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3.2.1 Reading for Information and Meaning
English · Grade 9 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Inferring the meaning of words, phrases and sentences from context
- Making predictions and connecting events in a text to real life
- Making notes and summarising the events in a text
What you will be able to do
- infer the meaning of words, phrases and sentences from the context
- make connections between events in a text and real life situations
- value the need to comprehend the information in written texts
Key questions
“Why is it important to find the meaning of new words and phrases?”
“How do we derive information from a given text?”
Lessons
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Working out a word from context
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizUse definition, example, contrast and general-sense clues to infer the meaning of new words, phrases and sentences.
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From the page to your life
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizPredict, read, connect the events to real life, make notes and write a short summary.