Developing responses to 'Front Desk' through rich discussions
I can develop my own response to 'Front Desk’.
Developing responses to 'Front Desk' through rich discussions
I can develop my own response to 'Front Desk’.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Different readers may interpret a text in different ways.
- Readers can interpret their own big idea or message from a narrative.
- Discussing books by building on others and our own views can help us to deepen our understanding of a book.
- Reading between the lines can allow readers to make connections and parallels to their own lives.
Common misconception
A favourite character is always someone who embodies positive character traits.
Favourite characters can be characters involved in key moments in the text; characters who change the most in the story; or, characters who remind readers of someone they know.
Keywords
Character traits - Character traits are the special qualities that make a character in a story unique and interesting.
Impression - An impression refers to initial feelings about a person, place or thing, gained from reading a text.
Connection - How a text relates to a reader, another text or the wider world can be called a connection.
Recommendation - A recommendation is a suggestion for a text that is well-suited to a reader’s age and their interests.
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2021 Knights Of edition of ‘Front Desk’, written by Kelly Yang, illustrated by Maike Plenzke, 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
determined
rude
trustworthy
Exit quiz
6 Questions
special qualities that make a character in a story unique
initial feelings about a person, place or thing
a text relates to a reader, another text or the wider world