Expressing opinions about 'The Children of Lir'
I can develop a personal response to the text.
Expressing opinions about 'The Children of Lir'
I can develop a personal response to the text.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Looking out for clues in the text and illustrations can help answer questions that may not have obvious answers.
- Inference skills can help to develop a deeper understanding of a text.
- An opinion is a view about something, somewhere or someone that is personal.
- One person’s opinion can differ from someone else’s opinion.
- Opinions should be able to be justified or explained in a respectful way.
Keywords
Inference - to draw conclusions from clues within the text
Personal - something that belongs to you
Opinion - a personal view about something
Point of view - a particular attitude towards something
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to make inferences.
Lots of inference skills are based on our knowledge and understanding of the world or prior experiences. Provide pupils with the knowledge to model the thought processes to then help them form their answers.
To help you plan your year 2 english lesson on: Expressing opinions about 'The Children of Lir', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 2 english lesson on: Expressing opinions about 'The Children of Lir', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Equipment
You need a copy of the 2011 Oxford University Press edition of ‘The Children of Lir’ by Maire Buonocore and Isabelle Arsenault for this lesson.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
The story is set in Ireland.
My favourite character is King Lir.
Why is the Queen jealous of the children?