Students and teacher select an extract from a narrative they have read and enjoyed. In small groups they read this aloud and talk about why this extract was chosen to share. It is sometimes beneficial to have boys and girls working in gender groupings as boys are more likely to contribute to discussions about books that interest them. Direct Speech and Characterisation Students select a character from a narrative they have read and write an explosion chart about their character. In small groups share and explain reasons for choices and the language used to describe their character.
Students work in pairs or small groups and role-play an extract from a book they have read.
Explore the language of direct speech then create a situation and have the students role-play what they think the characters would say in this situation. Provide photos, drawings, and illustrations from magazines or newspapers. Students select two or more characters. Write the conversation using speech bubbles. Students draw a character and write an explosion chart describing this character.