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Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Annotation Focus Starter: Identify where is scene is set. Explain what is happening in the picture. Predict what will happen next. 1

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Annotation Focus Before answering any questions, we need to carefully read and annotate the text. This will help us keep track of important information and supports a deeper understanding. Steps to Success Annotation Guide highlight or underline key information only highlight key facts ie. characters, places, dates, events highlight words you may not at first know the meaning of highlight figurative language make brief notes ie. new word meanings, connotations, impact 2

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Annotation Focus Today we are going to be looking at an extract from a book called 'What's That in Dog Years?' Read the extract out loud or in your head. Do not forget to underline any words or phrases you do not understand or any information that might be key information! 3

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Word Meaning Focus Starter: Identify where this character is. Determine how the character is feeling. Justify using evidence from the picture. Predict what will happen next. 4

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Word Meaning Focus Explain how we can find the meanings of new words if we are not allowed to use a dictionary. 5

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Word Meaning Focus Explain how we can find the meanings of new words if we are not allowed to use a dictionary. Within reading, we can use the context to gain an understanding of words. Context is the words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning. 6

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Word Meaning Focus Identify the strategies we can use to solve Word Meaning questions. 7

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Word Meaning Focus Identify the strategies we can use to solve Word Meaning questions. Process of elimination - Using our existing knowledge of words to consider each possible choice until only one is left. Word substitution - Replacing the word in the sentence with each possible choice to see if it is the right one. Reading around the word - Using our context skills and understanding of the text to figure out the meaning. 8

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Word Meaning Focus Put your word substitution skills to the test with this example question from the text. I duck into the house. He isn‛t in the hall. That‛s weird. He always waits for me when I come home from school. I slam the door behind me and leave them to lob stuff at no one. I stick my head into the lounge. He‛s not in there either. He loves lying on the sofa, even though Mum complains he leaves hairs all over it. I call him again. Nothing. I go through to the kitchen. Oh. There he is, just having a lie-down. Circle one word closest in meaning to lob. (1 mark) carry capture threaten throw 9

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Word Meaning Focus Put your word substitution skills to the test with this example question. I duck into the house. He isn‛t in the hall. That‛s weird. He always waits for me when I come home from school. I slam the door behind me and leave them to lob stuff at no one. I stick my head into the lounge. He‛s not in there either. He loves lying on the sofa, even though Mum complains he leaves hairs all over it. I call him again. Nothing. I go through to the kitchen. Oh. There he is, just having a lie-down. Circle one word closest in meaning to lob. (1 mark) carry capture threaten throw First skim and scan the paragraph for the word 'lob'. Using your knowledge of these 4 words, you can begin to substitute each word until only one remains. You need to understand the reason for 'lob' being used in the sentence. Answer: throw 10

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Word Meaning Focus Put your reading around the word skills to the test with this example question. I keep my head down and ignore them. It‛s not the first time they‛ve followed me after school but they normally get bored before now. I think what‛s done it today is they caught me writing an Ultra Boy and Wonder Dog story—based on me and my best mate Gizmo—and they think it‛s immature and that I should take up their hobby of standing outside the Londis spitting at traffic. Find and copy one group of words that suggests that the narrator is trying to avoid Tyler and Ethan. (1 mark) 11

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Word Meaning Focus Put your reading around the word skills to the test with this example question. I keep my head down and ignore them. It‛s not the first time they‛ve followed me after school but they normally get bored before now. I think what‛s done it today is they caught me writing an Ultra Boy and Wonder Dog story—based on me and my best mate Gizmo—and they think it‛s immature and that I should take up their hobby of standing outside the Londis spitting at traffic. Find and copy one group of words that suggests that the narrator is trying to avoid Tyler and Ethan. (1 mark) To answer this question, you need to understand what it means to avoid someone and the actions they may show. Answer: I keep my head down and ignore them. Misconception: Thinking the answer is 'but they normally get bored before now'. This is not correct because the question is asking for what the narrator is doing when trying to avoid Tyler and Ethan. 12

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Fact Retrieval Focus Starter: Identify where these character are. Determine what they are feeling. Are they both feeling the same? What time of year is it? Justify using evidence from the picture. 13

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Fact Retrieval Focus What 5 strategies can we use when answering fact retrieval questions to help us obtain the correct answer as quick as possible? 14

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Fact Retrieval Focus What 5 strategies can we use when answering fact retrieval questions to help us obtain the correct answer as quick as possible? 1. Read the question carefully 2. Identify any key words in the questions that could help us find our answer 3. Skim and scan the text (looking for the key words (starting letter), capital letters or numbers) 4. Identify the answer in the text 5. Copy the answer word for word into the answer box 15

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Fact Retrieval Focus Practice your fact retrieval skills with this example question. Find and copy 2 places the narrator looks for Gizmo. (2 marks) 16

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Fact Retrieval Focus Practice your fact retrieval skills with this example question. Find and copy 2 places the narrator looks for Gizmo. (2 marks) This question can be tricky because it doesn't tell you where the answer is. There are also no obvious key words in the question. Use the 5 strategies to answer this question: 1. Read the question carefully, 2. Then underline the key words (looks, Gizmo) 3. Skim and scan the text for the part where the narrator is trying to find Gizmo. 4. Find 2 different places where the narrator looks. 5. Copy these down word for word, but avoid overwriting. Answer: hall, lounge, kitchen Misconception: 'sofa' is not the correct answer, because the narrator is only remembering that Gizmo loves lying on the sofa. 17

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Fact Retrieval Focus Practice your fact retrieval skills with this example question. Who does the narrator call first? (1 mark) 18

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Fact Retrieval Focus Practice your fact retrieval skills with this example question. Who does the narrator call first? (1 mark) This question can be tricky because it doesn't tell us where to find the answer. You will need to use your skimming and scanning skills to find who the narrator calls first . Use the 5 strategies to answer this question: 1. Read the question carefully, 2. Then underline the key words. 3. Skim and scan the text for the key word 'call'. 4. Find the answer near the key words (remember, sometimes the answer is in the sentence before or after the key words). 5. Copy the answer word for word, referring back to the question to avoid overwriting. Answer: Mum Misconception: Explain why 'Dad' is not the correct answer. 19

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Inference Plus Focus Starter: Identify where this scene takes place. Justify using evidence from the picture. Determine what is happening in this picture. Predict what could happen next to the character. 20

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Inference Plus Focus Explain what inference is. What does it mean to infer? Identify suitable strategies that you could use to draw your own inferences. 21

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Inference Plus Focus When answering inference questions we must answer using evidence from the text (using quotes) and then explain what this evidence suggests. We can use the P.E.E method to structure answers. 22

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Inference Plus Focus Phrases you SHOULD be using when answering inference questions: 23

Reading Slides.notebook June 04, 2020 Inference Plus Focus Phrases you SHOULD be using when answering inference questions: 24