Exploring and engaging with themes in 'Greenling’
I can identify and engage with the key themes in ‘Greenling’.
Exploring and engaging with themes in 'Greenling’
I can identify and engage with the key themes in ‘Greenling’.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- ‘Greenling’ can be considered a fable, its moral might link to the conservation & preservation of the environment.
- A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story.
- Some of the themes of 'Greenling' are sustainability, acceptance and the power of nature.
- Revisiting a text can allow readers to discuss questions that focus on themes that are not explicitly stated in the text
Keywords
Fable - A fable is a short story, typically with animals as characters conveying a moral.
Theme - A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story.
Convey - To convey means to communicate a message to the reader directly or indirectly.
Community - A community is a group of people who come together, support each other, and share common interests or goals.
Common misconception
Pupils may find identifying a moral message from the text challenging.
You could support identification by drawing pupils' attention to moral messages they might have gained from previous texts shared with the class.
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2015 Templar Publishing edition of ‘Greenling’ written and illustrated by Levi Pinfold, for this lesson.
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
a short story, typically with animals as characters conveying a moral
a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story.
to communicate a message to the reader directly or indirectly