Linking to personal experiences and feelings in 'Don't Cross the Line!'
I can understand the themes in the story and link them to my own personal experiences.
Linking to personal experiences and feelings in 'Don't Cross the Line!'
I can understand the themes in the story and link them to my own personal experiences.
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Key learning points
- A theme is a big idea, topic or message that appears in a story.
- Themes in a story are used to convey deeper meaning and messages to the reader.
- Readers can interpret themes and their importance in a story in different ways.
- 'Don't Cross the Line!' explores the themes of authority, rule-breaking, identity and collaboration.
- Stories can create a personal response linked to the reader's own views or personal experiences.
Keywords
Theme - a big idea, topic or message that appears in a story
Authority - the power or right to give orders
Hierarchy - how people are organised according to importance and authority
Collaboration - the action of working together
Challenge - to disagree with or object to something
Common misconception
Children may think that breaking rules is always a bad thing.
Help the children to understand appropriate examples of when breaking rules or challenging authority is appropriate.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
A personal view or judgement about something.
The meaning a person infers from something.
To give a reason or explanation for something.
The way the content is arranged on the page.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
The power or right to give orders.
The action of working together.
The action of breaking rules.
The different aspects of who we are.