Reading unseen non-fiction texts: Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Aron Ralston

Reading unseen non-fiction texts: Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Aron Ralston

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will consider how we can use reading strategies to respond to non-fiction material. We will track the events in Aron Ralston's autobiography, 'Between a Rock and a Hard Place' and ask key questions of the material by responding to a series of prompts to allow us to extend our thinking and observe some of the features that are particular to non-fiction material.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Where is our text set?
Blue John Canyon, Nevada
Correct answer: Blue John Canyon, Utah
Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia
Red Canyon, California
Q2.
What is the first stage in a quest narrative?
abyss
atonement
Correct answer: call to adventure
hero crosses the threshold
the goal
transformation
Q3.
Which of the following is the present participle of the verb 'sever'?
sever
severed
Correct answer: severing
severs
Q4.
Which word is not a synonym of 'durable'?
Correct answer: ephemeral
robust
stable
strong
sturdy
Q5.
"It's as though I have thrust my arm into a cauldron of magma." True or false: this type of sentence would not be found in a non-fiction text .
could be used but it would be unlikely and not appropriate
Correct answer: false
true

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UnitEnglish / Non-Fiction texts and view point writing

English