... well, the sponsors and the entertainment industry have

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Lesson 1
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• Lesson Objective
• To analyse the overall structure of a text to
  identify how key areas are developed
• (for example through the organisation of
  content and the patterns of language used)

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The Power Of One
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Reading Strategies we will need to use
Skimming to get the overall gist of the text
Scanning to search rapidly for specific
information Reading closely and rereading
to check for details and to make sure that
important information has not been missed
or misread.
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On the morning of 31 October 2003, Bethany
Hamilton was surfing off the coast of her home
island of Kauai in Hawaii. The 13-year-old
surfing prodigy was with her friend, Alana, at
the area known as Tunnels when, dangling her arms
in the water, she was grabbed by a 14-foot tiger
shark. She was juggled briefly back and forth
before her left arm was torn off.
Young expert
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As Bethany started paddling in with one arm,
her companions initially thought she was messing
around. Then they saw what had happened and
whipped into action. Alanas father Holt and
brother Byron came to her rescue, kept her
talking and got her to shore, where Holt used his
surf leash as a tourniquet. Bethany had passed
out by the time she reached hospital and before
local lifeguards and surfers had set off in a
forlorn hunt for the severed arm.
At first
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In the immediate aftermath of the attack,
Bethanys first thoughts were I need to get to
shore to be safe and will I lose my sponsors?
She did indeed make it to the shore and was back
surfing within a week of having her stitches
removed. She has made light of the loss of her
limb, declaring that God must have had a purpose
for her, and she made it back into the finals of
a major surfing competition on 10 January,
finishing fifth.
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As for her second concern well, the sponsors
and the entertainment industry have come sailing
in there are grocery stores and clothes
manufacturers seeking to have their names
associated with her fresh-faced pluck. There are
surfboard manufacturers and resorts who want to
talk to her. Already there is a website and a CD
extolling her virtues. She has opened the state
legislature in Honolulu and thrown the first
pitch in a baseball game for the Oakland
Athletics. There have been appearances on the big
American talk shows of Oprah Winfrey and Ellen de
Generes. There have been interviews with
Entertainment Tonight and on CNN. She posed for a
fashion shoot in Glamour magazine, styled Love
Your Body. Soon there will be a film and a book.
From there will follow the tours of Europe and
Australia and the world.
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OHT 2/Page 5 of reading booklet Which of the
following details from the first four paragraphs
are true and which are false? 1.The shark attack
happened in the afternoon on 31 October 2003 2.
It happened in the sea off the coast of an
island in Hawaii 3. Bethany was alone when it
happened 4. Her friends father and brother
helped to save her life 5. She never surfed
again until the following January 6. She was 13
years old at the time of the attack 7. She was
attacked by a 14-foot basking shark 8. She has
appeared on TV since the shark attack 9 She has
lost all of her sponsors since the shark attack
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OHT 3 True/false statements answers Details
True or false? 1. The shark attack happened in
the afternoon on 31 October 2003 False (
a.m.) 2. It happened in the sea off the coast of
an island in Hawaii True 3. Bethany was
alone when it happened False (friend) 4. Her
friends father and brother helped to save her
life True 5. She never surfed again until the
following January False (6 wk.) 6. She was 13
years old at the time of the attack True 7. She
was attacked by a 14-foot basking shark False
(tiger) 8. She has appeared on TV since the
shark attack True 9. She has lost all of her
sponsors since the shark attack False
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OHT 4/Page 6 of reading booklet Sequence the
events in time order Order in which Events Re
al Time we are told about them in the
article Bethany is attacked by a
shark A film is written about Bethanys
story Bethany becomes famous and appears
on TV Bethanys parents move to
Hawaii Bethany begins surfing in
competitions Bethany returns to surfing
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OHT 5. Not in pupil reading booklet Sequence the
events in time order Answers Order in
which Events Real Time we are told about
them in the article 1 Bethany is
attacked by a shark 3 6 A film is written
about 6 Bethanys story 3 Bethany
becomes famous and 5 appears on
TV 4 Bethanys parents move 1 to
Hawaii 5 Bethany begins surfing 2 in
competitions 2 Bethany returns to surfing 4
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Lesson 2
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• Lesson Objective
• To analyse the overall structure of a text to
  identify how key areas are developed
• (for example through the organisation of
  content and the patterns of language used)

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Non-chronological Writing
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• NOW NOW ..
• You will need your reading booklet and answer
  booklet
• Turn to Question 2.
• Think about the way the article is
• structured.
• YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES - to answer this question
  independently.
• Remember everything we have said about the
  order of information

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You are now going to answer the remaining
questions. Re-read the text again and attempt
all questions. Remind them that they may wish to
return to their answer to Question 1 from the
previous lesson.
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A non-chronological structure allows the writer
to prioritise events in the order of his choice
rather than the order in which they happened
It allows him to foreground the shark attack
which has triggered the media interest in Bethany
and made her famous It allows him to fill in
the detail of Bethanys family background later
in the article since this is not the focus of the
article By beginning with the shark attack, he
immediately captures the readers interest.