Analyse: Leon and the Place Between

Lessons

5: Analyse Learning Objective: Can I understand how the Example Text is structured and the language features it has?

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?

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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?

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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. 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 Setting Description? (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

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Vehicle Text

Let's re-read the Vehicle Text.

(Stop after the line 'Between there and back again. This is the place where MAGIC sends you.')

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Let's look at the following illustrations:

Leon meeting the boy on the carpet in the place between (beginning with the line 'Inside, the box was not a box'). Leon and the boy on the carpet ride (beginning with the line '"Will you show me?..." asked Leon'). Leon with the rabbit and the boy on the carpet (beginning with the line 'The carpet came to rest'). Leon sitting as the boy floats away (beginning with the line 'Leon hugged the lonely rabbit').

How do these illustrations show magic?

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Drama Opportunity: Step inside the Magical Settings

In small pairs, imagine you are inside the illustrations and describe what you can see. We will note down some ideas on the flipchart

Now - look at the magical setting picture on the next slide and imagine you are inside...

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Drama Opportunity: Step Inside

In pairs - take on the roles of Leon and the boy from the place between. Imagine you are inside this picture and talk about what you can see and what you are doing.

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I am going to model writing a Setting Description.

Can you see examples of expanded noun phrases, correct verb inflections, fronted adverbials, inverted commas for speech and commas after fronted adverbials?

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Write

Can I write a Setting Description about the place between that Leon finds as he falls through the magic box?

Write

Use the word bank to help you with ideas.

Write

Review

Can I write a Setting Description?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Have I used expanded noun phrases correctly, correct verb inflections, fronted adverbials, inverted commas for speech and commas after fronted adverbials?
• Does it make sense? What changes do you need to make?
• Use the sentence checker and, line by line, edit for improvement.

Review