Year 4 - English
Answering questions using evidence in 'Walter Tull's Scrapbook'
'Walter Tull's Scrapbook': reading
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read and explore the biography 'Walter Tull's Scrapbook'. They use retrieval and inference to develop their comprehension of the text and the historical context. Finally, they summarise Walter Tull's life by identifying significant moments.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use evidence in the text to support reasoning.
Key Notes
- Skimming and scanning helps to retrieve and record information from a text.
- Reading between the lines to search for clues can help to infer meaning.
- Evidence from the text helps us to justify our inferences.
Vocabulary To Learn
- retrieval: Retrieval is finding key details or information in the text and extracting them.
- inference: Inference means to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions.
- evidence: Evidence is the information from a text that can support or justify our reasoning.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may include any information that mentions keywords in the question stem.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Skimming and scanning helps to retrieve and record information from a text. Reading between the lines to search for clues can help to infer meaning.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'retrieval'
Retrieval is finding key details or information in the text and extracting them.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may include any information that mentions keywords in the question stem. Correction: It is important to model re-reading the question and answer, checking evidence for accuracy and context in answers.
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