Year 7 · English
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Focus on reading comprehension skills ks3. Start with “Compare Old and New Words”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 7 learners practise reading comprehension skills ks3.
The activities include Compare Old and New Words, Analyse an Extract from Tom Sawyer, Answer Questions on an Extract From 'Owls in the Family' by Farley Mowat, and related practice. The checked support below includes teach, teaching, worksheet, video. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Compare Old and New Words
- Analyse an Extract from Tom Sawyer
- Answer Questions on an Extract From 'Owls in the Family' by Farley Mowat
- Answer Questions on an Extract From 'Midnight' by Jacqueline Wilson
- Answer Questions on the Dragons Attack from 'The Hobbit'
- Explore the Book 'Holes' by Louis Sachar Chapters 1-2
- Explore the Book 'Holes' by Louis Sachar Chapters 15-21
- Explore the Book 'Holes' by Louis Sachar Chapters 22-28
- Identify Viewpoints
- Know Your Proverbs
- Learn to Scan Information Texts
- Practise Scanning Information Texts
- Revise Scanning an Information Text
- Understand the Meaning Behind Proverbs
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Oak lesson video: Comparing Texts Across Time
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Tom Sawyer: Whitewashing the Fence — Story and Textbook Exercises
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Who Is Inference Iggy? KS2 English Concept Video
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Midnight by Jacqueline Wilson — Book Review
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The Hobbit Chapter 14: Summary and Analysis
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Holes Summary (Full Book in JUST 3 Minutes)
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Oak lesson video: Protecting The Greenbelt
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What Are Proverbs? Seven Common Sayings in English
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Retrieving Information from Non-Fiction Texts Video Lesson
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Oak lesson slides: Comparing Texts Across Time
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Introduction to Shakespeare Lesson 1: Development of the English Language
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Tom Sawyer: Whitewashing the Fence
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
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What is inference?
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Improving Reading Skills with Inference Iggy Activity Pack
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Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat
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Midnight by Jacqueline Wilson
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The Hobbit: Smaug and the Dragon Attack
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Holes differentiated reading comprehension
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Holes Chapter Chatter Pack
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Oak lesson slides: Protecting The Greenbelt
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An Introduction to Inference Lesson Pack
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BBC Learning English: Proverbs and their meanings
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Skimming and Scanning with Rex Retriever Activity Pack
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Skimming and scanning texts
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Oak worksheet: Comparing Texts Across Time
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Chapter 2 Quiz
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Midnight Discussion Questions
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The Hobbit Chapters 14 and 15 Quiz
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Holes by Louis Sachar: chapter comprehension questions
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Oak worksheet: Protecting The Greenbelt
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BBC Learning English: English proverbs worksheet
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