Reading - Week 9

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• Read Painted Hoe.
• Click to download the text so you can read along as you listen to it. Listen to it as many times as you need to.
• Read this story again to a buddy in our group.
• Mrs Parsons will choose some people to read with her.
• We will get into our Literacy Circles for this story tomorrow.

Literacy Circles

LI - We are learning how to gain a better understanding of text.

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How: Using roles in Literacy Circles.

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• Read along while you listen to Painted Hoe.
• You will be given the Summarising role.
• Complete the task for this role.
• Share your findings with the group.

Literacy Circles Roles

LI - We are learning how to summarise.

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• Read along while you listen to Painted Hoe.
• Go through and write down the main ideas in the story.
• Write 1-2 sentences for each of the main ideas in the story.

Literacy Circles Roles

LI - We are learning how to ask questions about the text for others to answer.

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• Read along while you listen to Painted Hoe.
• Come up with 2 questions you would like to ask the group to answer.
• Questions usually start with What, When, Where, Who, Why or How.
• You need to know the answer to your questions.