This understanding text exemplar ‘Forming Opinions and Drawing Conclusions’ shows students how to use context clues and personal experience to understand a narrative text. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct texts in order to gain a deeper understanding of their purpose, then put this together with what they already know about a topic …More
This analysing text worksheet ‘Peer Tutor’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text and predict its outcome. It is aimed at encouraging students to ask questions and use their personal experience, along with clues provided in the story to guess subsequent details and write the end of the story in the …More
This quick reference chart ‘Questioning and Clarifying’ shows students questions to ask themselves to help them better understand a text. It is aimed at encouraging students to ask themselves questions as they read a text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose and make a personal connection with the story.
This analysing text exemplar ‘Time Crunch’ shows students how to use their own experience to help them make a judgement about a narrative text. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct texts in order to gain a deeper understanding of their purpose, then put this together with what they already know about a topic …More
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