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KS3 · Year 7 - Foundations · Term 1 - Autumn · Week 5
Pages: Chapter 4, pp. 15-19
Reema's memories surface - Jamal, Aleppo. Physical running, emotional return.
Lesson 1
What students do
Teacher reads pp. 15-19 with echo. Pauses to explore Reema's thoughts, memories of Jamal, references to Aleppo.
Task
What is Reema thinking about during the race? What memories of Jamal are mentioned? Which words show she is still emotionally affected? What does this suggest about what she has lost?
Success criteria
Can identify how Reema's memories shape our understanding of her.
Lesson 2
What students do
Tables discuss one quote linked to memory/Jamal/courage; record one group inference; whole-class feedback.
Task
Stems: "This suggests Reema feels…" / "When Reema remembers…, it shows…" / "The writer presents her as…"
Success criteria
Can infer emotional pressure from Reema's memories and thoughts.
Lesson 3
What students do
Teacher models embedding a quotation INSIDE the WHAT/HOW/WHY paragraph rather than dropping it separately.
Task
Model paragraph: How do Reema's memories influence the way we see her?
Success criteria
Can see how quotations can be blended into writing.
Lesson 4
What students do
Students complete a partially-scaffolded paragraph (scaffold reduced to sentence openings only); peer assess.
Task
Sentence-opening task with embedded-quotation practice using a Jamal / memory quotation.
Success criteria
Can embed one quotation and explain it.
Lesson 5
What students do
Vocabulary retrieval. Students choose from a quotation bank and write more independently.
Task
How do Reema's memories affect the way the reader sees her? Support: MEDIUM-LOW.
Success criteria
Paragraph shows clearer independence and evidence choice.
AI marking - try this with the English Hub feedback engine
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