This My Caribbean Journey Guided Reading Pack takes the form of a letter written by an African slave to his family. It introduces children to the inhumane practice of slavery and the terrible conditions and treatment that people suffered. The resource includes comprehension questions along with vocabulary and grammar, punctuation and spelling activities. This guided reading pack would be useful during Black History Month to signify the injustice of inequality.

National Curriculum Objectives:

• understand what they read by asking questions to improve their understanding
• understand what they read by drawing inferences such as inferring characters feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence
• understand what they read by predicting what might happen from details stated and implied
• understand what they read by summarising the main ideas drawn from more than 1 paragraph, identifying key details that support the main idea
• understand what they read by identifying how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning