Chapter 7 - Secrets

Lesson 1

Make and justify inferences using

evidence from the text.

Make a prediction! Why do you think Alfie is crying?

Challenge 1- Use evidence to answer the following questions

1. How do you know that Winnie was enjoying the tea? (page 82)

2. How does Alfie feel about Winnie? (pg 81)3. Why did Alfie's dad lower his voice to a

whisper? (pg 84)4. How long did Alfie’s dad work down at the

mine for? (pg 86)5. What do you think about Winnie? Why?

Challenge 2 - Use evidence to answer the following questions

1. Why was Alfie reluctant to get another biscuit for Winnie?

2. Which sound does Winnie find difficult to pronounce?

3. What secrets did dad keep from Alfie?

4. What secrets did Alfie keep from dad?

5. Why did they both keep secrets from one another?

Chapter 8 - Teet

Lesson 2

Make and justify inferences about a character

using evidence from the text.

TaskThink about the character Winnie. How do we know what kind of personality she has? Choose some word that describe her personality. Then explain how you inferred what Winnie was like from clues given in the book so far.

I think that Winnie is… because...

shy unfair brave lazy gentle

kind helpful nervous clever imaginative

resourceful caring funny honest calm

thoughtful friendly tricky impatient unreliable

Chapter 9 - Tell No One

Lesson 3To find and retrieve information.

Challenge 11. What did the note in Alfies locker say? (pg 98)2. What did Gabz want to do? (pg 100)3. What were some of the disgusting things left underneath the children’s

pillows? (pg 100 & 101)4. Why was it difficult for someone to get into Gabz room at night? (pg 104)5. What did Gabz do to wind Alfie up? (pg106)

Choose either Challenge 1 or 2 and answer carefully using the text.

Challenge 21. How did Alfie feel when he found out who was waiting for him in the

boiler room? 2. What did Gabz want to do?3. What were some of the disgusting things left underneath the

children’s pillows?4. Why did Alfie find if difficult to believe anyone could get into Gabz

bedroom at night? 5. How does Gabz enjoy winding Alfie up?

Extension question

There are lots of examples of ellipsis (…) used in this chapter.

Why do you think the author used this kind of punctuation?

Lesson 4: Give and explain the meaning of words in context.

Chapter 10 -

Urgent Police Business

fragments pg 83exasperated pg 83fortress pg 91bemused pg 100

What do these words mean?

Step One: Try and solve using context

Step Two: If you can’t figure it out, use a dictionary and learn a new word!

Step ThreeUse it accurately in a sentence

Some extra if you finish:aggrieved pg 111Infuriated pg 112

fragmentsas as as

= means

exasperated fortress bemused

fragmentsas as as

= means

exasperated fortress bemused

→ a small part broken off or seperated from something

→ intensely irritated and frustrated

→ a strongly protected town

→ puzzled or confused

Example in case you need it

Lesson 5: To develop reading fluency.

To read fluently, you need to take account of the punctuation, have a good

pace and use expression.

This makes it interesting for anyone listening and helps you to understand

what you’re reading better.

Here are some poems for us to read aloud to practice our fluency.

Challenge 1 Read fluently using the sheet

Challenge 2 Read fluently using choral reading (saying it at the same time)with your partner.

Challenge 3 Memorise the poem and read fluently using choral reading with your partner

My Doggy Ate My Essay By Darren Sardelli

My doggy ate my essay.He picked up all my mail.He cleaned my dirty closetand dusted with his tail.

He straighten out my posters and swept my wooden floor.My parents almost fainted when he fixed my bedroom door.

I did not try to stop him.He made my windows shine.My room looked like a palace,and my dresser smelled like pine.

He fluffed up every pillow.He folded all my clothes.He even cleaned my fish tank with a toothbrush and a hose.

I thought it was amazingto see him use a broom.I’m glad he ate my essayon “How to Clean My Room.”

Snowball By Shel Silverstein

I made myself a snowballas perfect as could be.I thought I’d keep it as a petand let it sleep with me.I made it some pajamasand a pillow for it’s head.Then last night it ran away,but first it wet the bed.

By Julia Donaldson