EnglishYear 5Reading

Read modern fiction and novels

Read and discuss modern fiction, novels and stories by significant authors, identifying how language and structure contribute to meaning

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Think of your favourite storybook 📖. When you read a modern novel, you dive into a world made of words!

  2. 2

    What do you do first when you start a new novel?

  3. 3

    Let's read the first page of a modern novel together. 🧐

  4. 4

    Tap the words that tell you where the story is set. 🏠

  5. 5

    What does a good writer use to make you feel like you're in the story?

  6. 6

    Drag the sentences into the right order to tell the story's beginning. 📚

  7. 7

    When you read a modern novel, what should you do to understand it better?

Practise Read modern fiction and novels with Whizlo

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