A little something extra this week... Reading!
First of all, a HUGE well done to all of our keen readers from this week, bringing their home reading books in every single day- very impressive! One more week until Easter break now so keep it up and fingers crossed- it could be your name being drawn out of our reading raffle next week- you've got to be in it to win it!
Secondly, this week we have been focussing on how to write a strong '3 mark answer' to maximise the points we achieve in comprehension tests. Sooooo...
As part of your homework, based on an extract from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone- Chapter 2: The Vanishing Glass. I have set 3 questions for you to answer for which I have devised a mark scheme of plausible responses (just as they would in a test) which we will use next week to see how many marks we achieve.
You each have a booklet- these can be stuck in to your homework books; there's no need to write anything extra out; just work straight on to the sheet.
Use the skills we have practised as a checklist:
* Clarify the question in your mind: What is it asking me? e.g. What impression are you given of character A?
* Think of synonyms or generalisations for the point(s) you want to make, e.g. He is unkind
* Text mark to find your evidence but remember to only take what you need.
* Don't waffle and repeat yourself- be concise!
* Check that your evidence supports the point(s) you're making, e.g. He is unkind because he deliberately kicked the ball at her.
* Ask yourself: Have I answered the question?
As always, let me know if you need any help, but otherwise- happy reading!
Miss Barrell x
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