processes, concepts or ideas • identify issues raised, summarise findings or draw conclusions.

      2. LIT 4-09a

         When listening and talking with others for different purposes, I can: • communicate detailed information, ideas or opinions • explain processes, concepts or ideas with some relevant supporting detail • sum up ideas, issues, findings or conclusions.

      3. LIT 2-10a / LIT 3-10a

         I am developing confidence when engaging with others within and beyond my place of learning. I can communicate in a clear, expressive way and I am learning to select and organise resources independently.

      4. LIT 4-10a

         I can communicate in a clear, expressive manner when engaging with others within and beyond my place of learning, and can independently select and organise appropriate resources as required.

         1. Design Story/Description of Situation

            Students are asked to use descriptive writing techniques to communicate a real or imaginary situation. Students are encouraged to use Similie Metaphor and Adjectives. The purpose of this text is to encourage students to consider the design issues related to the design of a certain product.

2. Reading

   1. Enjoyment and choice

      – within a motivating and challenging environment, developing an awareness of the relevance of texts in my life

      1. LIT 3-11a

         I regularly select and read, listen to or watch texts for enjoyment and interest, and I can express how well they meet my needs and expectations and give reasons, with evidence, for my personal response. I can identify sources to develop the range of my reading.

      2. LIT 4-11a

         I regularly select and read, listen to or watch texts for enjoyment and interest, and I can express how well they meet my needs and expectations and give reasons, with evidence, for my personal response. I can independently identify sources to develop the range of my reading.

   2. Tools for reading

      – to help me use texts with increasingly complex or unfamiliar ideas, structures and vocabulary within and beyond my place of learning

      1. LIT 3-13a

         I can select and use the strategies and resources I find most useful before I read, and as I read, to monitor and check my understanding.

      2. LIT 4-13a

         Before and as I read, I can apply strategies and use resources independently to help me read a wide variety of texts and/or find the information I need.

   3. Finding and using information

      – when reading and using fiction and non-fiction texts with increasingly complex ideas, structures and specialist vocabulary

      1. LIT 3-14a / LIT 4-14a

         Using what I know about the features of different types of texts, I can find, select, sort, summarise, link and use information from different sources.

      2. LIT 3-15a / LIT 4-15a

         I can make notes and organise them to develop my thinking, help retain and recall information, explore issues and create new texts, using my own words as appropriate.

   4. Understanding, analysing and evaluating

      – investigating and/or appreciating fiction and non-fiction texts with increasingly complex ideas, structures and specialist vocabulary for different purposes

      1. LIT 3-16a

         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.

      2. LIT 4-16a

         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.

      3. LIT 3-18a

         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.

      4. LIT 4-18a

         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.

3. Writing

   1. Enjoyment and choice

      – within a motivating and challenging environment, developing an awareness of the relevance of texts in my life

      1. LIT 3-20a / LIT 4-20a

         I enjoy creating texts of my choice and I am developing my own style. I can regularly select subject, purpose, format and resources to suit the needs of my audience.

   2. Tools for writing

      – using knowledge of technical aspects to help my writing communicate effectively within and beyond my place of learning

      1. LIT 3-21a

         I can use a range of strategies and resources and spell most of the words I need to use, including specialist vocabulary, and ensure that my spelling is accurate.

      2. LIT 4-21a

         I can use a range of strategies and resources independently and ensure that my spelling, including specialist vocabulary, is accurate.

      3. LIT 3-22a / LIT 4-22a

         As appropriate to my purpose and type of text, I can punctuate and structure different types of sentences with sufficient accuracy, and arrange these to make meaning clear, showing straightforward relationships between paragraphs.

      4. LIT 3-23a

         Throughout the writing process, I can review and edit my writing to ensure that it meets its purpose and communicates meaning at first reading.

      5. LIT 4-23a

         Throughout the writing process, I can review and edit my writing independently to ensure that it meets its purpose and communicates meaning clearly at first reading.

      6. LIT 3-24a

         I can consider the impact that layout and presentation will have on my reader, selecting and using a variety of features appropriate to purpose and audience.

      7. LIT 4-24a

         I can justify my choice and use of layout and presentation in terms of the intended impact on my reader.

   3. Organising and using information

      – considering texts to help create short and extended texts for different purposes

      1. LIT 3-25a

         I can use notes and other types of writing to generate and develop ideas, retain and recall information, explore problems, make decisions, generate and develop ideas or create original text. I recognise when it is appropriate to quote from sources and when I should put points into my own words. I can acknowledge my sources appropriately.

      2. LIT 4-25a

         I can use notes and other types of writing to generate and develop ideas, retain and recall information, explore problems, make decisions, or create original text. I can make appropriate and responsible use of sources and acknowledge these appropriately.

      3. LIT 3-26a / LIT 4-26a

         By considering the type of text I am creating, I can independently select ideas and relevant information for different purposes, and organise essential information or ideas and any supporting detail in a logical order. I can use suitable vocabulary to communicate effectively with my audience.

   4. Creating texts

      – applying the elements which writers use to create different types of short and extended texts with increasingly complex ideas, structures and vocabulary

      1. LIT 3-28a

         I can convey information, describe events, explain processes or concepts, and combine ideas in different ways.

      2. LIT 4-28a

         I can convey information and describe events, explain processes or concepts, providing substantiating evidence, and synthesise ideas or opinions in different ways.

      3. LIT 3-29a

         I can persuade, argue, evaluate, explore issues or express an opinion using a clear line of thought, relevant supporting detail and/or evidence.

      4. LIT 4-29a

         I can persuade, argue, evaluate, explore issues or express and justify opinions within a convincing line of thought, using relevant supporting detail and/or evidence.