The peritext is the elements around a book, including its cover, title and blurb.

A blurb is a short promotional description of a text, located on the back cover.

Endpapers are usually the first and last parts of the interior of the book to be seen when the book is opened or closed.

The title page is a page displaying the text title, author and publisher. It is sometimes accompanied by an illustration.

A prediction is an educated guess, based on evidence in the text or prior knowledge.

Making predictions about 'Greenling'

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Exploring the story 'Greenling'

Exploring characterisation in 'Greenling'

Reading around the text 'Greenling'

Exploring and engaging with themes in 'Greenling’

In 'Greenling: reading’, pupils discussed the power of nature and its importance. In ’Blackberry Blue: reading’, pupils will discuss how themes of nature are integrated into a contemporary fairy tale narrative.

In 'The Wild Robot: book club’, pupils discussed themes, including environmentalism, identify and belonging. In ’Greenling: reading’, pupils will further explore these themes, drawing comparisons between the characters and their opinions and perspectives.

In this unit, pupils read and explore the picturebook text, 'Greenling'. They will learn about the features of a fable and explore characterisation in the text. Pupils will develop an understanding of 'rewilding' and identify and engage in the key themes of community and sustainability.

'Greenling': reading

A fable is a short story, typically with animals as characters conveying a moral.

A moral is a lesson that can be learnt from a story or experience.

Word explosion is a vocabulary-building activity designed to encourage mind-mapping and creativity in generating words related to a specific topic or theme.

Vignettes are small, focused illustrations that often capture a specific moment or scene within a narrative.

Character traits are the special qualities that make a character in a story unique and interesting.

Characterisation is the way an author and illustrator describes and develops the personalities and traits of the characters in a story.

Body language is the way people communicate their thoughts, feelings, and emotions through their movements and gestures without using words.

Inference means to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions.

Motives refer to a person’s reasons for doing something.

A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story.

Rewilding is a conservation approach that restores ecosystems to their natural state by reintroducing key species and promoting natural processes.

Sustainability means using resources wisely without depleting them for future generations.

A personal response is expressing your own opinions, ideas or feelings.

To convey means to communicate a message to the reader directly or indirectly.

A community is a group of people who come together, support each other, and share common interests or goals.

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