English·Reading Comprehension·language
Structural terminology
Use structural terminology (chapter, scene, stanza) to refer to parts of literary texts and describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections
Suggested ages 8–9
Learning journey
Your child is learning to think deeply about texts — making connections between ideas, analysing characters' motivations, identifying central messages in stories, and distinguishing between their own viewpoint and that of authors or characters.
Evidence of understanding
- Identify chapters, scenes, or stanzas in a given text and use the correct term for each
- Explain how the second stanza of a poem builds on the mood established in the first
- Describe how a specific chapter advances the plot by referring to events in earlier chapters
Assessment prompt
When Structural terminology talks about a book they're reading, do they use words like "chapter", "stanza", or "scene" correctly — and can they explain how a later chapter builds on what happened earlier?
Standards alignment
No external standards are linked to this topic.