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- Year 4
Answering questions using evidence in 'Walter Tull's Scrapbook'
I can use evidence in the text to support reasoning.
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- Year 4
Answering questions using evidence in 'Walter Tull's Scrapbook'
I can use evidence in the text to support reasoning.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Skimming and scanning helps to retrieve and record information from a text.
- Reading between the lines to search for clues can help to infer meaning.
- Evidence from the text helps us to justify our inferences.
Keywords
Retrieval - Retrieval is finding key details or information in the text and extracting them.
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.
Common misconception
Pupils may include any information that mentions keywords in the question stem.
It is important to model re-reading the question and answer, checking evidence for accuracy and context in answers.
To help you plan your year 4 English lesson on: Answering questions using evidence in 'Walter Tull's Scrapbook', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 4 English lesson on: Answering questions using evidence in 'Walter Tull's Scrapbook', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2013 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books edition of 'Walter Tull’s Scrapbook', written by Michaela Morgan.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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