Reading the opening of 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'
I can read the opening of 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'.
Reading the opening of 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'
I can read the opening of 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Fiction is a story which is made up or imagined.
- The opening of a story introduces the characters and the setting.
- Plop is a baby barn owl who is afraid of the dark.
- Plop's mother wants Plop to learn not to be afraid of the dark.
Keywords
Title - the name or label given to a piece of writing, such as a book, story, or poem, often representing its main idea or theme
Fiction - a story which is made up or imagined
Opening - the opening is the beginning of a story which establishes the setting and introduces key characters
Nocturnal - being active or happening at night rather than during the day
Common misconception
Children may not know or understand that owls are nocturnal and therefore not find it unusual or funny for an owl to be scared of the dark.
Allow the children to research owls ahead of the lesson, using non-fiction texts and the internet.
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.
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Starter quiz
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writing that tells a story
a text that contains facts and true information
a story that is made up or imagined
