Lesson Objective

• To evaluate the way a text can make you feel

How do these pictures

make you feel?
Just as we respond to images, we respond to written language
too. In the exam, you might be asked to respond to what a text
makes you think or feel.

Read the extract from Billy the Kid by Michael Morpurgo. (pg 76)

What are your thoughts a

feelings about how Billy’s life
has turned out?
[10]
You must refer to the text to
support your answer.
 ‘Thoughts and feelings’ questions
• You need to describe how you respond to
what you are reading.
• Read the question carefully; sometimes it
asks you to focus on a specific character,
sometimes it asks you to consider your
response to the way the story’s plot or
themes are developing.
 Tracking our response

Part of your marks come from being able to show that

you can track your response throughout a text.

The best way to do this is chronologically – from

beginning to end.

This will ensure that your answer does not become

confusing. It also keeps you from writing about a part of
the story out of context, which can lead to
misunderstanding.
Point Evidence Technique Explanation
You feel happy ‘I was so happy, happy Repetition of the verb He seems really
for Billy for them, happy for ‘happy’ pleased at the prospect
me…’ of a baby, which is
heart-warming.

higher
Point Evidence Explanation
You feel happy for ‘I was so happy, happy for He seems really pleased at
Billy. them, happy for me…’ the prospect of a baby, which
is heart-warming.

lower
Use your grid to write a
response to the question:

What are your thoughts a

feelings about how Billy’s life
has turned out?
[10]
You must refer to the text to
support your answer.

Insert some success criteria here using

Julie’s grid
 Self-assessment

Use the self-

assessment checklist
to help you
determine your own
strengths and areas
for improvement. Set
yourself a target for
future lessons.