MR SCIL's reading skills

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Laura Brunt
MR SCIL's reading skills
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
English: Language
Resource type
Teaching ideas
Student activity
Genre
Unseen
Focus
Non-fiction
Genre
Non-fiction
Focus
Fiction
Genre
Fiction

A PowerPoint presentation summarising how to analyse texts using the acronym MR SCIL, with question prompts in support of each of the features:

  • Meaning
  • Reader response
  • Structure
  • Connotations
  • Imagery
  • Language

The resource also includes an example of the acronym in practice, as well as a series of sentence starts which equip students with the analytical vocabulary appropriate for looking at any unseen text extract.

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13/10/2020

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09/07/2020

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11/06/2020

Super resource, great for reminding the class that it is their opinion that should guide their writing.

Helen Timmins

20/02/2019

5

13/10/2020

5

09/07/2020

5

11/06/2020

Super resource, great for reminding the class that it is their opinion that should guide their writing.

Helen Timmins

20/02/2019

Thank you, for this concise resource.

R Choi

31/10/2018

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31/10/2018

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