Engaging with 'The BFG'
I can summarise the key events of 'The BFG'.
Engaging with 'The BFG'
I can summarise the key events of 'The BFG'.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- ‘The BFG’ is a fiction text that was published in 1982.
- ‘The BFG’ was written by Roald Dahl (1916-1990) and he is a famous children’s author.
- The protagonists in ‘The BFG’ are Sophie, a young orphan, and the BFG.
- The main settings of ‘The BFG’ are the orphanage, Giant World and Dream World.
- Summarising the key events in a story helps us to build our understanding of the text and the meaning behind it.
Common misconception
Pupils may have different ideas about which parts of 'The BFG' constitute the opening, build-up, climax and resolution.
Summarising means pulling out the key events and ideas from a text. Ensure that pupils know that the way one person summarises may be different to another person's summary.
Keywords
Fiction - stories created by authors that feature made-up characters, places and adventures that did not happen in real life
Summarise - to pull out the key events and ideas from the text
Structure - the order of events within a narrative that gives it a coherent and engaging flow
Equipment
You will need access to a copy of the Puffin Books 2001 edition of 'The BFG' by Roald Dahl for this lesson.
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
narrative
diary
non-chronological report
a person, animal or talking object in the story
where the story takes place
what happens in the story
Exit quiz
6 Questions
made-up stories with made-up characters, places and adventures
what happens in a story
to pull out the key events and ideas from the text