Autobiography - Lesson 5 - Finding Evidence PowerPoint

Lesson Five in this series focuses on the essential English skills of inferring and deducing information from a text. The objective is for students to learn how to interpret and draw conclusions from the content they read without the writer explicitly stating every detail. This skill allows readers to grasp a deeper understanding of the text beyond the surface level. Additionally, the lesson aims to teach students the correct use of quotations when discussing or writing about a text, which is a crucial aspect of literacy and comprehension. The lesson includes exercises that encourage students to study images and texts, prompting them to discuss and infer what might have happened based on the evidence provided.

The lesson progresses with an extract from Roald Dahl's autobiography, "Boy," featuring the character Captain Hardcastle. Students are asked to deduce information about Captain Hardcastle's personality, appearance, and experiences from the descriptive passage. They are tasked with creating a table to list their points about the character, supporting each point with direct evidence from the text. This activity helps students practice finding and interpreting textual clues that reveal character traits and story elements. The lesson concludes with a feedback session, where students share their findings and discuss how Roald Dahl's writing engages the reader and sets expectations for future interactions between the characters in the book. The final activity is silent reading, where students continue with their chosen autobiographies, applying the skills they have learned.