What word is being spelled here?
An achievement point is yours if you can
correctly identify and define the word.
Implicit meanings
To know what skills must be used when
answering Question 1
To understand the importance of the implicit
meaning in texts
To be able to demonstrate an understanding
of implicit meanings in texts in your directed
writing
Keywords:
Implicit
Infer
Deduce
Skills in Question 1
Look at Question 1 (from the June 2012 paper) below.
In pairs or groups discuss what skills you think are needed to answer
the question. Be prepared to share your ideas with the class.
To know what skills must be used when answering Question 1
To understand the importance of the implicit meaning in texts
To be able to demonstrate an understanding of implicit meanings in texts in your directed writing
Keywords:
Implicit
Infer
Deduce
Implicit meanings
To know what skills must be used when
answering Question 1
To understand the importance of the implicit
meaning in texts
To be able to demonstrate an understanding
of implicit meanings in texts in your directed
writing
Keywords:
Implicit
Infer
Deduce
Understanding implicit meanings
An implicit meaning is something that is implied or suggested but
never clearly said.
Keywords:
Implicit
Infer
Deduce
Example: The Year 11 section of the library bookshelves was
empty.
Implicit meaning: All the Year 11s were so keen to succeed in
their English GCSE that they’d borrowed all the books in the
library.
Have a go at deducing the implicit meanings in these statements. Be prepared to share your answers.
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Titus’ stomach was rumbling.
The refectory had run out of Yazoos.
Phoebe removed the stabilisers from her bicycle.
“It wasn’t her apron I stole”, Fabian informed the Inspector.
The student’s hand began hurting after two hours in the exam.
To know what skills must be used when answering Question 1
To understand the importance of the implicit meaning in texts
To be able to demonstrate an understanding of implicit meanings in texts in your directed writing
Implicit meanings
To know what skills must be used when
answering Question 1
To understand the importance of the implicit
meaning in texts
To be able to demonstrate an understanding
of implicit meanings in texts in your directed
writing
Keywords:
Implicit
Infer
Deduce
Demonstrating understanding
Look back at Question 1.
Keywords:
Implicit
Infer
Deduce
Read through Passage A.
Copy the grid below and
look for quotations that
contain implicit
meanings that will help
you to write your
newspaper report.
What happened to the
fisherman and his
surroundings
Why he refused to leave his
home
How this will affect his way of
life in the future
It has unleashed a swirling mass
of water that no person could
withstand
To know what skills must be used when answering Question 1
To understand the importance of the implicit meaning in texts
To be able to demonstrate an understanding of implicit meanings in texts in your directed writing
Extension:
Write down any
implicit meanings that
might help you
understand a bit more
about the character of
the fisherman.
Demonstrating understanding
What happened
to the
fisherman and
his
surroundings
Implicit
meaning
Why he refused
to leave his
home
It has unleashed
a swirling mass
of water that
no person could
withstand.
The view of the
sea when I wake
is an addiction.
The rain
smashes itself
against my
little house like
a demented hail
of shrapnel.
I suppose I have
stayed here
through
stubbornness.
Implicit
meaning
The fisherman
refused to
leave his home
as he loved the
view too much.
How this will
affect his way
of life in the
future
Making me a
stranded sailor
on my tiny
piece of land.
When this storm
is over, I will
again hear my
favourite music,
the singing of
the sea.
To know what skills must be used when answering Question 1
To understand the importance of the implicit meaning in texts
To be able to demonstrate an understanding of implicit meanings
in texts in your directed writing
Implicit
meaning
Keywords:
Implicit
Infer
Deduce
Using the quotations
you have found for
each bullet point,
add a column
underneath your
grid to explain what
the implicit meaning
behind each
statement is.
Implicit meanings
To know what skills must be used when
answering Question 1
To understand the importance of the implicit
meaning in texts
To be able to demonstrate an understanding
of implicit meanings in texts in your directed
writing
Keywords:
Implicit
Infer
Deduce
Homework
Complete Question 1 from the June 2012
paper.
To know what skills must be used when answering Question 1
To understand the importance of the implicit meaning in texts
To be able to demonstrate an understanding of implicit meanings in texts in your directed
writing
Keywords:
Implicit
Infer
Deduce
Plenary
PMI
Write down one positive, one minus and
one interesting thing that you will take
from this lesson.
To know what skills must be used when answering Question 1
To understand the importance of the implicit meaning in texts
To be able to demonstrate an understanding of implicit meanings in texts in your directed
writing
Keywords:
Implicit
Infer
Deduce