Year 9 Comprehension - Jamaica Inn - teaching resource

Year 9 Comprehension – Jamaica Inn (Daphne du Maurier)

This three-lesson mini-unit is designed to help Year 9 students develop the comprehension and analytical skills required for success at GCSE. Using an extract from Daphne du Maurier’s Jamaica Inn, the resource combines exam-style practise with modelled answers and guided feedback to build pupil confidence.

The unit includes a 44-slide editable PowerPoint, 4 printable worksheets, and a five-question comprehension assessment.

Lesson One:

• Introduction to GCSE-style comprehension tasks

• Guided first and second readings of the extract

• Tackling unfamiliar vocabulary and making inferences

• Writing extended responses on language and techniques

Lesson Two:

• Using quotes effectively in responses

• Writing about structure and its impact on the reader

• Approaching a 20-mark evaluation question with success criteria

• Completing a timed 45-minute comprehension exercise

Lesson Three:

• Whole-class feedback and review of student responses

• Step-by-step discussion of all five assessment questions

• Annotated exemplar/model answers to demonstrate best practice

This resource is ideal for upper KS3 learners and Year 9 pupils preparing for GCSE. It helps develop key skills such as inference, deduction, close language analysis, and extended written responses through a rich and challenging literary text.

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