Text Talk: Summarizing "The Eagle" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

 
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The Eagle
 
Monday 29
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 June 2020
L.O: To summarise the main points of the text
 
Text Talk
 
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To read and understand the text.
To make sure my sentences are
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Use my own words
Include the main ideas from the
text.
 
The Eagle
BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON
 
 
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ring'd with the azure world, he stands.
 
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
 
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What intrigued you about the text?
I was intrigued by..
 
Did anything confuse you about the poem?
I was confused by..
 
Would you have known it was about a river if
you didn’t know the title?
 
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In the beginning…
Next…
Then..
After…
 
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Have  you learnt any new
strategies today?
The summarising strategies
I have learnt are…..
 
Lesson 2: Word
detectives
 
Tuesday 30
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 June 2020
L.O: 
To explain the meaning of words in
context
 
Steps to success
 
To work out unfamiliar words.
To read around the text to understand the meaning
of the word
To use synonyms to work out the meaning of an
unfamiliar word.
 
The Eagle
BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON
 
 
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ring'd with the azure world, he stands.
 
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
 
 
Think:
1.What words are unfamiliar to you?
 
Main task
 
Find the meaning of the following words:
1. clasps
2. crag
3. crooked
4. azure
5. wrinkled
 
 
 
Find the meaning of the following words:
1. clasps- 
to grasp or hold something tightly.
2. crag- 
a steep or rugged cliff or rock face.
3. crooked- 
bent or twisted out of shape or
out of place.
4. azure- 
blue.
5. wrinkled- 
having wrinkles or slight folds.
 
 
 
Sharing answers: Self - marking
 
Lesson 3 : Rapid Retrieval
 
Wednesday 1
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 July 2020
L.O: To record and retrieve information from
the text
 
Steps to success
 
 Read the text carefully
Find the appropriate
information
Pick out the information
in order to answer
questions
 
The Eagle
BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON
 
 
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ring'd with the azure world, he stands.
 
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
 
 
Main task
 
1.
What does the eagle use to clasp the crag?
 
2.
What is underneath the eagle?
 
3.
Where does the eagle live?
 
4.
What does the eagle look like when he drops?
 
 
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What does the eagle use to clasp the crag?
Crooked hands or talons.
 
2.
What is underneath the eagle? 
The wrinkled sea.
 
3.
Where does the eagle live? 
In the mountains on a
crag.
 
4.
What does the eagle look like when he drops? 
A
thunderbolt.
 
 
Sharing answers: Self- marking
 
Lesson 4 :
 
Thursday 2
nd
 July 2020
L.O: To infer character’s feelings, thoughts,
motives and actions, using evidence to justify
my ideas.
 
Steps to success
 
Use evidence from the text
Using clues from the text
Reading between the lines
To use my prior knowledge
and experience
 
 
What can you infer from this
picture?
 
What can you infer from this
picture?
 
 
The Eagle
BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON
 
 
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ring'd with the azure world, he stands.
 
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
 
 
Main Task
 
What can you infer about the eagle from the poem?
Use evidence from the text to justify your answer.
 
Why is it harder to make inferences from short poems?
 
 
Lesson 5 :
 
Friday 3
rd
 July 2020
LO: To use my own experiences and
understanding of the text to write another
verse.
 
The Eagle
BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON
 
 
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ring'd with the azure world, he stands.
 
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
 
 
How else could you describe the
eagle? What do eagles do? What do
they look like?
Write another verse to add to the
poem.
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The task involves summarizing the poem "The Eagle" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The poem vividly describes an eagle perched on a crag, portraying its strength and majesty. The eagle is closely observed as it stands with the world at its feet, ready to strike like a thunderbolt. Learners are encouraged to use their own words to capture the main ideas and summarize the text effectively.

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  • The Eagle
  • Alfred Lord Tennyson
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  1. Monday The Eagle Monday 29thJune 2020 L.O: To summarise the main points of the text Text Talk

  2. Steps to success To read and understand the text. To make sure my sentences are shorter than the text. Use my own words Include the main ideas from the text.

  3. The Eagle BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ring'd with the azure world, he stands. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.

  4. Have a think: What intrigued you about the text? I was intrigued by.. Did anything confuse you about the poem? I was confused by.. Would you have known it was about a river if you didn t know the title?

  5. When summarising I must remember:

  6. Main task: Sum up the text and state the main ideas. In the beginning Next Then.. After

  7. Self assessment - Reflection Have you learnt any new strategies today? The summarising strategies I have learnt are ..

  8. Lesson 2: Word detectives Tuesday 30thJune 2020 L.O: To explain the meaning of words in context

  9. Steps to success To work out unfamiliar words. To read around the text to understand the meaning of the word To use synonyms to work out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

  10. The Eagle BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ring'd with the azure world, he stands. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.

  11. Think: 1.What words are unfamiliar to you?

  12. Main task Find the meaning of the following words: 1. clasps 2. crag 3. crooked 4. azure 5. wrinkled

  13. Sharing answers: Self - marking Find the meaning of the following words: 1. clasps- to grasp or hold something tightly. 2. crag- a steep or rugged cliff or rock face. 3. crooked- bent or twisted out of shape or out of place. 4. azure- blue. 5. wrinkled- having wrinkles or slight folds.

  14. Lesson 3 : Rapid Retrieval Wednesday 1stJuly 2020 L.O: To record and retrieve information from the text

  15. Steps to success Read the text carefully Find the appropriate information Pick out the information in order to answer questions

  16. The Eagle BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ring'd with the azure world, he stands. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.

  17. Main task 1. What does the eagle use to clasp the crag? 2. What is underneath the eagle? 3. Where does the eagle live? 4. What does the eagle look like when he drops?

  18. Sharing answers: Self- marking 1. What does the eagle use to clasp the crag? Crooked hands or talons. 2. What is underneath the eagle? The wrinkled sea. 3. Where does the eagle live? In the mountains on a crag. 4. What does the eagle look like when he drops? A thunderbolt.

  19. Lesson 4 : Thursday 2ndJuly 2020 L.O: To infer character s feelings, thoughts, motives and actions, using evidence to justify my ideas.

  20. Steps to success Use evidence from the text Using clues from the text Reading between the lines To use my prior knowledge and experience

  21. What can you infer from this picture?

  22. What can you infer from this picture?

  23. The Eagle BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ring'd with the azure world, he stands. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.

  24. Main Task What can you infer about the eagle from the poem? Use evidence from the text to justify your answer. Why is it harder to make inferences from short poems?

  25. Lesson 5 : Friday 3rdJuly 2020 LO: To use my own experiences and understanding of the text to write another verse.

  26. The Eagle BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ring'd with the azure world, he stands. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.

  27. How else could you describe the eagle? What do eagles do? What do they look like? Write another verse to add to the poem.

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