23rd March 2016Title: Spend, spend, spend

: to understand the difference between skimming and scanning

:To identify relevant evidence using scanning skills

You have 7 minutes to complete the word search you have been given.

Speed read or skim text to get the gist. Scan text to find a specific piece of information.

You might use scanningscanning to:

You might use skimmingskimming to:

look up a word in a dictionary or index

find an address or a phone number in a directory

check what time your programme is on television

look up details or prices in a catalogue

pick out the website you want from options on a Google search

see what’s in the news in a paper or on a website

browse through a book to see if you want to read it

look through the television guide to see what’s on one evening

flick through a catalogue to see what’s on offer

look through the options given on a Google search to see what sites it suggests

What skill did you use on the wordsearch?

Paired reading

• In pairs, take it in turns to read through Chapter 9.

• Whilst you read, make a list of all of the things that Anthony and Damian buy that day.

10 mins

How do you feel about the way Damian and Anthony are dealing with finding and spending the money?

1.2.3.4.5.

Damian and Anthony were wrong not to have handed in the money because………

Damian and Anthony were right not to have handed in the money because………