Before Reading
View the cover and title of the book.
Identify the following: • The title • The author • The illustrator • The publisher • The blurb. Look at the front cover and read the blurb on the back. Try to predict some of the events that might happen in the story. As a class, brainstorm what you know about great white sharks then use this information to create a mind-map. Use subheadings to help organise the information. |
Read and Discuss
Read and share the text.
What more have you learnt about the Great White Shark just from reading this book? Add it to the mind map. Is Great White Shark an imaginative, informative or persuasive text? Is it a combination of more than one of these types of texts? How can you tell? Who do you think the book was created for? If you were a librarian, what section of the library would you put the book in? The text in this book is presented in two styles. Identify the formats. Why do you think the book is designed this way? Read the book using each format separately and then discuss how the different formats change the purpose and alter the perception of Great White Shark. Which writing style do you prefer: the descriptive storytelling style or the informative factual style? In what types of texts would each of these writing styles usually be used? For example: novels, short stories, newspaper articles and reference books. |
Thoughts?
Great white sharks are powerful predators, but they are in danger from human interference. Reread the Information About Great White Sharks note on page 28. Does it surprise you to hear that we’re more dangerous to sharks than they are to us? What do you think we could do to help protect them? Should we protect them?
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