A reading comprehension lesson guide using the linked non-fiction text about plastic pollution.

Curriculum coverage

Spoken Language:

• articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions
• give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings
• maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on topic and initiating and responding to comment

Reading comprehension

• discussing and clarifying the meanings of words, linking new meanings to known vocabulary
• checking that the text makes sense to them as they read and correcting inaccurate reading
• making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
• answering and asking questions

Learning objectives:

To understand describe plastics, plastic pollution and its effects

To use reading as a starting point for discussion/ writing