The document discusses analyzing examples of bullying in the story "Out of Shadows". It provides quotes from the story that could be examples of bullying, such as criticizing a character's spelling and making assumptions about her based on her name. It also references a character blocking another character's path to leave and overhearing gossip. The document guides analyzing these examples and choosing evidence to make a point about how the author portrays bullying to influence the reader's thoughts.

1. With your partner at your table, go through what
this website says about bullying.
Bullying and other struggles..

2. L/O: to analyse and discuss
examples of bullying in OSOT
We're briefly going to recap what we know about
the story so far and I'm going to tell you very
quickly what happens next in the story.

3. Activity One
Look at this quote carefully: do you think this could be
called bullying?
'Of course they would never force the boy to have his
fingerprints taken … but without them he was unlikely
to be given to be given his … papers.'
Why?

4. Activity Two
Sade was in the middle of writing her name ..
'Can't spell her own name! Miss said “Sha-day” and
she ain't put in no “h” ' (Donna - spiky blonde hair
and blue eyes)

5. Activity Two
'Don't need to spell in the bush!' (Marcia – honey
brown skin, bold eyes and pouting mouth)

6. Activity Two
'Sade's instincts told her to leave. But Donna had
already slipped between her and the door'
'she heard snatches of Kevin's voice and something
about wearing other people's clothes'

7. Some important information about
Marcia
'Everyone listens to Marcia in 8M' (Donna)
'Mariam said they didn't like Africans'
'Marcia said her grandmother lived in Jamaica'

8. Writing a reading answer
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Level 3 – choose your evidence
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Level 4 – make a point using the evidence (I say ..)
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Level 5 – explaining how the evidence proves your point
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Level 6 - By using this______________________,
Naidoo makes __________ sound like … which makes
the reader think _________________