Character, setting and plot in 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'
I can explore the story through discussing the characters, setting and plot.
Character, setting and plot in 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'
I can explore the story through discussing the characters, setting and plot.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Making a prediction means deciding what you think will happen next in a story.
- One person's prediction may be different to another person's.
- Narrative openings introduce the characters, setting and plot.
- Plop meets an old woman who likes the dark and says it is 'kind'.
Keywords
Character - a person or animal in a story
Setting - where the story takes place
Plot - what happens in a story
Common misconception
Pupils may find it hard to think of reasons they like the dark.
Brainstorm ideas beforehand as a class and if possible use two adults to model hot-seating before the children start the task.
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2014 Farshore edition of ‘The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark’ by Jill Tomlinson for this lesson.
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).
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
a person or animal in a story
where the story takes place
what happens in a story