A Before reading: KWL chart Use the strategies of Making Connections and Questioning. Use the chart below to record your schema (background knowledge) on Fairtrade and anything you hope to find out from reading the text. Record what you have learned after reading.
KWL Chart What I know What I want to know What I have learned
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B During reading: Fabulous five
Use the strategy of Determining Importance. While reading, record five key words in the text. Then, in groups, compare your ‘fabulous five’ and justify why you thought these were the most important words in the text.
C After reading: Debate
Use the strategy of Synthesising. Use evidence from the text and your schema to debate the topic, ‘We should always buy Fairtrade products when there is a Fairtrade option available’.