understand the uses of objective and subjective language, and identify bias

How Bloomi helps with this

This is a readiness-year topic that builds towards the next NAPLAN year. Bloomi practises it as curriculum mastery, never test drilling.

What this looks like in the classroom

• identifying language choices that evoke emotion and judgements in direct and indirect ways, and how they are used to persuade different audiences to take a position and/or action
• understanding when to share feelings and opinions; for example, in a personal recount, and when to remain more objective; for example, in a factual recount
• differentiating between reporting the facts; for example, in a factual recount or unedited photograph, and providing a commentary; for example, in an editorial