Climate Change: The Facts

ObjectivesTo practise annotation skills by

annotating the key structural, literary and language techniques

To be able to identify the text’s genre, audience and purpose

To practise the skills of writing both analytically and creatively

What do we already know…Quickwrite all that you know about

‘Climate Change : The Facts’. You will have 3 minutesYou might include: genre, audience,

purpose, key structural, literary and language features, the use of diagram, etc

Once done, share your ideas with your partner and prepare for a brief discussion of what you know.

The first readingRead the text quietly to yourself

and determine:Genre/ Audience/ PurposeHow the text is structured as a

wholeYour first impressions. Do you

think it is successful in conveying its message and why?

A deeper lookNow go to the Learning Gateway

and download the worksheet.In table groups (or groups of 3-4

if table groups are big), complete the activities together.

Make sure everyone has their own copy of the learning done.

Annotation

We are now probably ready to start annotating the text.

At the top of the page write down the GAP

Your teacher will allocate you to a new group and tell you what area you will work on using A3 copies of the text

In your group, use the prompt station activities to help you annotate the text

Let’s share the love…Each group has worked on a different

aspect or feature of the text.These are now posted around the

roomUsing different coloured

pens/highlighters, copy down what each poster has onto your own copy. If you are unsure of any points, visit one of the ‘experts’ who wrote it to explain

Rotate around the room until you have visited them all

Personal responseTo avoid your commentary

sounding like everyone else’s, we need to put some of OURSELVES into our ‘reading’.

Choose 3-4 words/ phrases/ points that particularly interested you or engaged you.

Highlight them and explain what affect they had on you as a reader.

Can you write about the text?

It is one thing to be able to annotate the text; another entirely to be able to write coherently, precisely and relevantly about it.

You will be put into groups of 3-4 to collaboratively write a response. You will have 20 minutes to write your best effort down!

Then, you will read each groups to see whose is the best.

The topicExplain how the writer presents

the topic in a scientifically, yet in a way that ensures a general audience can understand it.

Good luck… and off you go!20 minutes counting down…

Now you have chosen which you think best responded to the topic, that group will email to the rest of the class…

Meanwhile, we will practise our creative writing skills

Individually respond to the following task: Imagine you are giving a speech to Year 9 students about the facts on ‘Climate Change’ and what they can do to help slow it down.

PlenaryReflect on the top three things

you should say about this text if it comes up in the exam.

Share with 2 other people. Listen to their ideas.