Close reading of selected texts to explore the language used to describe characters, settings, problems and solutions. Focus on:
Plot
Setting
Characterisation
Structure
Students and teacher select an extract from a narrative they have read and enjoyed. In small groups they read this aloud and talk about why this extract was chosen to share. It is sometimes beneficial to have boys and girls working in gender groupings as boys are more likely to contribute to discussions about books that interest them.
Develop charts which describe:
Continue to add to these charts throughout the unit (provides a very good basis for students when they write in narrative form).
Published on: 25 Apr 2009
