Exploring themes in 'Arthur and the Golden Rope'
I can identify and justify the key themes in ‘Arthur and the Golden Rope’.
Exploring themes in 'Arthur and the Golden Rope'
I can identify and justify the key themes in ‘Arthur and the Golden Rope’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The themes of 'Arthur and the Golden Rope' include resilience, heroism, collaboration and courage.
- A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story.
- Texts often have a theme, or big idea, which is repeated through the story.
- Readers can interpret their own big idea or message from a narrative.
- Different readers may interpret a text in different ways.
Keywords
Theme - A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story.
Recurring - Recurring means something that appears repeatedly.
Convey - To convey means to communicate a message to the reader directly or indirectly.
Analyse - To analyse something means to examine it in detail in order to understand it.
Justify - To justify means to show or prove something using evidence.
Common misconception
Pupils might think that a text only has one theme or main idea.
Texts often contain multiple layers of meaning and can address various themes simultaneously. They will be personal to each reader.
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
to communicate a message to the reader directly/indirectly
to examine something in detail in order to understand it
to show or prove something using evidence
beams full of pride
reads the journal full of adventures and creatures
casts a bolt of lightning which reignites the great fire
tied up with the golden rope
working together for a common goal
perseverance in the face of challenges
fostering growth in character