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KS3 · Year 8 - Development · Term 1 - Autumn · Week 3
Pages: Ch. 2-3, pp. 15-32
Conor's mum - short sentences signal exhaustion.
Lesson 1
What students do
Echo-read the breakfast scene; notice short sentences.
Task
Underline three short sentences; annotate why Ness might choose them.
Success criteria
Can name one structural choice and link it to an effect.
Lesson 2
What students do
Pair-talk: "Conor's mum suggests she is… because…" / "I disagree slightly, I think…"
Task
Two embedded quotations about Mum; two different inferences each.
Success criteria
Each quote carries two DISTINCT inferences.
Lesson 3
What students do
Watch teacher draw two inferences from one quote ("Her hand shook"). "This could suggest… / Alternatively…"
Task
Copy and annotate; identify both inferences.
Success criteria
Annotation labels both inferences and the linking phrase.
Lesson 4
What students do
Scaffolded paragraph using one quote and two inferences.
Task
100-word paragraph with "This could suggest… / Alternatively…".
Success criteria
One embedded quote; two distinct inferences linked with "because".
Lesson 5
What students do
Independent paragraph, 120 words.
Task
What impressions does Ness give of Conor's mum in Ch. 2-3?
Success criteria
Two inferences from one quote; accurate punctuation; one piece of terminology used correctly.
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