Class Reader: Previewing a Text

Syllabus tag: Kenya CBC | Grade 7 English | Theme 2.0 Science and Health Education | Sub-Strand 2.4.1 Reading: Intensive Reading - Class Reader: Previewing a Text (2 Lessons)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you will be able to:

• Explain the different parts of a book that aid in previewing
• Describe the author and the setting of a text in terms of time and place
• Underscore the value of reading for lifelong learning

Summary

Before reading a class reader in depth, you preview it. Previewing uses the parts of a book outside the main story -- the cover, the blurb, the title -- to build expectations before you read a single chapter. This topic also covers setting, one of the first things a careful preview should tell you: when and where a story takes place.