Comparison
VC2E4LY07 · Literacy · Reading
compare how texts from different times, with similar purposes and audiences, depict ideas or events
1. Learning goal
Parent-friendly goal:
Compare how texts from different times show similar ideas or events.
2. What your child needs to know
- Texts are shaped by the time when they were created.
- Two texts can have the same purpose but use different language or images.
- Audience affects the information and style.
3. Simple explanation
A school notice from long ago and a school webpage today may both inform families, but they look and sound different.
Time Compare
4. Examples
Older text
A printed notice with formal wording.
Modern text
A webpage with links, images and short sections.
5. Worked example
Compare across time
- Identify the purpose and audience of each text.
- Notice language, layout and details.
- Find a similarity.
- Explain a difference connected to time or context.
6. Common mistakes
- Only saying one text is old and one is new.
- Ignoring audience and purpose.
- Forgetting to give evidence.
7. Parent teaching tips
- Compare an old family letter with a modern email.
- Ask what has changed in language, layout and expectations.
8. Quick practice
What should you compare first?
Answer: Purpose and audience.
These help explain why the texts are shaped differently.
Name one feature of a modern digital text.
Answer: Links.
Links help readers navigate digital information.
9. Extension challenge
Compare a printed advertisement and a website page about a similar event.