Starter quiz
- What is a definition for prejudice?
- Judging others unfairly based on stereotypes. ✓
- Liking one thing more.
- Seeing the future.
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- Match the word to the correct definition.
- war⇔A big fight between countries. ✓
- home⇔Where you live and feel safe. ✓
- sports⇔Games that people play. ✓
- career⇔A job you do for a long time. ✓
- Select strategies that could help a reader to find information in a non-fiction text.
- Use headings to locate different topics in the text. ✓
- Imagine what an event must have been like.
- Use an index or glossary. ✓
- Predict what will come next.
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- Which of these statements are true in relation to the First World War.
- The First World War began in 1914. ✓
- It was a peaceful and joyful time.
- Soldiers fought in trenches. ✓
- The First World War lasted only a few days.
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- What does a hero mean?
- A person admired for courage and noble qualities. ✓
- A person who teaches others.
- A bad person in a story.
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- Match these words to their definitions.
- orphanage⇔Home for children with no parents. ✓
- personal hygiene⇔Staying clean and healthy. ✓
- chapel⇔A small place of Christian worship. ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- similarity⇔When two or more things share similar traits. ✓
- difference⇔When two or more things have features that set them apart. ✓
- compare⇔Involves identifying similarities between two or more things ✓
- contrast⇔Involves identifying differences between two or more things. ✓
- True or False? Life during wartime was pleasant for Walter.
- True
- False ✓
- Order these events from page 19 in 'Walter Tull's Scrapbook'.
- 1⇔Early wake up, after little sleep
- 2⇔Watching the enemy's "trenches"
- 3⇔Eat breakfast
- 4⇔Mend walls
- 5⇔Eat a small dinner
- True or False? Walter was sent away from the Front due to "shell shock".
- True ✓
- False
- In which year does Walter return to the battlefield after spending time in hospital?
- 1918
- 1917
- 1916 ✓
- 1915
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- Which of the following are similarities between Walter's life at home and during the war?
- Walter wore a different uniform in sports and in war.
- Walter was kind and helpful to others in both roles. ✓
- Walter aimed for goals on the field, but peace in battles.
- Both football and battles demanded Walter's hard work. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A similarity is a feature or aspect that has some resemblance to something else, without being identical.
- A difference is a feature or aspect that has a distinct or discernible feature that sets it apart from something else.
- Comparing two contexts, provides readers with an in-depth understanding of Walter's life.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it challenging to draw similarities between Walter's home life and life at war.
Modelling a few additional examples will support pupils e.g. he excelled in football and at war.
Keywords
Similarity - A similarity is when two or more things share similar traits.
Difference - A difference is when two or more things have features that set them apart from one another.
Compare - Comparing involves identifying similarities between two or more things, ideas, themes, or texts.
Contrast - Contrasting involves identifying differences between two or more things, ideas, concepts, or texts.
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