Engaging Non-Fiction Reading Scheme of Work

Unlock the potential of your Year 9 students with this comprehensive non-fiction reading scheme of work. This expertly designed programme includes a series of engaging lessons focused on key skills such as information retrieval, the craft of the writer, synthesis, and comparison. Each lesson is meticulously planned to foster critical thinking, analytical skills, and a deep understanding of non-fiction texts.

Key Features:

• Detailed Lesson Plans: A sequence of 10 structured lessons, each with clear learning objectives and outcomes.
• Interactive Activities: Diverse starter activities like search and find, synthesis, and comparison tasks to captivate students’ interest.
• PowerPoint Presentations: Visually appealing slides for each lesson to guide teaching and enhance learning.
• Worksheets: Comprehensive and differentiated worksheets to support students’ practice and assessment.
• Assessment Focus: ARE (Age-Related Expectations) aligned activities and assessments to monitor and track student progress.

Highlights of the Scheme:

1. Information Retrieval: Teach students how to effectively locate and record key information from texts.
   1. Craft of the Writer: Develop students’ ability to analyse and understand the techniques writers use to persuade and engage readers.
   2. Synthesis and Comparison: Equip students with skills to summarise information and compare viewpoints from different texts.
   3. Persuasive Writing: Guide students through the process of identifying and evaluating persuasive techniques in writing.

Lesson Overview:

• Lesson 1: Introduction to information retrieval through a search and find activity focusing on effective bullet-point use and sentence writing.
• Lesson 2: Craft of the writer analysis, examining how language and structure are used to present information.
• Lesson 3: Persuasive writing techniques, exploring how writers influence readers’ opinions.
• Lesson 4: Detailed examination of argumentative texts, identifying key persuasive language.
• Lesson 5: Analytical paragraph construction, focusing on evidence and comment techniques.
• Lesson 6: Assessment of understanding through a crafted writer analysis task.
• Lesson 7: Introduction to synthesis, comparing different texts’ viewpoints.
• Lesson 8: Practising synthesis and comparison, focusing on summarising and contrasting main points.
• Lesson 9: Advanced comparison tasks, integrating skills from previous lessons.
• Lesson 10: Final assessment on synthesis and comparison, applying learned techniques to new texts.

This scheme of work is designed to not only improve students’ reading and analytical skills but also to make non-fiction texts engaging and accessible. Perfect for secondary school educators aiming to enhance their English curriculum and boost student outcomes.