Analysing word choices in 'The Sea Raiders'
This carefully scaffolded KS3-4 transition resource helps to build students' confidence approaching pre-1900 unseen fiction texts. The lesson is based on the TEEP lesson structure (Teacher Effectiveness and Enhancement Programme).
Focusing on H.G. Wells' 1896 short story 'The Sea-Raiders', this complete PowerPoint lesson includes a classroom game to check students' understanding of adjectives and adverbs, followed by a differentiated analysis activity where students select and categorise quotations, depending on their attainment level and consider the connotations and effects of these word choices.
The Word document includes the extract from the story for students to read in class.
An example task from the lesson:
Challenge task:
Chose interesting words from the quotations and list their connotations.
What effect do these word choices have on the reader?
