Understanding What We've Read

TASK: It is important that we are able to follow an argument... 

Copy and paste the following comprehension questions, and answer openers, into a Word document:

Comprehension questions on: 'What sort of example is this to set our children?'

1) How does this article present the teachers in 'Educating Essex'? You must use your OWN words AND a quotation from the text to prove your answer.

This article presents the teachers in 'Educating Essex' as...

This is highlighted by the following quotation: '...'

2) How are the pupils from this school presented in this article? You must use your OWN words AND a quotation from the text to prove your answer.

The article presents pupils from this school as...

A quotation from the article that supports this is...

3) According to the text, what are the problems with putting cameras in classrooms?

According to the article, the problems with putting cameras in the classroom are...

4) Find an adjective that means 'in a bad/unattractive/uncomplimentary way'.

An adjective that means 'in a bad/unattractive/uncomplimentary way' is '...'

5) Find an adjective that means 'not serious', or 'jokey'.

An adjective that means 'not serious' or 'jokey' is...

6) Find a verb that means 'to mess around/to not take things seriously'.

A verb that means 'to mess around/to not take things seriously' is '...'

Comprehension questions on: 'Is Educating Essex a realistic view of classroom life?'

1) Do the pupils' views differ from the teachers' views about the program? If so, in what way.

No/Yes, the pupils' views don't/do differ from the teachers' views about the program.

(If yes) The differ because...

2) What did Claire Marsh find disappointing? In your own words.

What Claire Marsh found disappointing was...

3) What did James Diggory find disappointing?

What James Diggory found disappointing was...

4) Find an adjective that means 'positive' (used to describe a teacher).

An adjective that means 'positive' is...

5) Find an informal word for 'people who talk a lot and are loud'.

An informal word for 'people who talk a lot and are loud is '...'

*Once you have completed these questions, you should save the file in your 'Educating Essex' folder as 'Lesson 2: Understanding the articles'.