LEARNING INTENTIONS: NOVEL STUDY
We are learning:
- To use a range of reading strategies, including: predicting, making connections and inferring.
- To summarise key points and ideas
- To share our ideas effectively with others
Why:
- To improve our reading comprehension skills
- To make our responses to text more effective by using evidence to support our ideas
ACTIVITIES
Pre-reading
Paul Jennings is well known for his quirky, humorous stories. Click on the link below to learn more about this popular author.
Now, use the information from the biography to create a timeline of Paul Jennings’ life, by clicking on the link. You will need to save or download your timeline once you have finished.
Post-reading
Activity One: Making Connections: Text to Text
Click on the Venn diagram link to access an online interactive activity that will help you to compare and contrast two of the Paul Jennings stories we have read OR compare the original story in the book with its episode on ‘Round the Twist’. Think about plot, characters, themes, underlying messages, settings etc. In the overlapping part of your Venn diagram, you need to note down the things that are similar in both texts.
Activity Two: Test Your Knowledge
Click on the link here to access an online quiz to test your knowledge of the ‘Unbelievable’ stories.
Activity Three: Further Reading
Click on the link to access a further story by Paul Jennings, called ‘The Strap Box Flyer‘, to read.
