Paragraph 1: Bees visit flowers to drink nectar. Paragraph 2: Pollen sticks to their bodies and is carried to other flowers. This helps new seeds form. Which sentence best sums up both paragraphs?
Reading across a text: summarise, predict, compare
Year 6 · Upper Key Stage 2 · 2c, 2e, 2f, 2h — Summarise; predict; how content adds to meaning; make comparisons
Draft — awaiting teacher review
Builds on: Working out how characters feel (Year 4), Inference versus retrieval (Year 6)
I
Concept Anchor
To summarise, give the main idea of all the paragraphs in one sentence. To predict, use clues in the text. To compare, look at how things are at the start and at the end.
Worked example
At the start, Ella hid behind her mum. By the end, she was showing everyone her drawing.
- 1.Start: Ella hides. That shows she is shy.
- 2.End: Ella shows her work. That shows confidence.
- 3.Comparison: she has become more confident.
II
Guided Check
The door creaked. A cold draught blew out the candle. What might the writer want you to feel?
III
Independent Diagnostic Practice
Dark clouds gathered. Sam looked at his bike, then at the long road home. He had no coat. What is most likely to happen next?
Dark clouds gathered. Sam looked at his bike, then at the long road home. Why does the writer begin with 'Dark clouds gathered'?
At the start, Ella hid behind her mum at the art club. By the end, she was showing everyone her drawing. How has Ella changed?