<p>I made this lesson for Year 6 mixed ability class in a prep school working towards Common Entrance. Would be suitable for KS3 or low ability KS4.</p> <p>This booklet walks pupils through the opening description of Scrooge is Stave 1. (The first activity relies on them having an overview of the whole story first. I showed them a short animated version 14 mins long- see below. They then created a storyboard of the story to assess their understanding of plot.) In this booklet:</p> <ol> <li>Pre-reading quiz. This was taken from Stuart Pykes incredible ACC revision booklet.</li> <li>Vocabulary task: find the definitions of the words</li> <li>Read the opening description of Scrooge and highlight key quotes</li> <li>Quotation explosion- pick apart similes and metaphors for analysis</li> <li>An analysis grid (can be differentiated to give more help/take away the points. I made this for Year 6 in a prep school so slightly more scaffolded.)</li> <li>Extension task- taken from Stuart Pykes ACC revision booklet. Amazing vocab activity that explore etymology and give pupils the chance to debate. This could be set as a homework/prep task.</li> <li>APE paragraphs (can be edited to suit your class- PEAZL/What-How-Why paragraphs. APE stands for ‘Answer it- Prove it- Explain it’ as a basic way in to essay writing for Year 6 working towards Common Entrance.</li> </ol> <p>I hope this is helpful.</p> <p>Video for lesson before the booklet. Storyboards provided too.<br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SHROp-tls0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SHROp-tls0</a></p>

<p>A great resource to allow pupils independence in selecting a creative task to complete alongside their reading in a library lesson/homework/literacy form time etc.</p>