Immerse: The Invisible

Lessons

1: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I write predictions about a story?

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Questions What are these objects? How might they be connected? What could these objects be for? Do they remind you of anything? What could they tell us about the story or the characters? How might these objects link with image we have just seen?

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Let's look at an illustration from our Vehicle Text.

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• What can you see in the illustration?
• What does this illustration tell you about the setting of our story?
• What might the people be doing? How might they be feeling? Why?
• How might this illustration link to the objects in the classroom?

Let's add some ideas to the flipchart.

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Predictions.

What do you think the story could be about? Make a prediction based on what you have learned so far.

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*Use inferences to make a focused prediction.

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Write

Can I record predictions about the text?

Write

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

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Can I record predictions about a text?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Does it make sense? What changes do you need to make?
• Use the sentence checker and, line by line, edit for improvement.

Review

2: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I write a setting poem?

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Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

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Let's look at vocabulary from the Vehicle Text

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Let's look at the cover of the Vehicle Text. Were your predictions correct? Now let's read the start of the story.

(Read up to the end of the page with the line 'And nobody saw her at all')

What do you notice about the setting of this story?

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Drama Opportunity: Step Inside

Let's look at 4 illustrations from the text. In groups - imagine that you can 'step inside' each illustration. Describe what you might see, hear or feel while stood in that setting. Let's add our ideas to the flipchart.

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I am going to model writing a setting poem.

Can you see examples of expanded noun phrases?

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Write

Can I write a setting poem?

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Use the word bank to help you with ideas.

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Review

Can I write a settings poem?

• Read what you have written out loud.

• Have I used expanded noun phrases?

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Now let's read the rest of the Vehicle Text.

How did Isabel find her identity again?

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3: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I understand the Example Text and its vocabulary?

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Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

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Let's re-read the Vehicle Text.

What have we discovered so far?

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Now, let's read the Example Text.

This is a Becoming Visible Narrative.

*It will help you to write your own Becoming Visible Narrative (based on Isabel from the VT) later on.

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Let's look at vocabulary from the Example Text.

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Narrative Building Block Questions

Let's answer some questions about the text.

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Review

Can I understand the Example Text and the vocabulary included?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Have I answered the questions fully?
• Have I included evidence from the Example Text?

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4: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I write a character description?

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Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

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Let's recap on the Vehicle Text

How might Isabel have felt at different points in the story?

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Drama Opportunity: Role on the Wall

Let's look at the illustration of Isabel. On the oustide of the outline, let's add words and phrases to describe what Isabel looks like. On the inside of the outline, let's add words and phrases to suggest how Isabel feels.

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I am going to model writing a character description.

Can you see examples of 'was' or 'were' used correctly, pronouns, alternative nouns and inverted commas for direct speech?

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Write

Can I write a character description?

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Use the word bank to help you with ideas.

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Review

Can I write a character description?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Does it make sense? What changes do you need to make?
• Have I used 'was' or 'were' correctly, pronouns, alternative nouns, and inverted commas for direct speech?
• Use the sentence checker and, line by line, edit for improvement.

Review