Reading lesson Archeologists discover mummy A2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 2

Reading 

Lesson aim

- I can use multiple reading strategies to find information

What reading strategies
do you know?

Archaeologists identify the mummy of a lost Egyptian queen

What do we know
about the text

What do you think
the text is about?

What kind of text is this?S

1. Fiction
2. Non-fiction

What do you think
the text is about?

On what day was it announced that the mummy was identified?

1. Monday
2. Thursday
3. Wednesday
4. Tuesday

Where was the mummy found?

1. Valley of Queens
2. Valley of Kings
3. Plain of the mummy's
4. Plain of Kings

How long ago was the mummy
discovered?

1. less than 100 years ago
2. more than 200 years ago
3. more than 50 years ago
4. more than 100 years ago

What was Tuthmose III to Hatshepsoot?

1. Uncle
2. Son
3. Nephew
4. Stepson

What does "set up" mean?

1. Established/created/ founded
2. Completed
3. Inscribe
4. Discover/find

What does "at the top of" mean?

1. At it's lowest/ unsuccesful
2. Average
3. At it's highest/ succesful
4. unexceptional

What does "bearing her" mean?

1. holding
2. Displaying/showcasing
3. finding/detecting
4. birthing

What reading strategies
do you know?

What strategy do you use to find simple information

1. Reading for detail
2. Skimming and scanning
3. Extensive reading
4. Top-down reading

Skimming and scanning

Used when you need to find a piece of information quickly.

What reading strategy do you use when you are globally reading

1. Reading for detail
2. Skimming and scanning
3. Extensive reading
4. Top-down reading

Top-Down reading

Used when you are globally reading or using prior knowledge to predict what the rest of the text will be about.

What reading strategy do you use when you are reading to understand a specific point

1. Reading for detail
2. Skimming and scanning
3. Extensive reading
4. Top-down reading

Reading for 

detail

Used when you are focussing on the text and you want to understand a specific part. 

Do you know when to use a different reading strategy

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