Skellig Lesson 5: Understanding - PowerPoint

Lesson Five of the "Skellig" teaching series, which utilises David Almond's novel, aims to deepen students' understanding of the story's plot and characters. The lesson's objectives are twofold: to consolidate students' grasp of the narrative details and to enhance their ability to infer and deduce information from the text. This skill development is crucial as it teaches students to look beyond the surface and pick up on subtle clues within the text, which can reveal deeper insights about the characters and plot developments.

The lesson employs a visual exercise to demonstrate how different individuals may perceive the same line lengths differently, which serves as an analogy for how readers may interpret elements of a story in varied ways. Students are encouraged to observe images closely and discuss their inferences, using evidence from the images to support their deductions. Further into the lesson, they are tasked with reading up to Chapter 7 of "Skellig" and applying their deduction skills to answer specific questions about the mysterious man in the garage, his reality, and the significance of numbers mentioned in the text. A comprehension check follows, where students answer questions to confirm their understanding of recent chapters. The plenary activity involves peer assessment, where students exchange books and mark each other's work, prompting a discussion on why different interpretations may arise from the same text.