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2.4.1 Intensive Reading: Class Reader
English · Grade 7 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Parts of a book used in previewing: cover, title, author, blurb, contents
- Author and setting (time and place) of a class reader
- K-W-W-L notes; class readers are novellas, not KCSE set books
What you will be able to do
- explain the different parts that aid in previewing a book
- describe the author and the setting of the text in terms of time and place
- underscore the value of reading for lifelong learning
Key questions
“Why should we not judge a book by its cover?”
Lessons
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Previewing a class reader
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizUse cover, title, blurb, contents and the first page before you decide what the book is about.
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Author and setting: time and place
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizNote who wrote the reader, and describe setting as where and when, using clues in words and pictures.