Rhys Hardeep Harpreet Jakea Mark

DOOR Anreet Michela

Manpreet Amman

Liam

Simarjeet Shona

Usmaan

Kauser

Connor

Sonia

Jagjit

J’Nade

Ikrah

Luke

Calum

Ms Chamberlain WHITEBOARD

Gemma

Zack

Lauren

Josie

Akra

WINDOW

Hollie

Moiz

Mark

Hardeep Harpreet

WINDOW

Rhys

Jakea

Adam

On the front of your book and folder please write: 

Name:

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Class: 8EN3 - Ms Chamberlain (2L3)

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Subject: English

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My Swordhand is Singing Infer & Deduce Objectives: *To be able to infer and deduce. *To be able to use analytical skills to make predictions.

Five Minute Analysis ... • You and your partner have just five minutes to analyse the front cover of the novel ‘My Swordhand is Singing’ • Try to discuss every element of the cover and be prepared to share your ideas with the class. • Take in turns to share a piece of analysis. • Use this frame to structure your analysis: – I noticed ... – This makes me think that ... – I think this because ...

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– I noticed that most of the cover is blue

Five Minute Analysis ... • You and your partner have just five minutes to analyse the front cover of the novel ‘My Swordhand is Singing’ • Try to discuss every element of the cover and be prepared to share your ideas with the class. • Take in turns to share a piece of analysis. • Use this frame to structure your analysis:

Post-It Summary • Using only the front cover of the novel and the information we discussed write a summary of what you think the novel will be about and why.  

I think the novel will be about ...

W hat do w e m ean w hen w e sa y in fe r a n d d e d u ce ?

Infere & Deduce Infere means : to deduce or conclude from evidence and reasoning rather than explicit statements. Deduce means: to arrive at a conclusion through reasoning and logic. READING BETWEEN THE LINES LOOKING FOR CLUES AND USING THESE TO COME TO A LOGICAL CONCLUSION.

Analysing a Written Text Infering & Deducing • Look closely at each of the sentences below, they are all taken from the first chapter of ‘My Swordhand is Singing.’ • What clues do they provide you with? – Chapter One – Deep in the Woods – When he fell for the fifth time, when his face plunged into the deep snow, when his hands burnt from the cold but he didn’t care, – A branch cracked, and with horror Radu’s eyes snapped back to his pursuer. Now Radu saw him again, he knew what was wrong. – ‘In the name of Jesus and the Forest ...’ 

Chapter One Deep in the Woods • With a partner read Chapter One – Deep in the Woods. • Discuss with your partner what you think the book will be about and why, explain how you used inference and deduction to help you. • Write one paragraph in your exercise book predictingwhat you think the book will be about. Explain how you reached this conclusion using

Making Predictions • Look at the Post-It Note that you wrote on after our first activity • Look at the paragraph you have just written • Are your two predictions similar or different? • What text was easier to analyse? (cover / chapter 1)

Objectives: *To be able to infer and deduce. *To be able to use analytical skills to make predictions.