Year 11 - English
Making inferences from two non-fiction texts
Non-fiction: explorers
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils develop their non-fiction reading and writing skills by looking at non-fiction texts about explorers. They first conceptualise travel writing, before building towards making concise and developed comparisons between texts. They finally create a compelling account about a place.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use inference to explain complexities in writers' attitudes.
Key Notes
- Writers convey their meaning through explicit statements and implicit suggestion.
- The reader makes inferences in order to discover the more nuanced meanings.
- Inference involves zooming in on the connotations of chosen words.
- Font styles can also be a subtle way of communicating ideas.
Vocabulary To Learn
- immersive: deep absorption or interest in topic or place
- explicit: clear and obvious
- implicit: suggested or hinted at
- destitute: extremely poor
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Students think that attitudes are often strong and one dimensional.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Writers convey their meaning through explicit statements and implicit suggestion. The reader makes inferences in order to discover the more nuanced meanings.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'immersive'
deep absorption or interest in topic or place.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Students think that attitudes are often strong and one dimensional. Correction: Encourage them to think about how it is possible for a book or a film to be both frightening and enjoyable.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Comparing Stevenson and Steinbeck's attitudes to their travelling companions Study Guide
- Conceptualising travel writing and making predictions based on titles Study Guide
- Identifying and using different perspectives Study Guide
- Using compound adjectives and analogies for effect in non-fiction writing Study Guide
- Using inverted sentence structures and chiasmus for effect Study Guide
- Writing a compelling account Study Guide
- Writing concise and developed comparisons of non-fiction texts Study Guide
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