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Week 1 – 9 th September. Reading Task 1. Student Showcase In this Skills session you are going to read a story written by a student in this school. Can you remember any typical narrative features? (think about the typical features of a story or any that you use when writing a story).
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Reading Task 1 Student Showcase In this Skills session you are going to read a story written by a student in this school. Can you remember any typical narrative features? (think about the typical features of a story or any that you use when writing a story)
Reading Task 2 Student Showcase In the last Skills reading session, you read a short story written by a student at this school. Can you remember what happened in the story? Think about the structure of the story – did it follow a typical narrative structure?
Reading Task 2 Student Showcase You are now going to read another short story written by a student at this school. Once you have read the story, compare the two stories together. Think about… • How the two narratives are similar • How the two short stories are different • Which did you prefer?
Reading Task 3 Magazine Article So, what are the typical features of a magazine article? Think about… • Layout • Type of language used • Vocabulary • Fact or Fiction? • Audience – who’s going to read it?
Reading Task 3 Magazine Article You are now going to read a magazine article. Whilst reading… • Make notes on what’s happening • Highlight any typical features of a magazine • Underline any interesting or impressive vocabulary
Reading Task 4 Newspaper Article You may already know this, but a newspaper article has to answer the 5 W’s… • What • Who • When • Where • Why This is a helpful structure to remember if you are asked to create your own newspaper article.
Reading Task 4 Newspaper Article So, now you are going to read a newspaper article and identify the 5 W’s after you read it.
Reading Task 4 Magazine vs. Newspaper Working with the people on your table, think about and discuss how the magazine and newspaper articles that you have read are similar and different.