Starter quiz
- Match each word to its definition (Non-fiction: crime and punishment).
- primitive⇔simple, basic ✓
- punitive⇔something intended as a punishment ✓
- sparse⇔in short supply, limited ✓
- manual labour⇔physical work done by humans ✓
- Bastoy prison island is in ______ (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
- 'Norway' ✓
- What is picking oakum? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
- a slang term for going to prison
- a crime you could be sent to prison for
- to separate threads of rope ✓
- a punitive punishment for prisoners ✓
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- What is true of Henry Mayhew (1812-1887)? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
- He was Norwegian.
- He was a prisoner in Newgate Prison.
- He lived during the Victorian era. ✓
- He wrote about London's Newgate Prison. ✓
- He believed more people should be sent to prison.
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- What is true of Erwin James (1957-2024)? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
- He was Norwegian.
- He was imprisoned in a British jail. ✓
- He spent time as a prisoner on Bastoy prison island.
- He was a Victorian.
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- How is Bastoy prison island described by one of the prisoners in Erwin James’s article about the Norwegian prison written for the Guardian in 2013? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
- luxurious
- a village ✓
- cushy
- daunting
- a community ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match each word to its definition (Non-fiction: crime and punishment).
- inferring⇔considering a text’s suggested ideas ✓
- analysing⇔exploring writer’s methods ✓
- summarising⇔detailing the main points of something ✓
- Which of these is an example of manual labour? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
- reading
- picking oakum ✓
- mending a bike ✓
- writing
- walking
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- Henry Mayhew wrote a book called ‘The ______ Prisons of London: And Scenes of Prison Life’ published in 1862. (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
- 'Criminal' ✓
- Erwin James wrote an article called ‘The Norwegian prison where inmates are treated like ______’ for the Guardian newspaper in 2013 (Non-fiction: crime and punishment).
- 'people' ✓
- Which of these sentences use the word sparse correctly? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
- Huge sparse crowds of people welcomed the football team home.
- The garden was huge but the grass was sparse and uneven. ✓
- The population is quite sparse because lots of people leave the country. ✓
- My portion of chips was incredibly sparse so I was really full after lunch.
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- Which of these sentences use the word primitive correctly? (Non-fiction: crime and punishment)
- The playground’s equipment was primitive so no-one went there. ✓
- Even though the machine was primitive, it made the model cars effectively. ✓
- The accommodation was primitive rather than luxurious. ✓
- Each pizza was a different, primitive size.
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Key learning points
- A summary captures the main ideas of a text in a short and clear format.
- When writing a summary of a text, it can be helpful to include short quotations.
- You can develop your summary by including inferences.
- Inferences explore a text’s suggested ideas.
- Inferences should not include analysis of language or structure.
Common misconception
Inference and analysis are the same thing.
Inference is about reading between the lines. Analysis focuses on unpicking writer's methods and explores their effects.
Keywords
Primitive - simple, basic
Suggest - to hint, or imply
Infer - in relation to a text, to come to understand a text’s suggested ideas
Sparse - in short supply, limited
Manual labour - physical work done by humans
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