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- Year 4
Developing comprehension of 'Arthur and the Golden Rope' through rich discussion
I can infer meaning from 'Arthur and the Golden Rope'.
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- Year 4
Developing comprehension of 'Arthur and the Golden Rope' through rich discussion
I can infer meaning from 'Arthur and the Golden Rope'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Reading between the lines to search for clues can help to infer meaning
- Evidence from the text helps us to justify our inferences
- Skimming and scanning helps to retrieve and record information from a text
- Role on the wall is a reading activity that helps readers develop their understanding of a character
Keywords
Inference - Inference means to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions.
Evidence - Evidence is the information from a text that can support or justify our reasoning.
Character traits - Character traits are the special qualities that make a character in a story unique and interesting.
Role on the wall - Role on the wall is a character analysis activity which encourages readers to infer.
Motives - Motives refer to a person’s reasons for doing something.
Common misconception
Pupils may place character traits both on the inside and outside of the character outline.
Explain to pupils that inner emotions and feelings remain inside, attributes that other characters can see go on the outside.
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Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2016 Flying Eye Books edition of 'Arthur and the Golden Rope', written and illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton, for this lesson.
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