Year 4 - English
Building understanding of 'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark'
'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark': reading
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read and explore the non-fiction text 'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark'. They will identify the features of a non-fiction text and use strategies to retrieve information. Finally, pupils will read the text to learn specifically about the anglerfish.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to retrieve information from a non-fiction text to answer questions.
Key Notes
- Familiarising yourself with a text's layout helps you to navigate and understand it.
- Skimming and scanning is a way to retrieve information accurately and quickly from a text.
- Searching for key words helps you to find information you are looking for.
- Bioluminescence and biofluorescence are two different ways in which creatures produce their glow.
Vocabulary To Learn
- information: facts learned about someone or something
- retrieve: to find information within the text
- bioluminescence: the production and emission of light by a living organism caused by a chemical reaction within it
- biofluorescence: the production and emission of light by a living organism as a result of absorbing ultraviolet light
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may find the keywords from a question and copy out that exact sentence without checking.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Familiarising yourself with a text's layout helps you to navigate and understand it. Skimming and scanning is a way to retrieve information accurately and quickly from a text.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'information'
facts learned about someone or something.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may find the keywords from a question and copy out that exact sentence without checking. Correction: Ensure children reread the question and check that their answer answers that question.
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