Reading Comprehension
Develop the skills to read, understand and analyse fiction, non-fiction and poetry passages
Inference and Deduction
Read between the lines to understand what a text implies but does not directly state.
Vocabulary in Context
Use the surrounding text to work out the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases.
Author's Techniques and Language
Identify and explain the effect of the deliberate language choices a writer makes to create atmosphere, character and meaning.
Literary Devices
Identify and explain the effect of literary techniques such as simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration and onomatopoeia.
Character Analysis
Analyse characters' traits, feelings, motivations and relationships from the evidence in a text.
Theme, Purpose and Structure
Identify a text's central theme and purpose, and analyse how its structure shapes meaning.
Text Organisation and Sequencing
Understand how texts are structured, how events or ideas are ordered, and how connectives signal sequence and relationship.
Fact, Opinion and Bias
Distinguish between what can be proven true, what is personal judgement, and how writers use bias to influence the reader.
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