Exploring relationships and perspectives
I can consider Addie’s relationships with other characters in ‘A Kind of Spark’ and explore different perspectives on a plot point.
Exploring relationships and perspectives
I can consider Addie’s relationships with other characters in ‘A Kind of Spark’ and explore different perspectives on a plot point.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Looking at interactions between characters can tell readers about their relationships.
- Addie and her older sister, Keedie, are both autistic; they have both had different experiences of growing up autistic.
- Authors give us lots of clues about relationships between characters.
- We can adopt the perspectives of different characters to understand plot points more fully.
Keywords
Relationships - connections and interactions between individuals within a narrative
Evidence - information or facts that show something is true
Perspective - point of view
Common misconception
Pupils may see the word 'relationships' as referring to romantic relationships.
Explore the different layers of relationships we all have; note that sometimes it's our closest relationships that are most turbulent or 'love-hate' because we can be more 'free' within them.
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2020 Knights Of edition of ‘A Kind of Spark’ written by Elle McNicoll, illustrated by Kay Wilson, 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
puzzled
open a little way
nervously
shaking
hold down or hold back
silly things you do
shaking
twisted