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KS3 · Year 7 - Foundations · Term 1 - Autumn · Week 11
Pages: Chapters 20-22 + read Chapters 23-29 for homework
Homework
Read Chapters 23-29.
Lesson 1
What students do
Reciprocal reading. Students take roles (summariser, predictor, clarifier, questioner). Teacher models roles briefly before students lead discussion.
Task
What does the fox represent? Why might the writer use animals symbolically?
Success criteria
Can explain what the fox symbolises using one quotation.
Lesson 2
What students do
Discuss symbolism quotations in groups; feed back interpretations.
Task
Stems: "The fox could represent…" / "This symbol suggests…"
Success criteria
Can use evidence to explain how the fox represents vulnerability or survival.
Lesson 3
What students do
Teacher models paragraph analysing symbolism using embedded quotations.
Task
Model question: What does the fox symbolise?
Success criteria
Understands basic symbolism analysis.
Lesson 4
What students do
Guided symbolism paragraph with reduced scaffold.
Task
Guided analytical response.
Success criteria
Can explain symbolic meaning clearly.
Lesson 5
What students do
Vocabulary retrieval. Independent symbolism analysis.
Task
How does the writer use the fox symbolically?
Success criteria
Explains symbolism using evidence.
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