This pack is designed to build essential reading skills in explaining the effect of language choices—a key element in the Year 6 reading paper. Using a high-quality fiction text (The Whispering Woods), children explore metaphors, similes, and descriptive vocabulary in context.
What’s Included:
Short fiction extract (approx. 300 words)
Targeted comprehension questions focusing on language analysis
Clear model answers for self- or peer marking
A strategy poster
Self-assessment checklist to encourage pupil reflection
Ideal for whole-class teaching, guided reading, interventions or SATs boosters
Skills covered:
Identifying and interpreting similes, metaphors and descriptive techniques
Understanding author intent
Describing the effect of language on the reader
Using evidence to justify ideas
This resource can be used flexibly across one or more sessions and fits perfectly within a broader SATs preparation scheme.
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