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Introduction to Walter in 'Walter Tull's Scrapbook'

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Introduction to Walter in 'Walter Tull's Scrapbook'

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Key learning points

  1. Walter Tull's Scrapbook represents the true story of Walter Tull's life as a fictionalised scrapbook.
  2. The text uses actual photos, documents and records.
  3. A biography is a non-fiction text which focuses on someone's life journey. It is written by another person.
  4. Knowing the historical and cultural context helps us understand the author’s perspective.

Keywords

  • Biography - a non-fiction text written about someone’s life

  • Context - the surrounding details that help you understand what you're reading

  • Purpose - the reason the text was written and the desired impact

  • Prejudice - holding unfair and unreasonable opinions or feelings based on limited thought and knowledge

  • Discrimination - treating a person or group of people differently and unfairly because of a certain characteristic

Common misconception

Pupils may think the text has autobiographical features due to its tone and form.

'Walter Tull's Scrapbook' is a biography. It is a non-fiction text with factual evidence. It is presented as a fictionalised scrapbook.


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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a biography?
Correct answer: A kind of book that tells the true story of someone's life.
A kind of recipe book.
A kind of newspaper article.
Q2.
Walter Tull, born in 1888, was a courageous footballer. What text type could this sentence come from?
mystery story
poem
Correct answer: biography
autobiography
Q3.
Match the vocabulary to its definition.
Correct Answer:photos,Pictures taken to capture a moment in time.
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Pictures taken to capture a moment in time.

Correct Answer:documents,Important papers that contain information.
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Important papers that contain information.

Correct Answer:illustrations,Drawings or pictures that help understand a story better.
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Drawings or pictures that help understand a story better.

Q4.
What is a caption?
A book's cover page.
A chapter's title in a book.
Correct answer: A short text explaining a picture in a book.
Q5.
Match the characteristic to its definition.
Correct Answer:leadership,Leading and inspiring others towards a common goal.
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Leading and inspiring others towards a common goal.

Correct Answer:courage,Being brave in the face of fear or difficulty.
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Being brave in the face of fear or difficulty.

Correct Answer:shyness,Feeling nervous and hesitant around people.
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Feeling nervous and hesitant around people.

Q6.
Which is subject-specific vocabulary that you would find in a non-fiction text about football?
suddenly
Correct answer: tackle
then
Correct answer: offside
amazed

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
Correct Answer:biography ,A non-fiction text written about someone’s life.
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A non-fiction text written about someone’s life.

Correct Answer:context,Surrounding details that help understand what you're reading
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Surrounding details that help understand what you're reading

Correct Answer:purpose,The reason a text was written and the desired impact.
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The reason a text was written and the desired impact.

Correct Answer:prejudice ,Opinions or feelings based on limited thought and knowledge.
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Opinions or feelings based on limited thought and knowledge.

Correct Answer:discrimination ,Treating a person or group of people differently.
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Treating a person or group of people differently.

Q2.
Who is the author of 'Walter Tull's Scrapbook'?
Correct Answer: Michaela Morgan, michaela morgan, Michaela morgan, michaela Morgan
Q3.
Which of the following are usually found in non-fiction texts?
Correct answer: An index.
A plot.
Correct answer: A glossary.
Dialogue.
Correct answer: Appendices.
Q4.
True or False? Knowing the historical and cultural context helps us understand the author’s perspective.
Correct Answer: True, true
Q5.
Which statements about Walter Tull's early life are correct?
Walter Tull's father was from England.
Correct answer: Walter was a keen football player.
Walter learnt how to be a carpenter
Correct answer: Walter's mother died when he was young.
Q6.
True or False? After their father's death, Walter and his brother, Eddie, were sent to an orphanage.
Correct Answer: True, true