Specifically written for the Years 7–8 Australian Curriculum English course, this book will help students become better readers. Practical examples and sample texts will develop students’ reading and comprehension skills, and improve their understanding of the language and literary techniques that writers use to achieve a particular purpose for a particular audience.
CHAPTERS:
To the student
1 Novel extract
2 Web article
3 Website advertisement
4 Interview
5 Information text
6 Reading Shakespeare
7 Picture book
8 Novel extract
9 Cartoon
10 Fact sheet
11 Biography
12 Advice article
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