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HOME READING BOOK HOMEWORK
12 Sep 2012
Home School Reading Homework
Please make sure you bring in your Home School Diary signed by a parent / caregiver on the correct day (along with your reading book).
*If you have not finished your book it is O.K. - just write down the page number that you are up to.
*If you finish your book before your day, you can bring it in (with your Diary) on any day and you can change it.
*If you are on Brown reading colour you may read a book from home, but bring it in to school first so we can check it is the right level for you.
In Year 5 we expect that you read for 20 minutes everyday - but this should be fun! Just make sure that you choose books which interest you.
Here are some question starters for adults to ask during/after each reading session. They are derived from Bloom's Taxonomy (of thinking skills) and aim to fine tune comprehension skills.
Questions from the top order are the simplest (literal) questions. As you move down questions become more inferential and therefore require more higher order thinking. Google Bloom's Taxonomy if you would like more information - or ask Ms Adcock.
BLOOM’S TAXONOMY of QUESTIONING
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Knowledge |
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Who? |
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What? |
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When? |
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Where? |
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How? |
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List the facts in order. |
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Comprehension |
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What is meant by... ? |
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Can you describe... ? |
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What is the difference... ? |
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What is the main idea... ? |
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Why did... ? |
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Explain why... ? |
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Application |
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Who would you choose...? |
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What would happen if...? |
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How would you...? |
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Do you know someone like...? |
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Would you do the same thing in the same situation...? |
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If you had to...what would you do? |
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Analysis |
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What part of the reading was funniest? |
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What part was the most exciting? |
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What part was the saddest? |
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Tell some things that could not have happened in real life. |
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Which things were fact, and which were opinions? |
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What could you do that was just like what the person in the story did? |
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Find five words in the story which begin with the same sound. |
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List five compound words from the story. |
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What was the purpose of...?
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Synthesis |
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Retell one event from an animal's point of view. |
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How could we/you...? |
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Make up another ending to the story that still fits the details. |
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Rewrite a sentence from the reading but change one thing in it. |
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Write a new title for this story. |
Write a two-line poem about the reading.
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Evaluation |
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Was the main character in this reading good or bad? Why? |
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Which is better...? |
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Would you agree that...? |
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What is your opinion of...? |
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Were they right to do...? Why? Or why not? |
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Compare two characters in the reading. Tell which one you think is better and why. |
Here are the days you need to bring in your reading books and diaries:
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Omar
Thomas
Luen
Emily
Jessie
Josie |
Jessica C
Sammy
Tarrun
Isabel
Rachel D
Robbie |
Max
Louis
Barney
Samuel J
Evie
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Kirsty
Ned
Khiyana
Anna
Poppy
Joe |
James
Mateo
Ella
Kiera
Fergus
Stanley |