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Using images to make comparisons and predictions in 'Mirror'
Pupil outcome: I can compare and contrast images in 'Mirror'. Key learning points: - The Moroccan story is set in the Valley of the Roses; the Western (Australian) setting is based on a suburb of Sydney. - The two landscapes contrast...
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Introduction to 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' and making links to our own experiences
Pupil outcome: I can make a prediction about how a story might end. Key learning points: - Traditional tales can be set in real or fictional places. This traditional tale is set in Japan. - Illustrations can be a way to help us to...
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Reading and responding to 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'
Pupil outcome: I can listen to and discuss a traditional tale. Key learning points: - Predictions can be made based on illustrations, what has already been read and the front cover - One person's prediction may be different to another...
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Reading and responding to 'The Magic Porridge Pot'
Pupil outcome: I can listen to and discuss a traditional tale. Key learning points: - Predictions can be made based on illustrations, what has already been read and the front cover - One person's prediction may be different to another...
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Conceptualising travel writing and making predictions based on titles
Pupil outcome: I can make predictions about a text based on the title. Key learning points: - People travel for a range of reasons including enjoyment and health. - Writers are often keen to record observations from their travels. - The...
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Skim reading and close reading: Wilfred Owen’s 1917 letter to his mother
Pupil outcome: I can show a thorough understanding of a 1917 letter that Wilfred Owen sent to his mother from the trenches of World War One. Key learning points: - Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) was a British poet and soldier. - Owen is best...
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Reading and engaging with 'Blackberry Blue'
Pupil outcome: I can understand the features of a contemporary fairy tale. Key learning points: - ‘Blackberry Blue’ is a collection of six fairy tales, with characters from various backgrounds and cultures. - Each tale contains magical...
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Exploring illustrations in 'Lulu Gets a Cat'
Pupil outcome: I can make predictions about a book using the front cover and illustrations. Key learning points: - A front cover often shows the title, an illustration, the author's name and the illustrator's name - The title and...
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Character, setting and plot in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'
Pupil outcome: I can make a prediction based on illustrations, the setting and key vocabulary. Key learning points: - Making a prediction means making a guess about what you think will happen in a story using what you already know -...
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Introducing the text and author of 'Mirror'
Pupil outcome: I can make predictions about a text. Key learning points: - ‘Mirror’ is a dual narrative text: two stories that are made to be read side-by-side. - 'Mirror' can be considered a wordless or silent text. - Different readers...
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Characters and plot in the story 'Ada Twist, Scientist'
Pupil outcome: I can talk about the characters and plot in the story "Ada Twist, Scientist" to make a prediction. Key learning points: - Predictions about the plot can be made using the front cover, title, illustrations and what we know...
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Developing reading skills by responding to Murakami's 'After Dark'
Pupil outcome: I can apply effective reading skills to an unseen fiction text. Key learning points: - We can use context to help us make predictions about the text. - We can use other words in the sentence to help us clarify meaning of...
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Reading 'The Twisted Tree': exploring the opening
Pupil outcome: I can make predictions about a new text and understand how a character is introduced. Key learning points: - The cover, blurb and dedication of a book can give you important details about the themes. - The novel is...
SciShow
Uncovering the Secrets of the Past with AI
It’s probably not a surprise that many ancient texts are a bit worn out and tattered, and that makes deciphering what they say quite a task. But with new computer tech and artificial intelligence, we are getting much clearer glimpses of...
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Responding to key images in an unseen extract from Akala's 'The Dark Lady'
Pupil outcome: I can make inferences about an unseen extract from Akala's 'The Dark Lady' and respond to the use of imagery. Key learning points: - Making predictions about a text is useful because it allows you to consider the impact of...
Science360
Evolutionary biologist Sally Otto - ScienceLives
Sarah (Sally) Otto is an evolutionary biologist and professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada. She studies the evolutionary process through mathematical modeling and the use of model organisms like yeast. Evolution is...
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Building comprehension of 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can answer a range of comprehension questions on 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story'. Key learning points: - Suffragettes were campaigning for the right for women to vote; this was something that was not permitted...
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Exploring concepts and themes in ‘When the Sky Falls’
Pupil outcome: I can describe key events in the final three chapters of the book and I can connect the book to relevant concepts and themes. Key learning points: - In the final stages of the book, we see Joseph saved by Adonis before...
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Understanding and summarising perspectives
Pupil outcome: I can summarise a writer's viewpoint. Key learning points: - Key information can be used to make predictions and draw conclusions before you read a text. - Skimming and scanning can be a useful strategy for finding the key...
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An introduction to 'Jane Eyre': Analysing an unseen extract
Pupil outcome: I can confidently analyse an unseen extract from Charlotte Brontë's novel ‘Jane Eyre’. Key learning points: - When reading an unseen extract, use the information you are given to make predictions about the text. - When...
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Analysing character in an unseen extract from Bilan's 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'
Pupil outcome: I can make precise inferences about characters and explain quotations in detail. Key learning points: - Magical-realist texts have a real world setting in which magic happens. - Use the first read of an unseen extract to...
Looking Glass Universe
Quantum Randomness
How is quantum randomness anymore mysterious than the randomness of a coin flip? Youll see. The homework questions and extra readings are below: The questions: 1. What if there are three slits and you only have a detector at one. What...
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The Science Of Motivation
What's the best way to stay motivated? 8 More SIMPLE Motivation Tips: https://youtu.be/MU9NiuguC2I Get a FREE Audible Trial: http://audible.com/asap Written by Rachel Salt, Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown SUBSCRIBE for more (it's...
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What are Kurt Lewin's Freeze Phases?
Kurt Lewin’s Freeze Phases is one of those models that every change agent and Project Manager should be aware of. Kurt Lewin did the first systematic work on organizational change. And it remains valid. So, an understanding of this model...