Engaging with 'The Borrowers'
I can order the key events of ‘The Borrowers’.
Engaging with 'The Borrowers'
I can order the key events of ‘The Borrowers’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- ‘The Borrowers’ is a fantasy fiction text written by Mary Norton in 1952.
- ‘The Borrowers’ is about miniature people, who secretly live under the floorboards of an English house.
- The protagonist in ‘The Borrowers’ is Arrietty, who is the daughter of Pod and Homily.
- It is important for stories to have a clear structure so that readers can understand and enjoy them.
Keywords
Fantasy fiction - a story which is made up or imagined and involves magical elements
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
Common misconception
Pupils may have different ideas about which parts of 'The Borrowers' constitute the opening, build-up, climax and resolution.
Ensure that pupils know that the way one person summarises may be different to another person's summary. If possible, print the story staircase on A3 sized paper to make Task B more accessible.
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2014 Puffin Books edition of ‘The Borrowers’ by Mary Norton 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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