Year 3 - English
Developing an understanding of rivers through our reading of 'Rushing Rivers'
'Rushing Rivers': reading
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read and explore the non-fiction text 'Rushing Rivers'. They identify the features of a non-fiction text and use strategies to retrieve information. Finally, pupils summarise their learning on rivers, discussing it with others to help consolidate knowledge.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to summarise and explain key information about rivers.
Key Notes
- The information learnt depends on which sections of the text the reader has focused on.
- Summarising a topic and discussing it with others deepens understanding and helps knowledge to stick.
- Rivers are home to many living things and they are a crucial part of human life.
- Human activities can cause harm to rivers.
- There are ways that humans can protect rivers for the benefit of all living things.
Vocabulary To Learn
- summarise: to pull out the key information and ideas from the text
- pollute: to contaminate something with harmful or poisonous substances
- protect: to keep something safe from harm
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may think that pollution of rivers only affects the animals and plants that inhabit it.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
The information learnt depends on which sections of the text the reader has focused on. Summarising a topic and discussing it with others deepens understanding and helps knowledge to stick.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'summarise'
to pull out the key information and ideas from the text.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may think that pollution of rivers only affects the animals and plants that inhabit it. Correction: Model examples of how food chains are broken for other animals and humans if living things in rivers are destroyed.
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