EnglishReading ComprehensionAges 11–14
Purpose, audience, and context
Identify the purpose, audience, and context of a text and use this knowledge to support comprehension — recognising how writing aimed at different audiences (academic, popular, persuasive) uses different conventions, register, and tone
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Use audience and context to explain a text’s choices.
Use audience and context to explain a text’s choices.
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- Identify the intended audience and purpose of a text and explain how the language choices reflect this
- Compare a newspaper article and a scientific report on the same topic, noting differences in register and structure
- Explain how knowing the historical or social context of a text deepens understanding
“When your child reads something written for a very different audience — like a scientific journal article versus a children's book on the same topic — can they explain how the purpose and audience shaped the language, tone, and structure?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Reading Comprehension
- Age range
- Ages 11–14
Standards
ccss-ela:RI.6.6ccss-ela:RI.7.6ccss-ela:RI.8.6uk-nc-2013:KS3-ENG-R-2c