Week 9

What students do

Paired reading + retrieval stops. Students alternate reading aloud; teacher pauses for retrieval and vocabulary; circulates and probes understanding.

Task

Who is judged unfairly? What assumptions do characters make? What evidence suggests misunderstanding?

Success criteria

Can identify one example of unfair judgement and explain why it is unfair.

What students do

Students analyse quotations linked to judgement and stereotypes; group discussion + whole-class feedback.

Task

Stems: "The writer presents…" / "This could suggest…" / "The character assumes…"

Success criteria

Can identify one example of unfair judgement and explain why.

What students do

Teacher models analytical paragraph with writer-focused opening. Students identify how evidence is integrated into explanation.

Task

Model question: How does the writer show unfair judgement?

Success criteria

Understands writer-focused analytical opening.

What students do

Reduced-scaffold analytical paragraph using independently selected quotations.

Task

Guided analytical writing.

Success criteria

Can independently select supporting evidence.

What students do

Vocabulary retrieval. Independent paragraph with low scaffold.

Task

How does the writer show that characters are judged unfairly?

Success criteria

Can identify one example of unfair judgement and explain why it is unfair.