Developing an understanding of 'The Wild Robot' through rich discussions

English

In 'The Wild Robot’, pupils discussed the themes of identify and belonging. In ’Greenling’, pupils will explore these themes in another narrative.

In ’The Iron Man’, pupils discussed themes of identity and belonging. In ’The Wild Robot’, pupils will return to these themes and make comparisons to ’The Iron Man’.

'The Wild Robot': book club

a text that presents news and information about current events

a genre of text which presents real events, information or knowledge

Which of the following definitions best describes an illustrated chapter book?

Which of the following creatures does Roz initially help by pulling out porcupine spines?

What is the name of the gosling that Roz adopts after its nest is damaged?

when computers or robots can do things like humans

Who is **both** the author and illustrator of this text?

The text is written from which perspective?

Match the following words to their definitions.

Put the following parts of a story in the correct order.

True or false? Illustrated chapter books only contain words.

Match the key features of an illustrated chapter book to the information found on the front cover of this book.

True or false? A main character in a text always has to be human.

A storm occurs out at sea, causing a ship to drop some of its cargo.

The cargo drifts to an island. Four out of the five crates smash to pieces.

Otters are intrigued by the crates. They manage to open one.

Roz is accidentally activated by a switch on her head being "slapped" by a paw.

Put the events that happen at the beginning of the text in order.

Starter Quiz