Read longer passages more quickly and precisely. G Point Making, Themes and Story Elements, Summation Students extract the points, themes and story elements of passages. Students summarise passages and learn how the main point provides the framework of the summary, and the story elements give substance to this framework. Students complete a summary focusing on a particular aspect of the passage. I Persuasion, Argument, Description, Compact Summation Students read precisely passages with persuasive and descriptive writing.
Students further improve reading comprehension skills by completing precis , or compact summaries.
J Introduction to Critique, Essay Structure, Literary Character Analysis Students are introduced to 'critical reading' exercises by writing 'comments' on aspects of passages. Students learn how ideas are organised in a passage by using the concept of 'subheadings'. Students further improve their critical reading ability by analysing literary characters. K Plot, Atmosphere, Irony, Comedy, Content Evaluation Students improve their ability to read critically by studying elements of literature, such as plot, setting, atmosphere, irony and comedy. Students write comments about extracts of novels, textbooks, poetry and plays.