Analyse: Henry's Freedom Box

Lessons

5: Analyse Learning Objective: Can I find and discuss structure and language features in the Example Text?

Ready

Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

Steady

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Let's look at the Example Text again and annotate it.

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Annotating the Example Text

What can you tell about the structure of the text?

I will show you an example of a structural feature.

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Annotating the Example Text

What language features can we find?

I will show you some examples of different language features.

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Example Text Annotations

Can you find the rest of the structural and language features?

Teach

Review

Can I discuss and identify structure and language features of the Example Text?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Have I found at least one other example for each structure and language feature?

Review

6: Analyse Learning Objective: Can I find and discuss Writer's Knowledge in the Example Text?

Ready

Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

Steady

Teach

Let's look at the Example Text again. Can you remember the structure and language features we found?

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Writer's Knowledge

I will show you where the Writer's Knowledge can be found.

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What Writer's Knowledge can you find in the text?

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Review

Can I discuss and identify the structure and language features of the Example Text?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Have I found at least one example for each feature of the Writer's Knowledge?

Review

7: Analyse Learning Objective: Can I write a Secret Note? (Incidental Write 3)

Ready

Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

Steady

Teach

Let's recap on the Vehicle Text

Read up to 'They threw the box into the baggage car.' (The page with the illustration of the box in the baggage car with Dr Smith, clerks and horses.)

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Drama Opportunity: Role Play

Let's look at the illustration of Henry talking to Dr Smith and James.

(Page beginning 'Many weeks passed.')

Work in groups of three. Each child is to act as one of the characters. Act out the conversation between the three characters when Henry asked them to help him escape. Consider the dangers, their worries and how Henry might be able to persuade them to help him.

*Why do you think the men met 'early...at an empty warehouse'?

Write: A Secret Note

I am going to model writing a secret note from Henry to James, sharing his idea and asking for help.

Can you see examples of modal verbs, relative clauses, and dashes and brackets to indicate parenthesis?

Write

Can I write a secret note from Henry to Dr Smith, sharing his idea and asking for help?

Write

Use the word bank to help you with ideas.

Write

Review

Can I write a secret note?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Have I used modal verbs, relative clauses and dashes and brackets to indicate parenthesis?
• Does it make sense? What changes do you need to make?
• Use the sentence checker and, line by line, edit for improvement.

Review