THE DINNER PARTY - READING A FICTIONAL STORY - GOOGLE SLIDES

This resource is designed to help students develop their reading comprehension abilities through a series of activities and discussions. By delving into the story, students will practice various reading strategies, such as inferencing, making predictions, identifying main ideas, analyzing characters and drawing conclusions. “The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner - Reading Comprehension Resource offers an immersive reading experience that challenges students’ comprehension abilities while promoting critical thinking, empathy, and cultural awareness. Through this resource, students will sharpen their reading skills while gaining a deeper appreciation for diverse perspectives and the power of control in moments of crisis.

This download includes:
SESSION 1: SETTING

• Pair-Share: Vocabulary check
• Ask-Write: Identifying setting elements of the given story
• Write-Advance: Describing the setting of the story
• Differentiated Tasks: Creating story setting
• Plenary: Selecting best option to answer setting questions
  SESSION 2: CHARACTERS
• Pair-Share: Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story
• Ask-Write: Making a character sketch
• Write-Advance: Making a character description
• Differentiated Tasks: Creating characters for the story
• Plenary: Selecting best option to answer characterisation questions
  SESSION 3: PLOT
• Pair-Share: Identifying plot elements of the story
• Ask-Write: Identifying plot description elements in the story
• Write-Advance: Developing the plot of the story
• Differentiated Tasks: Making a story plot
• Plenary: Selecting the best option to answer plot questions
  SESSION 4: STORY ANALYSIS
• Pair-Share: Identifying story elements by answering questions
• Ask-Write: Identifying story elements of the story
• Write-Advance: Making a critical appreciation of the story
• Differentiated Tasks: Writing a story
• Plenary: Selecting the best option to answer story components questions
  SESSION 5: SUMMARY
• Pair-Share: Identifying summary elements
• Ask-Write: Writing the summary of the story
• Write-Advance: Identifying RTC elements for the given lines
• Write-Progress: Explaining the line with reference to context
• Differentiated Tasks: Finding the context of the famous quotes
• Plenary: Reading the story to answer comprehension questions
• Home Learning: Answering inferential questions