Starter quiz
- Match the adjectives to the character in 'Oliver Twist'.
- happy, giggly⇔Nancy ✓
- honest, trusting⇔Oliver ✓
- vicious, mean⇔Bill Sikes ✓
- When reading, what is meant by a making a prediction?
- a list of technical or subject-specific terms with brief explanations
- when you find and remember specific information or details from the text
- a guess or inference about what might happen next in the story based on clues ✓
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- Who is the illustrator of this adaptation of 'Oliver Twist'?
- 'Jeff Anderson' ✓
- Order the following events from Chapter 4 of 'Oliver Twist'.
- 1⇔The Artful Dodger leads Oliver to Fagin.
- 2⇔Fagin feeds Oliver and teaches him how to pickpocket.
- 3⇔Oliver is introduced to Nancy and Bill Sikes.
- 4⇔Oliver goes out on the streets with the Artful Dodger & Charlie. He gets caught.
- True or False? Fagin shares all of his wealth with the boys.
- True
- False ✓
- Why does Mr. Brownlow think that Oliver has stolen from him?
- He is missing a handkerchief. ✓
- Oliver had his hand in his coat pocket.
- He is missing some money.
- Oliver has a guilty-looking face and runs away. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- impression⇔refers to initial feelings about a person, place or thing ✓
- prediction⇔an educated guess, based on evidence in the text or prior knowledge ✓
- retrieval⇔finding key details or information in the text and extracting them ✓
- What is the name of the gentleman who disagrees with Mr. Brownlow about Oliver?
- Mr. Quilp
- Mr. Grimwig ✓
- Mr. Haversham
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- How much does Mr. Brownlow give to Oliver to pay the bookseller?
- four pounds
- five pounds ✓
- six pounds
- seven pounds
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- Order the following events from Chapter 7.
- 1⇔Oliver is sent to the bookshop to return books and pay five pounds.
- 2⇔Nancy spots Oliver and pretends to be his sister.
- 3⇔Bill Sikes threatens Oliver.
- 4⇔Bullseye keeps watch to check Oliver does not move.
- Which of the following can be helpful strategies to use when being asked to retrieve information?
- reading the entire text again
- underline keywords ✓
- read the sentence before or after the keyword ✓
- search for a type of word e.g. a proper noun ✓
- referring to connections that readers make from one text to another
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- Which character is having second thoughts about helping Fagin?
- Nancy ✓
- Bill
- Artful Dodger
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Oliver is beginning to settle into life with Mr. Brownlow in Pentonville, London.
- Readers can form an impression of a range of characters by focusing on how a character is described or depicted in text.
- A prediction is a statement about what you think will happen in the future.
- Predictions can be justified using information from the text or readers’ prior knowledge about the characters &context.
- Searching for keywords or specific types of words can support readers in answering retrieval questions.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it challenging to identify keywords in the question.
Rehearse answering retrieval questions by modelling the process out loud. Encourage children to underline the keyword in the question and use skimming and scanning to find the answer.
Keywords
Impression - An impression refers to initial feelings about a person, place or thing, gained from reading a text.
Prediction - A prediction is an educated guess, based on evidence in the text or prior knowledge.
Retrieval - Retrieval is finding key details or information in the text and extracting them.
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