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C r o s s - c u r r i c u l a r r e a d i n g s t r a t e g i e s w i t h i n t h e s c h o o l l i b r a r y
Lesson 3
a) Pupils search the crossword for hidden words pertaining to the story.
(Figure 2)
Key words of a text are those words that are most information-laden. With the help of these
words, a pupil will be able to “reconstruct” the main idea that a particular text expresses.
Key words often provide the answer to the questions: Who? What? Where? How? When?
Why?
F S H E P H E R D F M
B P S H E E P O J I O
I O Z Y T P U G C E U
R W A T E R F A L L N
C E L X R E G C D D T
H R T I K C R H I M A
W I D O W I A K S S I
E O R V A P I A H T N
A N Z U T I N C H R S
K L E P E C X Y E E G
M Y T B R E A D R N F
O S H A D O W N D G A
R O C K J X C A R T I
L N F B I N D L E H R
S T O N E S M I L L Y
Figure 2
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