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- Subject: English
- AS: 90851
- Level: 1
- Credits: 4
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1.3 Read and show understanding of unfamiliar texts
Terminology
Here are explanations for terminology used in the achievement criteria for this achievement standard. They are grouped by level of achievement.
On this page: Achievement | Achievement with Merit | Achievement with Excellence
Achievement
Understanding means you are able to explain and discuss the meaning and effects of the ideas, style, language features and purpose of an unfamiliar text.
Significant aspects are the techniques that a writer has used to add meaning and interest to their work. This could include: ideas about character, theme, setting; language features such as word choice, style, symbolism, vocabulary; structures from part of the text or narrative point of view; text conventions (spelling, punctuation, grammar); purposes and audiences.
Close reading means a detailed exploration and consideration of significant aspects of text(s). Different levels of reading skill range from understanding the literal meaning (reading on the lines), inferred meaning (reading between the lines), making connections to your own world (beyond the lines).
Supporting evidence means selecting accurate and relevant quotations and details to support your answer.
Achievement with Merit
Convincing understanding means you are able to prove how and why specified aspect(s) of a text are important, and how they work together to create meaning. You are able to break down the different parts of the aspect into what has been said, how it has been said, and why this aspect has been used in the text.
Achievement with Excellence
Perceptive understanding means you are able to evaluate and make judgements about the quality and effect of certain aspects used in the text. You will be able to state why you think an aspect works well by considering the purpose and the audience. A mature response to the text will allow you to make conclusions about the wider context such as human experience, society and the wider world.
