Year 8 · English
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Focus on answering comprehension questions on a poem or story. Open support for “Answer Questions on a Fiction Text: Whale Adventure”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 8 learners practise answering comprehension questions on a poem or story.
The activities include Answer Questions on a Fiction Text: Whale Adventure, Answer Questions on a Poem: 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', Interpret the Poem: 'The General', and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, interactive, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Answer Questions on a Fiction Text: Whale Adventure — support from Oak National Academy
- Answer Questions on a Poem: 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' — support from YouTube — Pate Resources
- Interpret the Poem: 'The General' — support from YouTube — Bachelor and Master English
- Interpret the Poem: 'The Soldier' — support from Oak National Academy
- Study Autobiographical Writing: Roald Dahl’s 'Boy' Chapters 1 and 2 — support from YouTube — Tea Break Academy
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Watch it explained
watch a video explanation
Skin Of The Sea Understanding The Extract
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The Charge of the Light Brigade - Reading and Meaning
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The General by Siegfried Sassoon: Summary and Analysis
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Understanding Patriotism in Rupert Brooke’s The Soldier
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Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl — book summary
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Learn it properly
lessons and teaching pages
Skin Of The Sea Understanding The Extract lesson slides
Best for: worked examples and step-by-step teaching
An Introduction to Inference Lesson Pack
Best for: a structured lesson to work through
The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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The Charge of the Light Brigade Teaching Notes and Activities
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The General by Siegfried Sassoon
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Armistice Day Poetry Activity Pack
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Understanding The Soldier Lesson Slides
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Teaching Characterisation through Boy: Tales of Childhood
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Boy: Tales of Childhood Reading Journal and Reviews
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Practise it
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Skin Of The Sea Understanding The Extract worksheet and quizzes
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Understanding The Soldier Worksheet and Quizzes
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Print and finish
worksheets away from the screen
The Charge of the Light Brigade Cloze Activity
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'The Soldier' Rupert Brooke Worksheet
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Boy: Tales of Childhood Chapter Questions Sample
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