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Narrative Texts

Reading Groups
Book Contract

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You must complete at least 1 activity from each group by the end of
the week. Colour in the shape when you have completed the activity.
If you start activities for a different/new book, use a different colour.

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Give a present to a character

Who am I?
Who are the baddies?
Character facts
Making connections with characters
Book Review
Naming the book
Making the story better
Re-wire the ending
Write a book blurb
Finding our more
Connections between the book and me
Word groups
Sentence Writing
Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives

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Triangle activities

Give a present to a character

Who am I?
Who are the baddies?
Character facts
Making connections with characters

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Give a present to a character

What did you draw?

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Who is the present for and why would you give it to them?
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Who Am I?
Write up a Who Am I? riddle about one of the characters in the
book. Give at least 4 clues.

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Who are the baddies?

If there are baddies in this story.

The baddy/baddies in this story is/are_____________________________________

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They are a baddy because _____________________________________________

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Are they always a baddy in the story?

Yes/No

If no, explain what makes them change.

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Character facts
Characters Name: ________________________________________________________

Gender: Male/Female

Circle the age group they belong in:

Baby Child

Teenager

Adult

Senior

What do they look like? (What colour is their hair, skin, eyes..?)

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Circle the words that describe their personality. Then explain how the book shows they are
like this.
nice
kind

mean

silly

friendly

rude generous

nervous

naughty
talkative

obedient
quiet

smart

helpful selfish

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Making connections with characters

The character most like me is _____________________________________
About the CHARACTER

How they are like ME

The character least like me is ____________________________

About the CHARACTER

How they are different to ME

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Circle activities

Book Review
Naming the book
Making the story better
Re-wire the ending
Write a book blurb

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Book review
Which parts did you enjoy? Why? Which parts didnt you enjoy? Why?
Would you tell other people to read it? Why?

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Reviewer: ______________________________________________________

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Draw a picture of one of the parts in the story you wrote about.

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Naming the book

Book:__________________________________________________________
Author: ________________________________________________________
Illustrator: ______________________________________________________

Why do you think the author gave the book this title?
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What is a new title you could give to the book?

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Explain why it is also a good choice.
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Making the story better

Make some suggestions about how this book could be made more interesting.
Give 3 ideas.

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Re-write the ending

Think about how the problem was solved in the story. Come up with another
way the problem could have been solved. Write up the new ending below.
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Draw a picture of your new solution to the storys problem.

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Write a book blurb

How to write a good book blurb:

Name the main characters

Give an idea of the setting.

e.g. This story is about a boy named Billy who likes to ride bikes. One day he goes riding

up a mountain and something scary happens .open up the book and read to
find out!

Tell a little bit about the story, but NOT too much!

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1. Decide who the book is about: _____________________________________________________

2. Decide what the story is about:_____________________________________________________

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3. Try and put that information together into no more than 3 sentences.

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Square activities

Finding out more

Connections between the book and me
Word groups
Sentence Writing
Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives

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Finding out more

What subject does this book make you want to learn more about and why?
List some places you could find that information.

I want to learn more about:

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Where I could find this information:

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Connections between the book and me

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If you compared yourself to the character in
answers are different.

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Word groups
Copy out 10 different words from the book onto separate pieces of
paper and sort them into groups. Glue them onto this page and label
the groups to show how you decided to sort them.

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Sentence writing
Copy out only one sentence from the book.
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" #Trace over the capital letter in colour.

" !$%Underline the noun in pencil.
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' Put a above the verb.

# Put the letter a

above the adjectives (they describe the nouns).

Draw a picture to match the sentence:

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Nouns, verbs, adjectives

Choose from the book a

!$% Noun: _________________________

# Adjective: ____________________________

' Verb: _______________________________

Check these words with an adult. Then...

Write a new sentence using those words

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Draw a picture to match the sentence:

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Fast Finishers
(An optional task for when you have done all other activities)
Write up a new story for one of the characters from your book to be in.
Draw each part of the story in the boxes below, then start writing.

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Orientation

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Complication

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Resolution

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Reading groups cycle

Yellow Group

First

Then

Monday

Read with Mrs Thompson-Laing.

Complete special task.

Tuesday

Read with someone in Blue group.

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Wednesday

Read with a parent.

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Friday

Read together with your group.

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Blue Group

First

Then..

Monday

Read together with your group.

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Tuesday

Read with someone in Yellow Group. Book contract

Wednesday

Read with Mrs Thompson-Laing.

Complete special task.

Friday

Read with a parent.

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Green Group

First

Then..

Monday

Read with someone in Red Group.

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Tuesday

Read together with your group.

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Wednesday

Read with a parent.

Book contract

Friday

Read with Mrs Thompson-Laing.

Complete special task.

Red Group

First

Then..

Monday

Read with someone in Green group.

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Tuesday

Read with Mrs Thompson-Laing.

Complete special task

Wednesday

Read together with your group.

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Friday

Read with a parent.

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