Lesson on skimming and scanning - reading skills.

PPT with an introduction to exposition (text structures and language features)

This extract from Harry Potter describes Albus Dumbledore arriving on Privet Drive. The task is for the pupils to read the passage and pick out all the descriptions of the character. Based on the descriptions the pupils need to draw the character as best they can. As a class, agree which descriptions need to be included and then person (or people) with the closest drawing ‘wins’!

Linked to Boy at the back of the Class (we used pomegranate like in the book)

Reading Skills Lesson

Reading skills lesson - note taking.

PPT with tasks to focus on inference.

Common, Proper and Abstract Nouns: Worksheet Answers Common Nouns matching Abstract Nouns opposites Proper Noun grammar corrections. Harry Potter Extract - Find the Common, Proper and Abstract Nouns. Create your own sentences using Common, Proper and Abstract Nouns.

This powerpoint presentation includes the definitions of question marks, colons and how to use them. The PPT scaffolds the learning the learning and has lots of working examples for the pupils to work through on their own or with the class. This PPT supports many abilities.

A PPT on how to carve a pumpkin - instruction writing.

Text Structures and Language Features - PPT Self Assessment - Success Criteria Planning Sheet

Language Features and Text Structures

Text Structures and Language Features

History of Oor Wullie

Lesson on visualisation - reading skills.

Art activity linked to the book ‘The Tunnel’ by Anthony Browne.

PPT about writing response texts (text structures and language features) using Disney Out as the stimulus.

Assessment for prediction, summarising, questioning and clarifying.

Christmas reading based on prediciton, summarising, questioning and clarifying.

Common, Proper and Abstract Nouns: Worksheet Answers Common Nouns matching Abstract Nouns opposites Proper Noun grammar corrections. Harry Potter Extract - Find the Common, Proper and Abstract Nouns. Create your own sentences using Common, Proper and Abstract Nouns.