Mysterious Worlds: Mystery and Suspense · Summer Term 1

Inference and Deduction

Reading between the lines to solve narrative puzzles and understand subtext.

Key Questions

  1. 1What clues has the author hidden that suggest what might happen next?
  2. 2How do we know how a character feels if the author doesn't tell us?
  3. 3Why is it satisfying for a reader to solve a mystery before the character does?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: English - Reading Comprehension
Year: Year 3
Subject: English
Unit: Mysterious Worlds: Mystery and Suspense
Period: Summer Term 1

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