Year 2 - English
Reading 'The Children of Lir' with expression
'The Children of Lir': reading
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read and explore the traditional tale, 'The Children of Lir'. They will revisit the genre, as well as building strategies for fluency and comprehension. Finally, pupils will express their opinions about the text.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use different strategies to read with expression.
Key Notes
- Adjectives that describe how someone is feeling help to read speech with expression.
- Adverbs may describe how a character has said something.
- Taking note of punctuation allows us to read with expression and communicate meaning.
- Using different types of voice and different tones makes reading aloud more interesting for those who are listening.
- You must decode and understand words to be able to add expression.
Vocabulary To Learn
- expression: reading with feelings and emotion to bring the story to life
- adjective: a word that describes a noun
- verb: a doing or being word
- adverb: a word that describes a verb
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think reading with expression is purely about volume.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Adjectives that describe how someone is feeling help to read speech with expression. Adverbs may describe how a character has said something.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'expression'
reading with feelings and emotion to bring the story to life.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may think reading with expression is purely about volume. Correction: Model reading words, phrases or sentences with and without expression and varying volume, pitch and speed. Then model your thought process about why you read it that way.
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