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13.2.1 Intensive Reading: Visualising and Summarising
English · Grade 9 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Sensory words and expressions that create mental images
- Identifying mental images and the main idea in a sea-travel passage
- Summarising a passage in the reader own words
What you will be able to do
- identify mental images created from a read passage
- summarise what a passage is about
- appreciate the role of visualising and summarising in enhancing understanding of a text
Key questions
“Which words or expressions appeal to the five senses?”
“Why is it important to make a relevant summary of a text?”
Lessons
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Painting pictures with words
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizFind the sensory words in a sea-travel passage and describe the mental pictures they create.
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Trimming to the main idea
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizPick the main idea of each paragraph and write a short summary of a passage in your own words.