I have a golden rule: Show me the evidence!! You have to be guided by the words in the text. We have just done a past paper question where the answer to the question, "How do you know the family are despairing of getting Louis to school on time?" was "They are thinking about having breakfast the night before" Previous attempts at these types of obscure questions has led to blank expressions all round. Although not all got it, some did because they had taken it step by step.
This template is also good for homework support. If they have done all of these steps, you know that they have really engaged with the text.
Guided Reading
Template
Stage 1. Look
at the clues which could set the scene.
1. Is there any photo
/ picture? What does it show?
2. What’s the title
of the article? Translate it here:
3. What’s this
article about? Which topics might be
included in this reading text?
Stage 2. Skim
read – getting the gist of what has been written
List the 3 most important things you have learned from the
text.
1.
2.
3.
Stage 3. Focus
on the first line of each paragraph – find the theme of the paragraph.
Translate each first sentence, and then tell me what the
probable theme of the paragraph is.
Paragraph
number..
|
Translation
|
Probable theme
|
1.
|
Stage 4. Find
out what the key words are each question – underline them!
Stage 5. Find the section that gives you the answer
to the question.
a. Underline the sentence or phrase which gives you the
answer.
b. Translate as much as you can from that sentence into your
exercise book.
German:
English:
Stage 6. Answer
the question, using your translation to help you!
