Activity / Description / Workbook page / CD-ROM / Other
Starter: Activity 1 / Key words and definitions / P4 / Button 1.2: Skills you need
Button 1.3: Key words definitions
Button 1.4: Key words drag and drop activity
Starter: Activity 2 / Location questions / P5 / Button 1.5: Location questions
Button 1.6: answers
Development: Activity 3 / Ordering / P5 / Button 1.7: Ordering answers
Development: Activity 4 / Exam question
Review student answers / P6
Pp7–8
Plenary / The Teens’ Speech / P9 / Button 1.8: Barnardo’s video link
Button 1.9: Learning checklist / Independent exam question
Grade Studio / Improve a B grade to an A* / Pp10–11 / Button 1.10: GradeStudio activity
Learning objectives / Assessment objectives
  • To be able to recognise location/retrieval questions.
  • To learn how to organise a response.
  • To develop and practise location/retrieval skills.
/ AO2: Read and understand texts: selecting material appropriate to purpose

1 Starter

  • Display the learning objectives for this lesson. These can be found on Button 1.2 of the CD-ROM and workbook page 2.
  • Ask students to fill in their RAG level in their workbooks to establish their confidence level at locating and retrieving information.
  • Go through the keywords from the objectives and those needed in the lesson (locate, retrieve, track, chronological). Keywords and definitions can be found on Button 1.3– teachers must stress the importance of those in bold when structuring a response.Students to complete definitions in workbook.
  • Alternatively, complete the Drag and Drop exercise on Button 1.4 of the CD-ROM to match keyword commands for location questions.
  • Display the five questions from the CD-ROM, Button 1.5 (and also in workbook page 5, Activity 2 as a tick exercise); students to tick/select which ones require location skills. Students may wish to annotate these to clarify why they are all location questions. They could also highlight the keywords – finding the command (find…what…list…why) and the content/topic (smoking… recycling) required. The answers can be displayed by clicking on Button 1.6. The key learning here is that ALL of the questions are location questions.

2 Whole class and independent work

  • Reiterate the importance of writing a response chronologically – it gives the examiner the impression candidates are focused and organised as well as helping ensure candidates do not omit information. Candidates can work in pairs to put an answer in order for Activity 3 (workbook page 5).This should be a quick activity to encourage students to really think about order. The correct order is provided on the CD-ROM (Button 1.7).
  • Divide the class into pairs. Look at the question in the student workbook (page 6) Read the article on the house of the future. Write down the features of the house of the future house. In pairs pupils to discuss the question and highlight keywords. In pairs, pupils to methodically track through the text and highlight words/phrases pertinent to their answer. Write up their responses. Allow 12 minutes.
  • Review the two student responses provided in the student workbook to show the difference between an A* and C grade answer – in pairs pupils can compare these to their own answer and write down targets of where they can improve. Teacher led discussion with class.

3 Plenary

  • Show them a three minute section of the Teens’ Speech from:
  • List the things that teenagers are concerned about in the section you have just watched.
  • Teacher to emphasise that location of information skills are used in everyday life and that it is often the key points that we need to memorise from the text we have read, the conversation we have had, the lesson we have participated in or the TV we have watched.

4Further work

  • Pupils to be given an answer to complete independently. You can use the following question stems to generate your own questions:
  • list ten reasons why…
  • find the benefits of …
  • what are the advantages of …
  • Display learning checklist by clicking onButton 1.9 of the CD-ROM. Ten minutes to be given to complete the answer.
  • Pupils to self or peer mark using the mark scheme provided in the student workbook page 8)
  • Time allowed (2 min) for target / comment to made by student on how they can improve the quality of their own responses.

5 Grade Studio

  • Students should read the article and complete the exam question What evidence does the writer use to suggest that the villas in the Hilton Resort will be perfect for any guest?
  • Students can then review the two student answers and examiner comments and compare their answer.
  • An interactive Grade Studio activity Why Survival Comes First in Mumbai Slums is provided on the CD-ROM.

Suggested answers

Starter Key word definitions

LocateFor these questions you are asked to FIND information from a text. It is sensible to use a range of different reading skills (for example skimming, scanning and reading) so you can find the exact information to help you answer the question successfully.

RetrieveOnce you have located the information you need to be able to retrieve it for your answer. This means that you will take the information and use it in your answer.

Track Tracking through a text means that you consciously go through section by section collecting ideas for your answer. You should work through in a methodical way and highlight sections that will be useful for your answer.

ChronologicalTo make sure that your answer does not become jumbled and is clear for the examiner, you should write the information out in the order that it appeared in the text. This will help you keep track of where you are in the text and will make your answer seem very well organised, cohesive and well structured (all of these are required for the top grades).

Starter – location questions

  1. A simple listing task – a list should be answered in bullets.
  2. You are only asked “what evidence” – to answer this question successfully you only need to find the evidence and do not need to explain what it has been used. This should be answered in a paragraph. Quotations or paraphrasing may be used as the evidence in your answer.
  3. You have been asked to find any information – again you only need to find it.
  4. You have been asked about he benefits of exercise – find any benefits in the text and out them in your answer. No explanation is needed.
  5. Although you have been asked “why” she gave up smoking, your answer will be based on information you locate in the text. You need to copy the information down clearly in your response. For the top grades, it might also be sensible to give a very brief overview for this question – but this would be limited to a sentence summarising what happened. E.g. For the points above, we realise that she gave up smoking because it was damaging her health, her fitness and her relationships.

Development

Here is the correct order of the student answer.

  1. Before his TV career began, Ben Fogle worked for Tatler magazine.
  2. His first TV role was in the reality show Castaway in 2000.
  3. In 2004, he completed the six day Marathon des Sables across 160 miles (260 km) of the Sahara Desert.
  4. With James Cracknell, Fogle was first to finish the 2005-2006 Atlantic Rowing Race, completing the 3000 mile race.
  5. Having completed his marathon Atlantic rowing race, his first book, Offshore, was published by Penguin in 2006.
  6. Fogle was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Portsmouth in 2007.
  7. In 2008, he took part in the World Coal Carrying Championships, finishing 22nd.
  8. His team came 2nd in the 770 km South Pole Race in February 2009.
  9. In October 2009, Fogle and James Cracknell cycled a rickshaw 423 miles from Edinburgh to London non-stop.
  10. Fogle currently writes a weekly Country Diary for the Sunday Telegraph.

Independent work

Read the article on the house of the future. Write down the features of the house of the future house.

  • front door - no key
  • house will unlock via voice or fingerprintrecognition
  • lights will automatically turn on
  • lights can be set to a pre selectedbrightness
  • energy saving sensors will calculate the amount of fresh air needed
  • your house will need little or no heating
  • shutters will absorb energy and maintain a perfect temperature
  • Ecotrack system can monitor car charge
  • Ecotrack system can monitor your water used in your taps
  • The bathroom mirrors will calculate blood pressure
  • The bathroom mirrors will measure temperature
  • The bathroom mirrors will record your weight
  • The bathroom mirrors will remind you to take medication
  • Carpets and floorings will be self cleaned
  • Bills will pay themselves
  • Telephone calls at home will be made on the go and not into handsets.

GradeStudio

  • there’s a selection to choose from
  • water villas dotting the ocean on stilts
  • the views from here are pretty special
  • private sundecks
  • outdoor bathrooms
  • Bose home theatre systems
  • a collection of beach villas
  • airy rooms
  • whirlpool baths
  • private terraces
  • over-sized daybeds.
  • in neutral colours
  • chunky wooden furniture
  • big four-poster beds
  • Flatscreen TVs
  • iPod connections