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6.2.1 Reading Fluency: Poem
English · Grade 8 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Fluency techniques: preview, skim, scan, ignore unknown words while reading on
- Accurate, expressive reading at an appropriate speed
- Reader's theatre and recitation of a poem
What you will be able to do
- identify techniques of reading fast
- read a text accurately, with expression and at the right speed
- apply fluency strategies when reading a text
- appreciate the value of fluency in reading to enhance understanding
Key questions
“Why should we display appropriate expressions when reading a text?”
Lessons
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Techniques that make reading faster and clearer
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizPreview, skim and scan a short recovery poem, then read it once without stopping at every new word.
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Accuracy, expression and reader's theatre
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRead The Open Gate at a steady speed with feeling, then perform it as reader's theatre.