Engaging with the plot of 'The Viewer'
I can engage with the plot of ‘The Viewer’.
Engaging with the plot of 'The Viewer'
I can engage with the plot of ‘The Viewer’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- ‘The Viewer’ is a narrative fiction story with elements of mystery and supernatural fantasy.
- The setting in the opening is a ‘dump’ in the city.
- The story features a magical object that is found at the dump.
- The distinctive illustrations play an important part in telling the story.
- The story ends in an unusual and mysterious way.
Keywords
Fiction - when authors create made up stories with characters, places and adventures which did not happen in real life
Setting - where or when a story takes place
Fantasy - a genre of fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe
Mystery - a literary genre that builds suspense and plot for the reader to solve
Common misconception
Pupils may think that fantasy stories are entirely built around fantastical elements and cannot have any parts that are based in real life.
Teach pupils that this is a fantasy story, even though there are large parts of it that seem quite naturalistic and real.
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Equipment
You need a copy of the 2012 Hodder Children's Books edition of ‘The Viewer’ written by Gary Crew and illustrated by Shaun Tan, for this lesson.
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