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Reading Non-Fiction 1. Skills @KS4. Health. In this session you will:. Read and respond critically to an article/point of view and discuss the points made. links. Today’s article. Can actors lose too much weight for roles?. Essential Questions. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Skills @KS4 Reading Non-Fiction 1
Health
In this session you will:
Read and respond critically to an article/point of view and discuss the points made
Business reportsAccounts of science
experimentsHistorical first person
narratives
Extended maths problems
Scientific hypotheses
Current affairs understandingJob selection
processesUniversity interviews
links
Today’s article
Can actors lose too much weight
for roles?
Essential Questions
• Whose point of view is the article from? How do you know?
• What is the purpose of the article? How do you know?
• How does the article make you feel about the issues of weight loss?
• Do you think it is right that actors should have to lose weight for acting roles?
• Can you explain what ‘bias’ is?
Word Search
• Highlight or underline the words in this article which reveal a negative attitude towards actors losing weight• Make a list of the words in your
books• How are these words used to create
bias?
Skills @KS4 Reading Non-Fiction 2
Health
In this session you will:
Read and respond critically to a report/point of view and discuss the points made
Business reportsAccounts of science
experimentsHistorical first person
narratives
Extended maths problems
Scientific hypotheses
Current affairs understandingJob selection
processesUniversity interviews
links
Today’s article
Laughing Could Kill Me
HOW?
Essential Questions
• What is the connection to Lisa Corke’s grandfather?
• What is the syndrome that Lisa has and what happens to someone who has it?
• Why does it happen?• Can you summarise Long QT in one or two
sentences for someone who has never heard of it?
Skills @KS4 Reading Non-Fiction 3
Health
In this session you will:
Read and respond critically to an article/point of view and discuss the points made
Business reportsAccounts of science
experimentsHistorical first person
narratives
Extended maths problems
Scientific hypotheses
Current affairs understandingJob selection
processesUniversity interviews
links
Today’s article
The Tell-Tale Bacteria
What’s the connection?
After reading the article…
• What is forensics?• How did scientists use a computer
keyboard to test their theory?• Work with a partner to create the draft
of a pamphlet that warns potential criminals of ‘tell-tale bacteria’ to be placed in visible areas. Use all 4 power words.
Skills @KS4 Reading Non-Fiction 4
Health
In this session you will:
Read and respond critically to an article/point of view and discuss the points made
Business reportsAccounts of science
experimentsHistorical first person
narratives
Extended maths problems
Scientific hypotheses
Current affairs understandingJob selection
processesUniversity interviews
links
Today’s article
Psychopaths – born evil or with a
diseased brain?
What is a psychopath?
• Come up with a list of 5 traits that you think are essential in a diagnosis of psychopathy.
• Then read the article, and add to your list.
Don't read this before lunch...
Skills @KS4 Reading Non-Fiction 5
Health
In this session you will:
Read and respond critically to a report/point of view and discuss the points made
Business reportsAccounts of science
experimentsHistorical first person
narratives
Extended maths problems
Scientific hypotheses
Current affairs understandingJob selection
processesUniversity interviews
links
Today’s article
The Singer Who Finds Freedom From Tourette’s
What do you know?
• Discuss the ways that you know that Tourette’s might manifest itself• What are the ways that the condition
might affect you if you were diagnosed at 14?• What might the misconceptions be
about someone with the condition?
After reading…
• Write down the correct definition of the condition• List the ways in which Tourette’s
manifests itself in Ruth• What could be done to raise
awareness of the condition in teenagers?
Skills @KS4 Reading Non-Fiction 6
Health
In this session you will:
Read and respond critically to a report/point of view and discuss the points made
Business reportsAccounts of science
experimentsHistorical first person
narratives
Extended maths problems
Scientific hypotheses
Current affairs understandingJob selection
processesUniversity interviews
links
Today’s article
Toll of Teenage Drinking Revealed
Guess…
How many bottles of wine are teenagers drinking a year on average?
How many pints of beer on average are teenagers drinking a year on
average?
After reading…
• The article mentions guidance given to teenagers by school. What do you think should be taught to teenagers about alcohol?• Who would you like it to be taught
by?• In what subjects?