Literacy

Literacy

Immersion into our new English Unit

Discussion Texts

Let's revisit the two stories we studied last half-term written by Jeannie Baker.

They were 'The Window' and 'Where the Forest Meets the Sea.'

These stories showed issues linked to the environment.

First Task

What issues were present in the story?

Note down your thoughts as you watch the video stories.

The Window

Second Task

Now that you have noted down the issues from the stories, can you turn some of these issues into a question that could be argued or discussed?

Example:

An issue in one story is pollution.

Question that could be argued or discussed:

Are humans responsible with their rubbish?

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Monday 12th April: Discussion Questions

Final Task

Choose one of your questions and have a go at arguing different viewpoints.

Use language of opinion and language of agreeing and disagreeing to structure your ideas.

Example:

Are humans responsible with their rubbish?