Character, setting and plot in 'And Tango Makes Three'
I can explore the story through discussing the characters, setting and plot.
Character, setting and plot in 'And Tango Makes Three'
I can explore the story through discussing the characters, setting and plot.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- 'And Tango Makes Three’ is a narrative fiction that is based on a true story.
- The main characters in the story are two boy penguins, one named Roy and one named Silo.
- The story is set inside Central Park Zoo in New York City.
- The plot follows the story of how Roy and Silo find a way to become parents and have their own family.
- Roy and Silo are the first family in the zoo to have two dads but they live and love just like all the other families.
Common misconception
Children might think that a narrative fiction is always a completely made up story.
Explain that authors often taken inspiration from real life events to develop narrative fiction texts.
Keywords
Character - a person or an animal in a story
Setting - where the story takes place
Plot - what happens in the story
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2007 Simon & Schuster UK Ltd edition of ‘And Tango Makes Three’ by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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