Week 2

What students do

Teacher reads pp. 1-8; class echo-reads "The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do." Annotate three places where Ness withholds information.

Task

Highlight one explicit detail and one implicit detail on a printed extract.

Success criteria

Can identify one explicit and one implicit detail and label each correctly.

What students do

Read pp. 9-14. Discuss in pairs using stems: "I think Conor feels… because…" / "Building on that, I'd add…"

Task

Select two embedded quotations (max 5 words) about Conor's nightmare; one inference each.

Success criteria

Both quotations under 6 words and embedded; each carries a different inference.

What students do

Watch teacher live-model a WHAT/HOW/WHY paragraph using "This suggests… because…".

Task

Copy the modelled paragraph and label W/H/W in margin.

Success criteria

Three colour-coded sections and one "This suggests… because…" stem present.

What students do

Write a scaffolded paragraph on the monster's arrival using a sentence-starter frame.

Task

Paragraph (80-100 words) with one embedded quotation and "This suggests… because…".

Success criteria

Quote embedded; one inference developed with "because"; subject terminology used once.

What students do

Independent paragraph (100-120 words, no scaffold).

Task

How does Ness make the monster seem frightening on pp. 1-14?

Success criteria

Embedded quote; "This suggests… because…" used accurately; full stops and capitals correct.