Skellig STAR Lesson

How many words can you make by filling the gap?

P________dPaidPound

5 minutes

By the end of this lesson you will have:

Re-read the first three chapters of Skellig.Read your feedback.Improved your answers using the feedback given.

LO: To improve our reading assessment

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BLP: understanding, analysing, improving


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Look at my marking. Why do you think you are having to redo your reading assessments again?

STOP…THINK...


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• It was clear you had not read the text carefully.

• You did not answer in full sentences.

• You did not use quotes to support your answers.

• SPaG was poor.


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• Read your feedback.• If you do not act on your feedback,

you will not improve.• When the question asks for an

answer to be supported by quotes, do not just copy down the text.

• Check spellings, punctuation and grammar (SPaG.)

• Remember capitals on proper nouns.

Act…


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Let’s look at some of the questions and your answers and work out how we can improve them.

Reflection…


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Example:Q.1) Who is the main character in the book?

Answers: Michael; Ernie Myers; Michel; Micheal; michle

What is wrong with these answers?

Act…


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How should we have answered?

Q.1) Who is the main character in the book?

The main character in the book is a boy called Michael.

Why is this better?

Act…


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Example:Q.5) How does Michael describe Doctor Dan?

Answers: he was filthy and pale; gray with black spots on his hands; because he is not very good but another job fitted him better.

What is wrong with these answers?

Act…


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How should we have answered?

Q.5) How does Michael describe Doctor Dan?

Michael does not like Doctor Dan. He calls him ‘Doctor Death because his face was grey and there were black spots on his hands.’ To Michael, Doctor Death was a better name for him.

Why is this better?

Act…

Let us read the first three chapters again.

You know the questions, so try to identify the answers as we go along.

As we read underline anything you think is useful.

Remember we are working on RAF2 and RAF5. Refer to the RAF ladder I have already given you.


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RAF2 RAF5

Level 6 I can use evidence from the text to support my main points

I can confidently find and comment on the narrative hooks in the opening chapter

I explain in detail how narrative hooks engage the reader and I use the appropriate terminology to do this

I can comment on the effect that the writer’s language choices has on the reader

Level 5 I use evidence to support most of my ideas but sometimes my points are not always accurate

I can identify the language used to engage the reader with some explanation of how it is used and begin to consider the effect for the reader

Level 4 I can identify the narrative hooks I can select a quotation from the

opening chapter to support my points

I can make simple comments on how language is used to engage the reader

I can identify some examples of language using the appropriate terminology (adjective, simile, question, sentence type)


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Over to you…

• Read the questions carefully.• Answer the questions with full sentences.• Remember: capitals on proper nouns; when copying from the

text, copy correctly; capitals at the start of sentences; full stops and commas to punctuate your sentences; use a dictionary.

• When the question asks you for an answer and a quote, then answer in your own words and then support it with a quote from the text.

• DO NOT start a sentence with ‘because.’

• If you need help, raise your hand.


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Post-it Note Plenary

• Write your name on your post-it note.

• List one thing you will do differently in future when answering questions after reading a piece of text.

• If you have not finished your assessment, there will be an opportunity next lesson.

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Skellig STAR Lesson