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Making predictions about 'Greenling'
Pupil outcome: I can use the text and illustrations to make predictions about ‘Greenling’. Key learning points: - The front cover of a text is part of the peritext; this also includes the blurb, endpapers and title page. - The peritext...
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Using images to make comparisons and predictions in 'Mirror'
Pupil outcome: I can compare and contrast images in 'Mirror'. Key learning points: - The Moroccan story is set in the Valley of the Roses; the Western (Australian) setting is based on a suburb of Sydney. - The two landscapes contrast...
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Introduction to 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' and making links to our own experiences
Pupil outcome: I can make a prediction about how a story might end. Key learning points: - Traditional tales can be set in real or fictional places. This traditional tale is set in Japan. - Illustrations can be a way to help us to...
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Introducing the text and author of 'Mirror'
Pupil outcome: I can make predictions about a text. Key learning points: - ‘Mirror’ is a dual narrative text: two stories that are made to be read side-by-side. - 'Mirror' can be considered a wordless or silent text. - Different readers...
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Characters and plot in the story 'Ada Twist, Scientist'
Pupil outcome: I can talk about the characters and plot in the story "Ada Twist, Scientist" to make a prediction. Key learning points: - Predictions about the plot can be made using the front cover, title, illustrations and what we know...
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Engaging with the opening of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'
Pupil outcome: I can summarise the opening of ’The Firework Maker's Daughter’. Key learning points: - 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' is a quest narrative and the protagonist is named Lila. - The story is influenced by South-East Asian...
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Building comprehension of 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can answer a range of comprehension questions on 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story'. Key learning points: - Suffragettes were campaigning for the right for women to vote; this was something that was not permitted...
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Revisiting the genre of traditional tales
Pupil outcome: I can explore the features of a traditional tale. Key learning points: - Traditional tales are stories that are retold again and again and can be retold in different ways. - Traditional tales can be set in real or...
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Character, setting and plot in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'
Pupil outcome: I can make a prediction based on illustrations, the setting and key vocabulary. Key learning points: - Making a prediction means making a guess about what you think will happen in a story using what you already know -...
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Character, setting and plot in 'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse'
Pupil outcome: I can explore the story through discussing the characters, setting and plot. Key learning points: - ‘The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse’ is a children’s story told through narrative writing and illustrations. - Using what we...
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Character, setting and plot in 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'
Pupil outcome: I can explore the story through discussing the characters, setting and plot. Key learning points: - Making a prediction means deciding what you think will happen next in a story. - One person's prediction may be different...
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Beowulf and the dragon
Pupil outcome: I can describe and discuss how Beowulf responds to the threat of a dragon and I can connect the story to different themes. Key learning points: - Beowulf becomes king of Geatland and he reigns for 50 years. - A dragon is...
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Reading 'The Twisted Tree': exploring the opening
Pupil outcome: I can make predictions about a new text and understand how a character is introduced. Key learning points: - The cover, blurb and dedication of a book can give you important details about the themes. - The novel is...