Book Title: from Brazil’ ‘Skills This list of activities is designed to ideas for use with Skills from Brazil by Dan Freedman and it is intended to cover a half term period. Most of these activities will require pupils to build up their work over two to three lessons and this is why we have entitled the individual components as a numbered rather than a ‘Activity’ ‘Lesson’. Activity Learning Objectives Success Criteria Lesson Activities Assessment 1 (How will progress be measured?) The To explore and predict Pupils can explore the initial The Warm Up! possible outcomes for clues and make predictions Pre reading activities: Obviously these will Warm Feedback from peers on characters and themes as to possible outcomes depend on whether pupils have read the responses to their own Up! within Skills from Brazil. within Skills from Brazil. previous books in the Jamie Johnson series. questions. Pupils will collaborate in pairs to compile predictions Show pupils the cover of the book. Ask Pupils’ predictions to be used prior to reading the text, pupils what the cover tells them about the as a reflection point as the which they can justify orally content of the book. Why did Dan Freedman reading of the novel or through evidence to the choose to present the book cover in this progresses. previous books World Class way? What does the blurb tell you? and Final Whistle. Explore the comments from famous Curriculum links: footballers on the front cover and inside of Maintain positive attitudes the book and discuss their expectations of to reading and the novel in the light of these comments: understanding of what they read by: great story about the true magic of “A continuing to read football.’ Lucio (Brazilian football legend) and discuss an
Book Title: ‘Skills from Brazil’ This list of activities is designed to ideas for use with Skills from Brazil by Dan Freedman and it is intended to cover a half term period. Most of these activities will require pupils to build up their work over two to three lessons and this is why we have entitled the individual components as a numbered ‘Activity’ rather than a ‘Lesson’. Activity 1 Learning Objectives Success Criteria Lesson Activities Assessment (How will progress be measured?) The Warm Up! To explore and predict possible outcomes for characters and themes within Skills from Brazil. Pupils can explore the initial clues and make predictions as to possible outcomes within Skills from Brazil. Pupils will collaborate in pairs to compile predictions prior to reading the text, which they can justify orally or through evidence to the previous books World Class and Final Whistle. Curriculum links: Maintain positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by: continuing to read and discuss an The Warm Up! Pre reading activities: Obviously these will depend on whether pupils have read the previous books in the Jamie Johnson series. Show pupils the cover of the book. Ask pupils what the cover tells them about the content of the book. Why did Dan Freedman choose to present the book cover in this way? What does the blurb tell you? Explore the comments from famous footballers on the front cover and inside of the book and discuss their expectations of the novel in the light of these comments: “A great story about the true magic of football.’ Lucio (Brazilian football legend) Feedback from peers on responses to their own questions. Pupils’ predictions to be used as a reflection point as the reading of the novel progresses.
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