The Journeys in Critical Literacy series helps students learn how to access and interpret all forms of texts, from stage plays to comic strips, and then analyse them for deeper meaning. The series also presents a variety of non-textual communicators, such as illustrations, photographs, symbols, pictorial graphs and charts.

Learning how to be critically literate by focusing on higher-level reading strategies will equip students with the tools required to move into secondary education.

JOURNEYS IN CRITICAL LITERACY PROVIDES:

• Exposure to real-world texts that are relevant to students’ lives
• Understanding of what texts mean and how they work
• Appreciation of the purpose of texts and the authors’ motives
• Consideration of why texts have been constructed in particular ways
• Analysis of language and the use of language structures
• Reflection upon personal values and the points of view of others

TEACHER'S GUIDE
The essential skills in becoming critically literate are knowing how to talk about texts and what questions to ask. The Journeys in Critical Literacy Teachers’ Guide suggests a range of approaches and activities to help students access, interpret and analyse a variety of texts for deeper meaning.