Captain
Fishhook and
the buried treasure Teacher information
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Genre:
Book cover
• Analyses and extracts information from a book cover to answer literal, inferred and applied questions. • Scans for relevant information. • Makes connections between a book cover viewed and one he/she creates. • Makes predictions based on a visual text.
Worksheet information:
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Indicators:
Students could view various book covers, discussing the cover illustration, blurb on the back cover, spine, title, author and illustrator, before completing the activity on page 61.
© R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons Answers: •f o rr ev i ew pur posesonl y• Pages 59–60
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1. (a) (i) Captain Fishhook and the buried treasure (ii) Ben Black (iii) Molly Morgan (b) Teacher check (c) Jolly rascal 2. (a) The author writes the book. (b) The illustrator draws the illustrations (pictures) for the book. 3. Teacher check Page 61 Teacher check
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Extension:
• Students could view and discuss a variety of book covers, including fiction and nonfiction books, as well as comics, newspapers and magazines. • Display covers of adult books and compare them with those designed for young children. • Display students’ favourite books and discuss whether the book cover played a part in their choices.
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