WALT: Use words in the text to create images in your mind.
A Visualising: Draw what you can see when you read these sentences. Circle the words that help make pictures in your mind. Discuss your visualisations with a partner.
‘Todd’s next punch crashed into the side of my ear and I fell to the floor and pulled my knees up to my chin and crossed my arms in front of my head like a turtle in a shell.’
How did this make you feel? Why?
‘When I’d jerked up in bed and opened my eyes Todd was standing next to me with a yellow pencil in his hand. He was looking at it like it was a thermometer … ’
How did this make you feel? Why?
‘Todd pointed at his jaw and Mrs Amos and me could both see a perfect print in the shape of my hand welted up on Todd’s blubbery cheek.’
How did this make you feel? Why? 34
Strand: Oral Language Element: Communicating LO 1 Strand: Reading Elements: Exploring and Using LO 9