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Skate Racer

Series:

AlphaKids Plus

Level:

16

Text Type/s:

Recount

ISBN:

9781741483246

Synopsis:

This book tells how a ten-year-old girl called Cody became an in-line skate racer.

Curriculum link:

Biological Science. Living Things

Key Concepts:

This book tells the story of a girl who learnt to use inline skates to become a skate racer.

Reading Strategies:

Using a text to learn about a new area of interest – skate racing. Interpreting visual devices such as the use of blurred photos to imply movement. Identifying the features of a recount. Using critical literacy skills to discuss whether Cody’s experience of skate racing is typical.

Extent:

16

Supporting Materials:

Lesson Plan