Starter quiz
- What does inference mean?
- to retrieve answers directly from the text
- to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions ✓
- to provide evidence from the text
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- What is evidence in the context of reading?
- to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions
- to give our ideas or opinions on something
- the information from a text that can support or justify our reasoning ✓
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- Which of the following can be useful strategies to locate evidence to support an answer?
- Including all the information we can find on a topic.
- Adding in information from a different context.
- Checking the context of the text you are reading. ✓
- Looking for specific information directly related to the question. ✓
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- True or false? While on Elephant Island, improvements made at the camp made morale deteriorate.
- True
- False ✓
- What is a suitable definition of a theme within a text?
- a description of the sequence of events in a story
- the details about the time and place where a story occurs
- a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story ✓
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- True or false? An impression a reader forms about a text always has to be positive.
- True
- False ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to their definitions
- theme⇔a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story ✓
- convey⇔to communicate a message to the reader directly/indirectly ✓
- legacy⇔the lasting impact of particular events in a person's life ✓
- inspire⇔to motivate or encourage through positive influence ✓
- True or false? Upon sighting the harbour near Stromness, Shackleton let out a cry of exhilaration.
- True
- False ✓
- Select some of the different ways we can identify themes within a text.
- considering actions and characteristics of people within the text ✓
- reading the whole text again and again
- searching for deeper meaning using inference ✓
- considering the overall message of the text ✓
- looking for the themes written explicitly in the text
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- Which of the following are themes that are applicable to the text, 'Shackleton's Journey'?
- love
- hope ✓
- betrayal
- leadership ✓
- adaptation ✓
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- Match the following dates from the text with the events they correspond to.
- 8th August 1914⇔Endurance sets sail for Buenos Aires, Argentina. ✓
- 30th August 1916⇔The crew on Elephant Island are rescued. ✓
- 21st May 1917⇔The Endurance Expedition arrives back in the UK. ✓
- 5th January 1922⇔Ernest Shackleton dies. ✓
- True or false? Ernest Shackleton was considered a good leader during the Endurance Expedition.
- True ✓
- False
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 'Shackleton's Journey' includes themes of leadership, resilience, hope and exploration.
- Shackleton is recognised as an excellent leader, who remained determined in the face of adversity.
- Ernest Shackleton set an excellent example to his crew; he was an inspirational role model.
Common misconception
Pupils may only consider themes that are universally understood.
Highlight that there are many possible themes that can be drawn out from a text; readers may interpret these differently.
Keywords
Theme - A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story.
Convey - To convey means to communicate a message to the reader directly or indirectly.
Legacy - Legacy is the long-lasting impact of particular events and actions that took place in the past, or in a person’s life.
Inspire - To inspire is to motivate or encourage through positive influence or example.
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