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KS3 · Year 8 - Development · Term 1 - Autumn · Week 12
Pages: Ch. 27-29, pp. 225-248
Lesson 1
What students do
Read Conor's confession ("I can't stand it anymore"); identify climax.
Task
Plot Conor's emotional arc across the novel.
Success criteria
Five plotted points with quote and emotion label.
Lesson 2
What students do
Prepare 60-second structured talk: "How has Conor changed?"
Task
Deliver to partner with opening/middle/end structure.
Success criteria
Three textual references; eye contact; clear voice.
Lesson 3
What students do
Live-model two-paragraph response: Conor at start vs end.
Task
Copy model; mark embedded quotes/inferences/terminology in three colours.
Success criteria
Three colours used to mark quote, inference, terminology.
Lesson 4
What students do
Scaffolded two-paragraph comparative response.
Task
240-word response.
Success criteria
Paired evidence across paragraphs; comparative connective; four inferences total.
Lesson 5
What students do
Independent response + 5-minute edit.
Task
240-word two-paragraph response + visible edit.
Success criteria
Comparative structure; one self-correction; terminology used twice.
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