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New
Year 10
Eduqas

Reading and comparing two texts about prisons: London (1862) and Norway (2013)

I can read two texts about the same topic - prisons - and begin to compare them.

New
New
Year 10
Eduqas

Reading and comparing two texts about prisons: London (1862) and Norway (2013)

I can read two texts about the same topic - prisons - and begin to compare them.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Using predictive reading skills before you read a text can help you understand more complex texts.
  2. When reading a text for the first time, you won’t necessarily understand every word and idea.
  3. Making short annotations as you read can help you develop an understanding of a text.
  4. When comparing two texts, using words like ‘more’ or ‘less’ can be helpful.

Common misconception

That Mayhew describes everything in the prison in a negative light.

Focus on the descriptions of the prisoners. Why does Mayhew present them in this way? What is he trying to say about prisoners?

Keywords

  • Punitive - something intended as a punishment

  • Rehabilitation - helping people to recover and reintegrate into society after facing issues

  • Evaluate - to consider something carefully and make a judgement about it

  • Inhumane - cruel, brutal

  • Reform - to change something in order to improve it

Equipment

You need access to a copy of Henry Mayhew's 'The Criminal Prisons of London' (1862) and Erwin James's 'The Norwegian Prison' (2013). A copy/link to each text an be found in the additional materials.

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
  • Depiction or discussion of serious crime
  • Depiction or discussion of sexual violence
  • Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

Supervision

Adult supervision required

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which words would help you show difference? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
Both
Correct answer: Whereas
Correct answer: By comparison
Similarly
Correct answer: However
Q2.
Which words would help you show similarity? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
Whilst
By contrast,
Correct answer: In the same way,
Whereas
Correct answer: Both
Q3.
Match each word to its definition. (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
Correct Answer:fiction ,literature which describes imaginary events

literature which describes imaginary events

Correct Answer:non-fiction,writing about real events and facts

writing about real events and facts

Correct Answer:article,a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine

a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine

Correct Answer:extract,a short section of a longer piece of writing

a short section of a longer piece of writing

Q4.
What word is given to texts that are based in truth and not invented? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
Correct Answer: Non-fiction, non fiction
Q5.
Match each word to its definition. (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
Correct Answer:punitive,something intended as a punishment

something intended as a punishment

Correct Answer:rehabilitation,helping people reintegrate into society

helping people reintegrate into society

Correct Answer:inhumane,cruel, brutal

cruel, brutal

Correct Answer:reform,changing something to improve it

changing something to improve it

Q6.
Which dates encompass the 19th century? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
1701-1800
Correct answer: 1801-1900
1901-2000
2001-2100

6 Questions

Q1.
Which reading skill can help you before reading a complex text? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
clarifying
questioning
summarising
Correct answer: predicting
Q2.
Which word means to help people recover and reintegrate into society after facing issues? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
Correct answer: rehabilitation
controversial
punitive
refusal
Q3.
What word beginning with 'P' means to be intended as punishment? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
Correct Answer: punitive
Q4.
Complete this sentence to fill the blanks: Contextual information can include; __________, __________ and _________. (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
Correct answer: when the text was written
Correct answer: who the text was written by
Correct answer: what the text is about
how the writer uses language
why the writer has made specific choices
Q5.
In a first-person narrative, which pronoun is typically used to refer to the narrator? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
he
they
Correct answer: I
you
she
Q6.
Which of these would not be considered a non-fiction text? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
autobiography
Correct answer: poem
newspaper report
letter
leaflet

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