B5 English Language · Term 2 Week 6: Silent Reading

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.8.1.3 - Answer questions based on the passage read

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Read a level-appropriate passage silently and independently.
Answer literal questions that ask for information directly stated in the passage.
Answer inferential questions that require thinking about what is implied but not directly said.
Pose their own questions about a passage and answer questions posed by a peer.
Give reasons for their answers by pointing to specific parts of the text.

This lesson builds on the work done in Term 2, Week 5, where learners practised inferring meaning from texts (B5.2.8.1.1) and finding the meaning of words in context (B5.2.8.1.2). This week, learners put those skills to use by answering questions of different types about what they have read silently.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Silent Reading (2.8)
Content standard: B5.2.8.1 - Construct meaning from texts read
Indicator: B5.2.8.1.3 - Answer questions based on the passage read
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 6 (Week 18 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 102
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Learners pose and answer questions that clarify meaning and promote deeper understanding of a text.
- Questions can be generated by the learner, a peer or an adult.
E.g.
i. Why did the character do nothing? ii. How did it make them feel?