Building comprehension of 'The Proudest Blue'
I can use a range of strategies to build my comprehension of 'The Proudest Blue'.
Building comprehension of 'The Proudest Blue'
I can use a range of strategies to build my comprehension of 'The Proudest Blue'.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- We use a range of strategies to build comprehension of a text.
- Skimming and scanning can help us to retrieve key information.
- We can use inference to draw conclusions about the text by searching for clues.
- Discussing the text with others improves our understanding and offers opportunities for hearing different perspectives.
- 'The Proudest Blue' challenges negative ideas around 'difference' and encourages pride of expressing religious identity.
Keywords
Identity - the different aspects that make up who we are
Comprehension - our understanding of the text
Retrieve - to find information within the text
Inference - to draw conclusions from clues within the text
Discussion - the process of talking about something to exchange ideas
Common misconception
Children may find it hard to understand how authorial word choice conveys deeper messaging throughout the story. E.g. 'whisper'.
Spend time discussing and exploring deeper meaning. For example ask the children to consider when or why they use a 'whisper'. Analyse how this is linked to the character's emotions.
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2020 Andersen Press edition of ‘The Proudest Blue’ by Ibtihaj Muhammad for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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