Strengthen your basic reading and comprehension, as well as develop analytical and inference skills. Learn how to use detailed annotations and decipher complex language.
Students will learn the basics of reading comprehension. They will be given extracts from various unseen fiction and learn how to write analytically in response to the text. During the course, students will strengthen their basic reading and comprehension skills, as well as develop analytical skills through learning how to draw inferences from a text. They will learn the skill of detailed annotation, as well as how to interpret complex, abstract language. Students will also practise oracy and develop their vocabulary. They will be given questions, depending on their ability/level to test their understanding of the text and ability to communicate the key ideas presented.
Course Content
10 LESSONS
10 HOURS Total Length
Lesson 1
Introduction and 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'
60 minutes
Lesson 2
'Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine'
60 minutes
Lesson 3
'Ruby Lee and Me'
60 minutes
Lesson 4
'Oliver Twist'
60 minutes
Lesson 5
'Rebecca'
60 minutes
Lesson 6
'The Light Between Oceans'
60 minutes
Lesson 7
'Obed Ramotswe'
60 minutes
Lesson 8
'Dracula'
60 minutes
Lesson 9
'The Fire'
60 minutes
Lesson 10
'The Shining'
60 minutes
Key Skills
Interpretation
Comprehension
Annotation
Analytical Writing
Educator
Jazmin H
English Educator
Jazmin has a degree in English literature, a PGCE and a master's in educational leadership. She is a full-time Educator with an extraordinary passion for English and education.