Reading

CURRICULUM FOCUS

We are learning to summarise a Fiction text.

-     I can retell ideas in order.

-     I can use the text structure (characters, setting, problem solution).

-     I can explain the actions of characters.

VOCABULARY

Summarise: Selecting the information that is important and telling it in a temporal sequence in time order.

Fiction: refers to a text having plot, setting, and characters created from the author’s imagination.

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Ask students to read a fiction text and practice summarising it using the template:

-First…

-Then…

-Next...

-Finally…