Session 2

Focus objectives

• To learn how to make notes to show what has been deduced from a text
• To be able to respond imaginatively to a text

Key teaching approaches

• Reading aloud
• Visualisation
• Drawing
• Annotation

Begin the session by reading aloud Chapter 1 'The Shilling Pie'. Ask the children what we have found out so far about the family from this chapter and make notes on a flipchart as children make contributions. Then reread the last section from 'But the pie has grown cold ...'. Ask the children to close their eyes and try to visualise the scene as you read it. Talk with them about the things that Jim could hear and how they think he might have been feeling. Then ask the children to work with a partner and draw a picture of a scene from this chapter. They might choose the last scene of the family at night or perhaps draw Jim running through the streets with his penny pie. When they have drawn their picture, ask them to annotate it to show what is happening and how Jim is feeling. Encourage the children to use the text to support their responses and ideas.