Lesson video

Hi, everyone.

My name is Ms. Voyle, and welcome to today's lesson.

I am really excited to teach you this lesson where you are going to be engaging with the plot of, "Into the Forest.

For this lesson, you need a copy of the 2022 Walker Books Limited Edition of, "Into the Forest," by Anthony Browne.

Pause the video and make sure you have your copy of the book with you.

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 are feeling excited and ready to learn.

Let's get started.

The learning outcome for today's lesson is, I can retell the plot of, "Into the Forest." Here are the key words for today's lesson.

Let's practise saying them.

My turn, your turn.

Narrative fiction.

Journey.

Fairy tale.

Plot.

Summarising.

Great job, well done.

Let's take a look at their definitions.

Narrative fiction is a story that features made up characters, places, and adventures that did not happen in real life.

A journey is an act of travelling from one place to another.

A fairy tale is a children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands.

The plot is what happens in the story.

And summarising means pulling out the key events and ideas from the text.

There are two parts to today's lesson.

In the first part, you will be reading, "Into the Forest," and in the second part you will be summarising and retelling the story.

So let's begin with reading, "Into the Forest." Let's learn about the text, "Into the Forest." Into the forest is a narrative fiction text.

Narrative fiction means it is a story that features made up characters, places, and adventures that did not happen in real life.

Into the forest is written and illustrated by Anthony Browne.

The story is about a little boy who goes on a journey through a forest to visit his grandma and find his dad.

The story includes characters from familiar fairy tales who you meet along the boy's journey.

Let's check your understanding.

True or false, you will encounter familiar characters when reading, "Into the Forest." Pause the video and select your answer.

That is true, well done.

Now it's time to justify your answer.

A, on his journey, the boy encounters familiar characters from past fairy tales.

Or b, the story is a retelling of a traditional fairy tale.

Pause the video and select the correct justification.

The answer is a, well done.

On his journey, the boy encounters familiar characters from past fairy tales.

Anthony Browne is the author and the illustrator of, "Into the Forest." Illustrations accompany a text and can support your visual understanding of what is happening.

Illustrations can also be used to convey hidden messages within a story.

Anthony Browne uses illustrations as a key element of storytelling within, "Into the Forest.

' Deeper meaning can be inferred from them.

Let's check your understanding.

True or false.

All meaning of, "Into the Forest" can be found in the words.

Pause the video and select the correct answer.

That is false, well done.

Now it's time to justify your answer.

A, deeper meaning can be inferred from the illustrations.

Or B, the blurb contains hidden meaning.

Pause the video and select the correct justification.

The answer is a, well done.

Deeper meaning can be inferred from the illustrations.

It's now time for you to begin reading.

Read the story from page one up to page six where there is an illustration of the boy's mother handing him a basket.

Pause the video to read this section now and come back and to press play when you are ready.

Welcome back.

I hope you enjoyed reading the beginning of the story.

Let's check your understanding.

How is the boy woken up in the opening of the story? A, by his mother, b, by a terrible noise, or c, by the sunlight? Pause the video and select the correct answer.

The answer is b, well done.

The boy is woken up by a terrible noise.

The illustration on page two suggests that this terrible noise is lightning.

Let's check your understanding.

True or false.

There was a sad atmosphere between the boy and his mother.

Pause the video and select your answer.

That is true, well done.

Now it's time to justify your answer.

A, the boy was hungry but the mother didn't have any food, or b, the boy's father was not there and they missed him.

Pause the video and select the correct justification.

The answer is b, well done.

There was a sad atmosphere between the boy and his mother because the boy's father was not there and they missed him.

What important instruction does the mother give the son for his journey to visit his grandmother? A, to take the quickest route possible, b, to take the long route to avoid going through the forest or c, to run there as fast as he can.

Pause the video and select the correct answer.

The answer is b, well done.

The mother gives her son an important instruction that he should take the long route to his grandmothers and avoid going through the forest.

It's time for you to continue reading.

Read the story from page seven up to page 14 where there is an illustration of a boy and a girl sat by a tree.

Pause the video to read this section and come back and to press play when you are ready.

Let's check your understanding of what you've read.

Why does the boy ignore his mother's instructions and travel through the forest? A, he thinks the forest will be fun, b, he wants to be quick so he can get home for his dad, or c, he wants to prove to his mother that he is brave.

Pause the video and select the correct answer.

The answer is b, well done.

The boy ignores his mother's instructions and travels through the forest because that is the quickest route and he wants to get home as quickly as he can in case his dad gets back.

True or false.

The boy encounters a range of familiar people on his journey.

Pause the video and select your answer.

That is true, well done.

Now it's time to justify your answer.

A, he bumps into family members, or b, He encounters familiar characters from traditional fairy tales.

Pause the video and select the correct justification.

The answer is b, well done.

While the boy is travelling through the forest, he encounters familiar characters from traditional fairy tales.

It's time for you to continue reading.

Read the story from page 15 up to the end where there is an illustration of the mother holding her arms out.

Pause the video to read this section and come back and press play when you are ready.

I hope you enjoyed reading to the end of the story.

Let's check your understanding.

True or false.

The boy finds the journey to his grandma's easy.

Pause the video and select your answer.

That is false, well done.

Now it's time to justify.

A, the boy becomes afraid and he is nervous about what he will discover when he reaches his grandma's house, or b, the boy finds it difficult to walk in the snow.

Pause the video and select the correct justification.

The answer is a, well done.

The boy becomes afraid and he is nervous about what he will discover when he reaches his grandma's house, so he definitely does not find the journey easy.

Let's check your understanding about how the story ends.

Complete the following sentence starter with all of the correct answers.

The story ends with a, the boy finding his grandma and his dad, b, the boy sharing and overcoming his fears, c, the boy running back home because he is terrified, d, the boy and his father returning home to the mother.

Pause the video and select all of the correct answers.

The answers are a, b and d, well done.

The story ends with the boy finding his grandma and his dad, the boy sharing and overcoming his fears, and the boy and his father returning home to the mother.

Well done for demonstrating your understanding of what you have read so far.

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

Reflect on the story, "Into the Forest, including the illustrations.

Share your opinions and discuss them.

Likes, what caught your attention and why? Dislikes, was there anything that you didn't enjoy? And puzzles, was there anything you found surprising? Pause the video to discuss these questions now.

Welcome back.

Well done for discussing the story and reflecting on it.

I loved listening to your different opinions.

Let's take a look at some of the answers I had.

For likes, what caught your attention and why? One person said, "I was intrigued by the elements of other fairy tales that were incorporated into the story.

I think the boy met Jack, Goldilocks and Hansel and Gretel." This was a great inference based off clues in the text.

For dislikes, was there anything that you didn't enjoy? I heard somebody say, "I found the story quite sad at points because the boy didn't know where his father was and his journey through the forest was scary for him." That's understandable.

And for puzzles, was there anything you found confusing or surprising? I loved the following answer that I heard.

I'd love to know why some of the illustrations are in colour and other parts are in black and white.

Do the black and white parts represent the boys' fears? This person really carefully analysed the illustrations and wanted to understand them in greater detail.

Well done for discussing and sharing your opinions on the story, "Into the Forest." It's now time for the second part of our lesson where you will be summarising and retelling the story.

We are going to retell the plot of, "Into the Forest," by summarising the key parts.

Summarising means to pull out the key events and ideas from the text.

Summarising the key events in a story helps us to build our understanding of the text and the meaning behind it.

We use summaries of the key events to retell the plot in chronological order.

When retelling the plot of a story, we use expression to convey greater meaning.

Let's check your understanding.

How do we retell the plot of a story? Select the three correct answers.

A, by summarising key events, b, by reading the entire story aloud word for word, c, by using expression to convey meaning, d, in chronological order.

Pause the video and select the correct answers.

The answers are a, c and d, well done.

We retell the plot of a story by summarising the key events, using expression to convey meaning and ensuring that we summarise these events in chronological order.

Let's retell the plot of, "Into the Forest." Listen carefully.

The young boy awoke to a dreadful noise and appeared afraid.

He discovered his dad was not at home and he and his mum were sad.

The boy's mum asked him to take cake to Grandma, who was unwell.

She instructed him to take the long route to avoid the forest.

The boy did not listen and he went through the forest.

He wanted to be as quick as possible, so he could be at home for his dad.

The boy met familiar characters from fairy tales on his journey.

These encounters unsettled him and he felt afraid he was being followed.

The boy's fear grew bigger when he reached his grandma's house because it did not sound like her insight.

To his relief, it was her.

The boy's father was also there.

He shared and overcame his scary experience.

He and his dad then happily returned home to the mum.

Let's check your understanding.

Put the following in order from one to six to show the chronology of the plot.

I will read them to you.

The boy did not listen and went through the forest to be quicker.

The boy awoke to a dreadful noise and discovered his dad was gone.

The boy encountered familiar fairy tale characters and felt unsettled.

The boy was scared and unsure if it was his grandma inside the house.

The boy was reunited with his grandma and father.

He returned home to his mom.

And the boy's mom gave him cake to take to his grandma.

She told him to take the long route to avoid the forest.

Pause the video and number these one to six now to show their order in the story.

Let's take a look at the answers together.

One, the boy awoke to a dreadful noise and discovered his dad was gone.

Two, the boy's mom gave him cake to take to his grandma.

She told him to take the long route to avoid the forest.

Three, the boy did not listen and went through the forest to be quicker.

Four, the boy encountered familiar fairy tale characters and felt unsettled.

Five, the boy was scared and unsure if it was his grandma inside the house.

Six, the boy was reunited with his grandma and father.

He returned home to his mum.

Well done for demonstrating your understanding of the chronology of events in, "Into the Forest." It's now time for your task.

Retell the plot with your partner by summarising the key parts.

Use the following sentence starters to help you.

One, the young boy awoke to a, and he discovered that.

Two, the boy's mom asked him to.

She instructed him to.

Three, the boy did not listen and he.

He wanted to be as quick as possible so.

Four, the boy met a range of.

These encounters.

Five, the boy's fear grew bigger when.

To his relief.

And six, the boy was then reunited with.

He shared and overcame.

Pause the video to retell the plot with your partner by summarising the key parts now.

Welcome back.

Well done for retelling the plot of, "Into the Forest," by summarising the key parts.

I really enjoyed listening to you.

Let's take a look at the answers together now.

The young boy awoke to a dreadful noise and he discovered that his dad was not at home.

He and his mother were sad.

The boy's mom asked him to take cake to his grandma.

She instructed him to take the long route to avoid the forest.

The boy did not listen and he went through the forest.

He wanted to be as quick as possible, so he could be at home for his dad.

The boy met a range of familiar fairy tale characters on his journey.

These encounters unsettled him and he felt afraid he was being followed.

The boy's fear grew bigger when he reached his grandma's house because it did not sound like her insight.

To his relief, it was her.

The boy was then reunited with his father too.

He shared and overcame his scary experience and they happily returned home to the mum.

Well done for demonstrating your understanding of the plot of, "Into the Forest." We've now come to the end of our lessons, so let's go over a summary together.

"Into the Forest," is a narrative fiction text written and illustrated by Anthony Browne.

The story is about a little boy who goes on a journey through a forest to visit his grandma and find his dad.

On the journey through the forest, the boy encounters characters from familiar fairy tales.

The plot of a story is retold in chronological order using expression to convey greater meaning.

And summarising the key events in a story helps us to build our understanding of the text and the meaning behind it.

Well done for your hard work in today's lesson.

I hope you have enjoyed engaging with the plot of, "Into the Forest." I have really enjoyed sharing it with you.