incorporating humour into writing which would be useful to share with pupils. Curriculum links: making inferences and referring to How many pupils feel they’ve been in a evidence in the text similar situation? Explore the cartoon on knowing the page 55: purpose, audience for and context of the writing and . drawing on this Discuss the way Dan uses humour in this knowledge to instance within groups and then as a whole support class. Pupils could then complete a short, comprehension written response to explain how Dan uses checking humour to describe Mr Pratley. How does understanding to Dan want the reader to feel about Mr make sure that Pratley? Swap with partners to see if they what they have agree. read makes sense. read critically Pupils should predict the ways that Jamie through: might try and get his own back on Mr knowing how language, Pratley. including figurative language, This work should be saved for reference to vocabulary choice, further incidences of humour against Mr grammar, text Pratley later in the text and for pupils to test structure and out their predictions. organisational features, presents * Additional challenge. Pupils could adopt meaning Dan’s style and complete their own piece of humorous writing about their behavior towards a teacher (imagined!). Share with a partner and evaluate the impact of the humour. Differentiate through: Pairings and groupings, use of Dan’s guidance on using humour, examples of
Curriculum links: making inferences and referring to evidence in the text knowing the purpose, audience for and context of the writing and drawing on this knowledge to support comprehension checking understanding to make sure that what they have read makes sense. read critically through: knowing how language, including figurative language, vocabulary choice, grammar, text structure and organisational features, presents meaning Differentiate through: Pairings and groupings, use of Dan’s guidance on using humour, examples of incorporating humour into writing which would be useful to share with pupils. How many pupils feel they’ve been in a similar situation? Explore the cartoon on page 55: . Discuss the way Dan uses humour in this instance within groups and then as a whole class. Pupils could then complete a short, written response to explain how Dan uses humour to describe Mr Pratley. How does Dan want the reader to feel about Mr Pratley? Swap with partners to see if they agree. Pupils should predict the ways that Jamie might try and get his own back on Mr Pratley. This work should be saved for reference to further incidences of humour against Mr Pratley later in the text and for pupils to test out their predictions. * Additional challenge. Pupils could adopt Dan’s style and complete their own piece of humorous writing about their behavior towards a teacher (imagined!). Share with a partner and evaluate the impact of the humour.
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