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SUMMATIVE
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texts

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DESCRIPTION OF UNIT STANDARD.....................................................4
1. Specific Outcome: Engage successfully with selected literary texts to
discover meaning........................................................................................5
1.1

Briefly describe how listening/signing/reading/viewing strategies

are used to extract meaning from texts...................................................5

1.2

Identify any 3 key features of literary texts and explain the role of

each.........................................................................................................5
1.3

In a work situation, explain the importance of confirming and/or

adapting own responses are confirmed after interaction with others

when discussing a text.............................................................................6
1.4

As an employee, what is the importance of citing relevant evidence

from texts in defence of a position...........................................................6

2

Specific

Outcome: Identify

and explain features that influence

response to texts.........................................................................................7
2.1

Briefly describe the human experiences and values in any texts

you are familiar with................................................................................7

2.2

Go through the text provided by the facilitator, find and explain

clues in the text about experiences and beliefs of the author.................7

2.3

Explain in terms of social or personal relevance, of the text

provided by your facilitator......................................................................7

2.4

Identify surface or embedded meaning in the text provided by your

facilitator. Explain your view point based on your understanding of the

text. 8
2.5

Explain how

people respond differently

to television and

newspaper texts.......................................................................................8
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Specific Outcome: Produce own texts in response to literary texts.......9

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go through the text provided by your facilitator and outline Content

is outlined and relate IT TO theme and character development..............9

3.2

identify the significant ideas of the text..........................................9

3.3

identify any 4 stylistic devices, and describe the effects they

create.......................................................................................................9
3.4

explain characterisation and describe the role it plays is texts.....10

3.5

write any piece for either a party, WORK report ,social club letter or

letter to a friend using the correct format and registers........................10

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DESCRIPTION OF UNIT STANDARD

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Interpret a variety of literary texts

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Field:

Communication Studies and Language

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Language

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1. SPECIFIC OUTCOME: ENGAGE SUCCESSFULLY WITH

SELECTED LITERARY TEXTS TO DISCOVER MEANING.
1.1 BRIEFLY DESCRIBE HOW
LISTENING/SIGNING/READING/VIEWING STRATEGIES ARE USED
TO EXTRACT MEANING FROM TEXTS.

1.2 IDENTIFY ANY 3 KEY FEATURES OF LITERARY TEXTS AND

EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF EACH.

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1.3 IN A WORK SITUATION, EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF

CONFIRMING AND/OR ADAPTING OWN RESPONSES ARE
CONFIRMED AFTER INTERACTION WITH OTHERS WHEN
DISCUSSING A TEXT.

1.4 AS AN EMPLOYEE, WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF CITING

RELEVANT EVIDENCE FROM TEXTS IN DEFENCE OF A
POSITION.

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2 SPECIFIC OUTCOME: IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN FEATURES

THAT INFLUENCE RESPONSE TO TEXTS.
2.1 BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE HUMAN EXPERIENCES AND VALUES IN
ANY TEXTS YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH.

2.2 GO THROUGH THE TEXT PROVIDED BY THE FACILITATOR, FIND

AND EXPLAIN CLUES IN THE TEXT ABOUT EXPERIENCES AND
BELIEFS OF THE AUTHOR.

2.3 EXPLAIN IN TERMS OF SOCIAL OR PERSONAL RELEVANCE, OF

THE TEXT PROVIDED BY YOUR FACILITATOR.

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2.4 IDENTIFY SURFACE OR EMBEDDED MEANING IN THE TEXT

PROVIDED BY YOUR FACILITATOR. EXPLAIN YOUR VIEW POINT
BASED ON YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEXT.

2.5 EXPLAIN HOW PEOPLE RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO

TELEVISION AND NEWSPAPER TEXTS.

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3 SPECIFIC OUTCOME: PRODUCE OWN TEXTS IN RESPONSE

TO LITERARY TEXTS.
3.1 GO THROUGH THE TEXT PROVIDED BY YOUR FACILITATOR AND
OUTLINE CONTENT IS OUTLINED AND RELATE IT TO THEME
AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.

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IDENTIFY THE SIGNIFICANT IDEAS OF THE TEXT.

3.3 IDENTIFY ANY 4 STYLISTIC DEVICES, AND DESCRIBE THE

EFFECTS THEY CREATE.

3.4 EXPLAIN CHARACTERISATION AND DESCRIBE THE ROLE IT

PLAYS IS TEXTS.

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3.5 WRITE ANY PIECE FOR EITHER A PARTY, WORK REPORT

,SOCIAL CLUB LETTER OR LETTER TO A FRIEND USING THE
CORRECT FORMAT AND REGISTERS.

Assessors
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Date:
Judgment:

Competent

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Not yet Competent

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