KS3 PEE My Story Comprehension

Comprehension questions based on the fantastic resource ‘My Story’ – a compilation of poignant stories, all written by N. Irish authors. This resource contains transcripts of the real life stories aired on BBC Radio Ulster some years ago. Compilations of the transcripts were sold in paperback over a decade ago, but unfortunately they are no longer in print and not stocked anywhere.

These stories have been included in this resource with full declaration of their ownership being that of the declared author.

Students will read eleven short stories (ten are an A4 page in length, one is slightly longer) and answer questions where they are guided through the use PEE to help delve deeper into the meaning of the narratives.

Resource provides:

• Use of ‘Ex-Poser’ by Paul Jennings (free to use from external sources) broken down into separate questions and students are guided through the PEE process in a structured way, helping to consolidate the purpose of PEE and make its use common practice.
• A break down of how to write answers in the PEE format
• Five stories with answer scaffold provided to aid the answering of one/two questions.
• Five stories to enjoy, with one extended question each.