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The Way It Was
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The Way It Was

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In The Way It Was the reader follows the story of a young girl as she compares her life with her great-grandmother’s. The illustrations are based on the period 1910-1920, but be aware that the dates of birth of your students’ great-grandparents will vary. This text supports the comprehension strategies of comparing and contrasting and drawingconclusions. The historical information has strong links to social studies. Text features – the comparisons between the present and the past, emphasised by the contrast betweenthe sepia and the coloured illustrations – the first-person narrator – the indicators of time – every day, once a week, when it got dark, when it gets dark – the changes from the past to the present tense – the short, humorous ending – the irregular past-tense verbs – did, had, lit, made, rode, were – the compound words – grandma, sometimes – the variety of initial consonant blends – the use of an ellipsis for impact on page 9 – the use of commas for phrasing – the use of the adverb “too”Themes covered in this book are: History, FamilyReading Level:9-11 (Blue)

MTA Teachers Resource Catalogue Page: 223

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