1. G.T. English Mr. du Preez

2. Let’s get to know one another! Ask me a few questions

3. Rules 1._____________________________________ 2._____________________________________ 3._____________________________________ 4._____________________________________ 5._____________________________________

4. Daybook, Guiding Notes & Oxford Reading Tree

5. Assessment G.T. Writing Class – 40 out of 200 total marks Exams – 1.Usually 20 marks for short answer  vocabulary  Skills  Basic Knowledge of the stories we read 2.And 20 marks for a writing composition

6. – Use what you know and clues from the story to figure out what will happen next. – Ask questions about what happens – Ask where the story happens – Ask what the characters are like… etc. – Mark, underline, highlight the interesting or important parts. – Draw or sketch the pictures you imagine.

7. Turn to page one of your Guiding Notes Work in pairs to answer the questions.

8. A prediction is a good guess about what will happen in a story. It is based upon clues an active reader has picked up from her reading.