Myths about teaching can hold you back
- Year 4
Exploring the themes of 'Hansel and Gretel'
I can identify and justify the key themes in 'Hansel and Gretel'.
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- Year 4
Exploring the themes of 'Hansel and Gretel'
I can identify and justify the key themes in 'Hansel and Gretel'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story.
- Readers can interpret the importance of themes, ideas and messages differently.
- 'Hansel and Gretel' explores a variety of themes linked to morality.
- Analysing themes can help us consider human morality and positively impact the people we want to be.
Keywords
Theme - a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story
Recurring - when something appears repeatedly
Convey - to communicate a message to the reader directly or indirectly
Analyse - to examine something in detail in order to understand it
Justify - to show or prove something using evidence
Common misconception
Children might initially confuse the meaning and differences of genre and themes.
Although certain genres of text explore common themes, these themes can vary from text to text.
To help you plan your year 4 English lesson on: Exploring the themes of 'Hansel and Gretel', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 4 English lesson on: Exploring the themes of 'Hansel and Gretel', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Equipment
You need a copy of the 1981 Walker Books Ltd edition of 'Hansel and Gretel' by Anthony Browne.
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