Retrieval is finding key details or information in the text and extracting them.

Inference means to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions.

An impression refers to initial feelings about a person, place or thing, gained from reading a text.

Developing comprehension of 'A Christmas Carol'

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Learning about the context of 'A Christmas Carol'

Exploring characterisation in 'A Christmas Carol'

Analysing the ending of 'A Christmas Carol'

Exploring and engaging with themes in 'A Christmas Carol'

Planning a setting description based on 'A Christmas Carol'

Writing a setting description based on 'A Christmas Carol'

Planning the opening of 'A Christmas Carol'

Writing the opening of 'A Christmas Carol'

Planning the build up of 'A Christmas Carol'

Writing paragraph one of the  build up of 'A Christmas Carol'

Writing paragraph two of the  build up of 'A Christmas Carol'

Editing the build-up of 'A Christmas Carol'

Planning the climax of a 'A Christmas Carol'

Writing the climax of  'A Christmas Carol'

In the current unit, pupils write a shorter narrative based on a film. In 'The Robin’, pupils write a narrative based on a film clip from beginning to end.

In 'The Firework Maker's Daughter', pupils developed the skill of writing speech sentences. In this unit, pupils will learn to write a short narrative based on a film.

In this unit, pupils explore A Christmas Carol, learning about its context and developing comprehension through targeted questions. They analyse characterisation, themes, and the story's ending. Pupils then plan and write a setting description, along with the opening, build-up and climax.

'A Christmas Carol': narrative writing and reading

finding key details or information in the text and extracting them

to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions

initial feelings about a person, place or thing

True or False? In Chapter 1 of 'A Christmas Carol' the streets are covered with snow.

Bob works for Scrooge. He is his employee.

What is the relationship between Bob and Scrooge?

read the sentence before or after the keyword

search for a type of word e.g. a proper noun

referring to connections that readers make from one text to another

Which of the following can be helpful strategies to use when being asked to **retrieve** information?

What is **inference** sometimes referred to as?

True or False? The tingle Scrooge feels might suggest everything is about to change.

Match the adjectives to the character in 'A Christmas Carol'.

Which of the following is an appropriate definition of 'to retrieve'?

Who is the author of 'A Christmas Carol'?

Scrooge and Bob sit in silence, counting.

Bob asks for more coal for the fire, but Scrooge refuses.

Fred enters and invites Scrooge for dinner.

Scrooge refuses Fred's invitation and Fred leaves.

Order the following events from Chapter 1 of 'A Christmas Carol'.

True or False? Fred gets angry with Scrooge's rudeness.

Why does Bob **tremble** when he asks Scrooge for more coal?

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