Making comparisons
I can compare Addie’s experiences at different places in the book ‘A Kind of Spark’ and I can compare characters between different texts.
Making comparisons
I can compare Addie’s experiences at different places in the book ‘A Kind of Spark’ and I can compare characters between different texts.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- When we give our opinion about a text, we often need to justify our view with evidence or explanations.
- Specific language choices are made by the author to convey meaning.
- We can compare characters within and between texts, including the same character at different points in a text.
- Making these comparisons helps us to understand characters better.
Common misconception
Pupils may label characters like Emily and Miss Murphy as simply 'bad', instead of trying to see their motivations.
Emphasise that giving reasons for someone's actions is not the same as excusing them; most things we do have a reason - that reason might just be a bad one!
Keywords
Justify - give an explanation or evidence to support our view
Language choices - the conscious decisions an author makes to use certain words to have a certain effect or convey a certain meaning to the reader
Compare - identify similarities and differences between two things, ideas, concepts or texts
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.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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).
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
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saying someone is innocent
when autistic people try to 'blend in'
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quiet laughs
annoyed at being treated unfairly
in a way that seems funny