Y3/4 Chapter 8 The Explorer by Katherine Rundell 1 week whole class guided reading pack

KS2 Y3/4 Chapter 8 - Maiden Voyage.
The Explorer by Katherine Rundell 3-5 day guided reading pack - Word context, retrieval & inference.

Series of work contains:
Definition and word context study
Retrieval questions
Inference questions
Summarising & sequencing key events
Making comparisons within the text
Predicting

Diferentiated two ways. Includes chapter page numbers list and introduction to the story.
Ties in with Rainforest topic - ideal for in school or home learning.

Curriculum coverage
Reading
Develop positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by:

listening to and discussing a wide range of fiction
reading books that are structured in different ways and reading for a range of purposes
using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read
increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books
discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination
Understand what they read, in books they can read independently, by:

checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and explaining the meaning of words in context
asking questions to improve their understanding of a text
drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence
predicting what might happen from details stated and implied
using the first two or three letters of a word to check its spelling in a dictionary
Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English Appendix 2 by:

extending the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because, although