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Summarising Walter’s life using ‘Walter Tull’s Scrapbook’

I can summarise Walter Tull's life by identifying significant moments.

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Summarising Walter’s life using ‘Walter Tull’s Scrapbook’

I can summarise Walter Tull's life by identifying significant moments.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A summary is the main ideas of a text, usually from more than one paragraph
  2. Examining an inspirational figure from history can have an impact on our understanding of events in present day

Common misconception

Pupils may find it difficult to draw out the most significant moments when summarising.

Model eliciting the key parts of Walter's life - using the contents page to support. Have these accessible during the lesson.

Keywords

  • Adversity - Adversity can be described as challenges, prejudice, and hardships a person has had to confront and overcome in their life.

  • Summarise - To summarise means to pull out the key information and ideas from the text.

  • Inspire - To inspire is to motivate or encourage through positive influence or example.

  • Legacy - Legacy is the long-lasting impact of particular events and actions that took place in the past, or in a person’s life.

  • Epitaph - An epitaph is a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died.

Teachers can include the transcript of the epitaph (found on page 31) to read, and signpost additional reading (found in the final page of the text) to extend pupils' knowledge of Walter Tull.
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
  • Depiction or discussion of upsetting content
  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

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).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Order the key events in 'Walter Tull's Scrapbook'.
1 - He was born in 1888 in Folkestone.
2 - His parents died and he moved to an orphanage.
3 - He became a professional footballer, playing for Clapton FC.
4 - He enlisted in the British Army.
5 - He died in 1918.
Q2.
Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:retrieval,finding key details or information in the text

finding key details or information in the text

Correct Answer:inference,a conclusion drawn from information and evidence in a text

a conclusion drawn from information and evidence in a text

Correct Answer:evidence,information or facts to show something is true

information or facts to show something is true

Q3.
What is a theme?
the sequence of events that make up a story
a person or figure in a story book
Correct answer: a central idea that the writer intends to convey
Q4.
Match the keywords to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:convey,to communicate a message to the reader

to communicate a message to the reader

Correct Answer:analyse,to examine something in detail in order to understand it

to examine something in detail in order to understand it

Correct Answer:justify,to show or prove something using evidence

to show or prove something using evidence

Correct Answer:theme,a central idea that the writer intends to convey

a central idea that the writer intends to convey

Q5.
What is a summary?
Correct answer: a brief explanation of the main points or ideas in a text, story, or information
the surrounding information that helps us to understand a text
a list of chapters or sections in a book or document, usually found at the start
Q6.
What is an inspirational figure?
Correct answer: a person who motivates others through their actions, achievements or qualities
a person who makes decisions for others
a person who criticises others

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the keyword to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:adversity ,challenges, prejudice and hardships in a person's life

challenges, prejudice and hardships in a person's life

Correct Answer:inspire ,to motivate or encourage through positive influence

to motivate or encourage through positive influence

Correct Answer:legacy ,the long-lasting impact of particular events and actions

the long-lasting impact of particular events and actions

Q2.
What does the word 'summarise' mean?
to retell all the events from the text
Correct answer: to pull out the key information and ideas from the text
to pull out one idea from the text
Q3.
Which of the following conditions are described by Walter on pages 22 and 23 of 'Walter Tull's Scrapbook'?
Correct answer: "mud" on the battlefield
diseases were spread quickly
Correct answer: soldiers living in holes
gas attacks
Q4.
In what way did Walter face adversity while in the military?
He displayed exceptional leadership, earning respect for his capabilities.
Correct answer: He encountered racial discrimination and bias because of his Black heritage.
He had lots of responsibilities.
Q5.
Why is Walter Tull's legacy significant?
Correct answer: due to his pioneering achievements as a Black professional footballer
due to his ability to survive the terrible war conditions
due to being chosen to play for Tottenham FC
Correct answer: due to his pioneering achievements as an Officer during The First World War
Q6.
What is an epitaph?
Correct answer: a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died
a phrase or form of words written about someone who has fought in a war
a summary of a footballer's life