Hi, everyone.

My name is Ms. Voyle, and welcome to today's lesson, where we are going to be understanding Lila's feelings in the buildup of "The Firework Maker's Daughter." For this lesson, you need a copy of the 2018 Penguin Random House UK edition of "The Firework Maker's Daughter" by Philip Pullman.

Pause the video and get your copy of the book now.

Great.

Now I know you have the book with you.

During this lesson, you'll need to be listening and looking carefully and there will also be tasks where you need somebody to talk to.

I hope you're feeling excited and ready to learn.

Let's get started.

The learning outcome for today's lesson is "I can identify and understand the emotions of Lila in the buildup of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter.

'" Here are our key words for today's lesson.

Let's practise saying them.

My turn, your turn.

Suspense.

Show and tell.

Empathy.

Good job, well done.

Let's take a look at their definitions.

Suspense is a state of feeling excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

Show and tell is a writing technique for showing a character's feelings with description of their actions, body language, and facial expressions.

Empathy is the ability to understand other people's emotions and points of view.

There are two parts to today's lesson.

In the first part, we will be identifying Lila's emotions.

And in the second part we will be generating show and tell for these emotions.

So let's begin with identifying Lila's emotions.

What do we know about "The Firework Maker's Daughter?" Let's remind ourselves.

It is a quest narrative written by Phillip Pullman.

The protagonist in the story is a girl named Lila, who is the daughter of Lalchand, a firework maker.

Lila defied her father and ran away to Merapi on her quest to become a firework maker.

Chulak and Hamlet went to retrieve magical water to save Lila from the flames in the Grotto.

Lila endured great physical challenges on her journey up Merapi, but she showed resilience and determination to reach the entrance.

You are going to be writing your own narrative buildup about Lila's journey up Merapi.

A key feature of the buildup in a story is the building of suspense for the reader.

Suspense is a state of feeling excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

This engages the reader and makes them want to read on and find out what happens next.

Let's check your understanding.

What is suspense? A, a state of feeling certain about what is going to happen next.

B, a state of feeling excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

Or C, a state of not caring about what may happen.

Pause the video and select your answer now.

The answer is B.

Suspense is a state of feeling excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

Well done.

How does Philip Pullman create suspense in chapter four of "The Firework Maker's Daughter?" There were many moments where Lila faced physical and emotional challenges that we didn't know if she would overcome.

The author uses precise and descriptive vocabulary to convey the emotional journey that Lila experienced.

This helps the reader become invested in Lila's journey and empathise with her experiences.

It is a key part of building suspense.

If the reader feels connected to the character and cares about their journey, then they will be really hooked at the moments of suspense, wondering what's going to happen next.

I am going to summarise the key moments for Lila in the buildup.

Listen carefully.

One.

Lila tried to sleep, but she couldn't.

She considered giving up.

Two.

Lila continued.

The ground she was walking on became much steeper and she realised she was climbing the mountain.

Three.

Lila slipped and fell down the mountain, losing a sandal In the process.

Four.

She continued to climb higher, braving the heat with bare feet.

Five.

Lila kept sliding backwards and she experienced such physical pain, she felt like she might die.

Six.

A huge stone rolled down towards Lila, but it missed her, and the entrance to the Grotto was uncovered.

Let's check your understanding.

Which of the following statements accurately summarises the buildup in chapter four of "The Firework Maker's Daughter?" A, Lila's journey is straightforward and she finds it physically and emotionally easy.

B, Lila faces great physical and emotional challenges, which we don't know if she will overcome, and this creates suspense.

Or C, Lila finds the journey challenging, but doesn't mind whether she succeeds or not.

Pause the video and select your answer now.

The answer is B.

Lila faces great physical and emotional challenges, which we don't know if she will overcome, and this creates suspense.

This is the best statement to summarise chapter four and the buildup for Lila.

Lila's emotions shift throughout the buildup as she faces different challenges.

She does not feel the same throughout.

Authors convey a character's feelings and emotions in two ways.

They can explicitly state how the character felt.

For example, they may say something like "She felt frustrated." Authors also use a technique called show and tell.

Show and tell is a writing technique for showing a character's feelings with description of their actions, body language, and facial expressions.

An example of this would be, "She gave an exasperated sigh." By describing this action that the character took, giving an exasperated sigh, the reader can infer that she felt frustrated, but the author has not explicitly stated it.

Let's consider how Philip Pullman conveys Lila's emotional journey explicitly and through using show and tell.

Lila tried to sleep, but she couldn't.

She considered giving up.

This is the first key moment in the buildup for Lila.

The author explicitly states Lila's emotions at this point by saying that she was uncomfortable, annoyed, and felt alone.

But the author then uses show and tell, where he shares Lila's thoughts of considering whether to give up on her quest.

What can we infer about Lila's emotions from her thoughts? She considered giving up.

Pause the video and have a little think.

If she was considering on giving up on her quest, even if only for a moment, how do you think she was feeling? We might infer that she feels exhausted or frustrated by the circumstances.

Let's check your understanding.

True or false? The only way to identify a character's emotions is when the author explicitly states them.

Pause the video and select your answer.

That is false.

Well done.

Now, can you justify your answer? A, we can search for examples of show and tell and infer a character's emotions from their actions, thoughts, body language, and facial expressions.

Or B, we can ask the character ourselves.

Pause the video now and select your justification.

The answer is A.

Well done.

We can infer a character's emotions by searching for show and tell that the author has used in their writing.

It's now time for a task and it is a talk task.

How do you think Lila felt at each of these points in the buildup? One, she couldn't sleep and considered giving up.

Two, the ground got steeper.

She realised she was climbing the mountain.

Three, she slipped and fell.

She caught her breath.

Four.

She continued to climb, braving the heat.

Five.

She kept sliding backwards and she experienced pain like she'd die.

And six, the big rock missed her and the Grotto was uncovered.

I'd like you to pause the video now and discuss with your partner how you think Lila was feeling at each of these key moments.

Welcome back.

It was wonderful to listen to your discussions.

You used your inference skills to identify how Lila was feeling at each point.

Let's take a look at the answers.

For one, couldn't sleep, considered giving up.

We know that she is tired because she couldn't get any sleep and we can infer that she was frustrated by the situation.

For two, steeper ground, climbing mountain.

We know that at this point she was feeling determined and optimistic, because she realised that she must be getting close.

Three.

Slipped and fell, caught her breath.

We can infer that she was shocked and shaken by this experience.

Four.

She continued to climb, braving the heat.

We know that she was exhausted at this point, but she remained committed to the journey.

Five.

Slid backwards, pain like she'd die.

We can infer that she was experiencing agony from all of the pain and the heat.

And also despair, because she didn't think she would make it.

And six, the rock missed her and the Grotto was uncovered.

We can infer that she was feeling relief when the rock missed her and excitement when she realised she had reached her destination.

Well done for your fantastic partner talk and inferring Lila's emotions at each of the key points in the buildup.

It's now time for the second part of our lesson, where we will be generating show and tell for Lila's emotions.

How does the author convey Lila's emotions in the buildup? Let's remind ourselves.

Philip Pullman conveys Lila's feelings and emotions in two ways.

He explicitly states how Lila felt at moments.

And he uses show and tell to describe her experiences.

Show and tell is a writing technique that conveys a character's feelings through sensory details, thoughts, and actions.

Using show and tell will be a key feature of your narrative writing so that you can convey Lila's emotions on her journey.

How can we generate show and tell ideas? Using empathy to understand Lila's experiences can help us develop precise descriptions for her sensory experiences, actions, and thoughts.

Empathy is the ability to understand other people's feelings and points of view.

If we can use empathy to understand how Lila was feeling and what she might have been thinking, then we will be able to use that knowledge to develop our show and tell ideas.

Let's check your understanding.

True or false.

We can use empathy to develop show and tell descriptions for Lila's emotions.

Pause the video and select your answer now.

That is true.

Well done.

Now can you justify your answer? A, through understanding Lila's emotions, we can develop precise descriptions for her sensory experiences, actions, and thoughts.

Or B, through understanding Lila's emotions, we can explicitly state how she felt.

Pause the video and select your answer.

The answer is A, well done.

Show and tell is the precise descriptions of a character's sensory experiences, actions, and thoughts.

It is not explicitly stating emotions.

Let's consider Lila's experiences at the following point in the buildup to develop show and tell.

"Lila continued.

The ground she was walking on became much steeper and she realised she was climbing the mountain." We identified that at this point in the buildup, Lila was feeling determined and optimistic.

What show and tell could we use to convey that she was feeling determined and optimistic? For sensory experiences, we might write that her eyes focused forwards on the goal.

For a thought she was having, she might have said, "I can do hard things." For an action, we might write "clenched her fists, powered on." These are all examples of conveying Lila's emotions without explicitly stating them.

Let's check your understanding.

Match the emotions to the appropriate examples of show and tell.

The emotions are A, exhausted.

B, agony.

C, excitement.

The examples of show and tell are muscles throbbed, blood dripping, screamed in pain.

Then eyes bulged, gasped and squealed, bounded forwards.

And body ached and slumped, trudged along, sweat dripped.

Pause the video and match these now.

Let's take a look at the answers.

For A, exhausted, the examples of show and tell are body ached and slumped, trudged along, sweat dripped.

For B, agony, the examples of show and tell are muscles throbbed, blood dripping, screamed in pain.

And for C, excitement, the examples of show and tell are eyes bulged gasped and squealed, bounded forwards.

Well done for showing a great understanding of how authors use, show and tell.

Hopefully you are feeling really ready to generate your own ideas.

It's now time for your task.

Empathise with Lila to develop an example of show and tell for each of the following emotions she experiences.

For emotions we have frustrated, determined, shocked, exhausted, agony, excitement.

Develop one idea for show and tell for each of these emotions.

It could be about Lila's sensory experiences, a thought she had or an action she took.

Pause the video and do the task now.

Welcome back.

It was so wonderful reading all of your show and tell examples.

You did a fantastic job.

Let's now share some of the great examples I saw.

For frustrated, we have "gave an exasperated sigh, scowled." For determined, we have "I have come too far to give up now." This is a great thought Lila might have when she's feeling determined.

For shocked, "heart pounded, pulse raced." These are great examples of sensory experiences Lila would've been having when she was shocked.

For exhausted, "trudged along." This describes how her movement would be different if she was exhausted.

And "muscles ached." That's another sensory experience.

For agony, we have "trembled with pain, cried out for help." And for excitement, "I actually made it!" is a great thought.

And "surged forwards" is a really good example of describing Lila's actions and how they changed when she became excited.

Well done for your hard work developing show and tell.

We've now come to the end of our lesson, so let's go over a summary together.

Lila faces physical and emotional challenges that the reader does not know if she will overcome.

Lila's emotional journey is a key part of building suspense in the buildup of the story.

Philip Pullman conveys Lila's changing emotions both explicitly and using show and tell.

Show and tell is a writing technique for showing a character's feelings with description of their actions, body language, and facial expressions.

And empathising with a character's emotions can help us develop our own examples of show and tell.

Well done for your hard work learning today.

I have really enjoyed teaching you this lesson.