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To simply introduce the text, read it with the children or ask them to listen to the audio and then discuss it.
For listening comprehension, first read through the questions together so that the children listen with a purpose and jot down notes.
Press play to begin the audio.
Encourage the children to share their ideas in pairs before discussing the answers as a class.
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Select one question at a time to focus on.
Read the question and decide which words are important.
Look at the number of marks available.
Strategy check
Use detailed, focused reading. Pick out key words and phrases.
Precisely what information should the answer include?
How much information should the answer include?
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6.
Describe how William's mood changes throughout this extract.
5.
Using information from the text, rewrite the statement below so that it is true. Explain your answer with evidence from the text.
Cook had given William the sausages he cooked with the Outlaws.
4.
Find and copy three words and phrases that show the story is set in the past.
3.
Who do you think the Outlaws are? Explain your answer with evidence from the text.
2.
"Perhaps 'cooked' is too euphemistic a term."
Which word is closest in meaning to "euphemistic" from paragraph two?
Polite / false / despairing / real
1.
Which two things had William collected to take with him for the afternoon?
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Discuss whether there is an obvious place to start searching for the answer within the text and look for it.
Find all the relevant information to the question and highlight any parts of the text that are important evidence. Clicking on ‘Copy to Crack it’ sends selected text to the Crack it screen.
Strategy check
Skim the text and pick out the sentences and paragraphs you need.
Scan the text for the precise words and phrases.
Use detailed, focused reading to establish the precise context in which the words are used.
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Which two things had William collected to take with him for the afternoon?
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Reread the question with the class if necessary.
Read the notes pasted in ‘evidence’ and discuss how you might be able to use them in the answer.
Draft the answer using the evidence when relevant. Stress that a good answer gives the information requested.
Demonstrate how it is useful to use some of the key words and phrases from the question in the answer.
Click on ‘check it’ to compare the class answer with the model one. Compare the answers and discuss which is better and why.
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Which two things had William collected to take with him for the afternoon?