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School Journal Part 3 Number 2 2006

Big Shift By Jacqui Brown

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Follow up idea: Journal/ Diary style written report

Targeting skill: Summarising, ordering information

Have the students summarise the events or actions in the story. Attempt to organise them by time or date, to create a journal or diary style entry.

Extend task by recording the events in first person of the character/ author.

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Big Shift by Jacqui Brown page 2

Read the text: In the table write the main points from each page.

Page

1st Important

2nd Important

3rd Important

Pg 2

Leaving Dad

Doing what’s best for the kids

Mum and Dad separating.

Pg 3

Pg 4

Pg 5

Pg 6

Pg 7

Pg 8

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Big Shift by Jacqui Brown page 2

Write a summary of the story use the information from the slide above, remember you cannot include every detail from the text.