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KS3 · Year 8 - Development · Term 1 - Autumn · Week 5
Pages: Ch. 7-9, pp. 59-82
Harry as bully - what is said vs what is meant.
Lesson 1
What students do
Echo-read "He doesn't even hit me anymore."
Task
Annotate three lines of dialogue with surface vs implied meaning.
Success criteria
Identifies a gap between surface and implied in three places.
Lesson 2
What students do
Pair-discuss Harry's power.
Task
Two embedded quotations about Harry; two inferences per quote.
Success criteria
Four distinct inferences total; all use "because".
Lesson 3
What students do
Teacher models a paragraph on Harry with two inferences and a counterpoint inference.
Task
Copy model; underline counterpoint stem "However, it could also suggest…".
Success criteria
Identifies three different inferences in the model.
Lesson 4
What students do
Scaffolded paragraph on Harry with three inferences from one quotation.
Task
130-word paragraph.
Success criteria
Three inferences linked with "because" or "as if"; one piece of terminology.
Lesson 5
What students do
Independent 140-word paragraph.
Task
How does Ness present Harry as a threat in Ch. 7-9?
Success criteria
Embedded quote; three inferences; terminology used accurately.
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