Lesson 6 - Year 8 - Novel Analysis

Lesson 6 - Year 8 - Novel Analysis
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Reflecting on Tense

–By the end of this lesson, students will have read and listened to chapter 6 of  novel. They will complete activities on tense, and synonyms.

Included: 

  • script of chapter 6
  • activity - Students revise narrative terminology and tense. They explore why authors to write in past tense.
  • Background information with example on using past tense - TENSE affects the TONE of the story
  • Activity - 1. Read paragraph 1 and the PRESENT TENSE version written below it. 
  • Write down 3 pairs of verbs that have from past to present tense.For example: dived and dive
  • Read the  TENSE AND TONE DISCUSSION and identify the synonyms for words listed.
  • ACTIVITY - Write 3 words for how you think Abel and his mum might feel when you read PARAGRAPH Convert paragraph 2 into PRESENT tense.Hint: look for the VERBS (doing/action words)
  • Then, write 3 words for how  YOU feel when you read about how losing a family member has affected Abel and his Mum.
  • Complete the DISCUSSING TENSE AND TONE SENTENCE STARTERS