Developing an understanding of 'The Wild Robot' through rich discussions
I can discuss the main ideas of ‘The Wild Robot’.
Developing an understanding of 'The Wild Robot' through rich discussions
I can discuss the main ideas of ‘The Wild Robot’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- ‘The Wild Robot’ follows the unexpected arrival of a robot on an island after its crate is washed ashore during a storm.
- The robot, called Roz, learns human-like characteristics and emotions, such as care, friendship and love.
- 'The Wild Robot' is in the form of an illustrated chapter book, combining words and illustration.
- 'The Wild Robot' explores themes of identity, survival, adaptation, the natural world and technology.
Keywords
Form - the way that a text can be presented
Illustrated chapter book - a longer fictional text with illustrations to support and develop understanding
Artificial intelligence - when computers or robots can do things that usually require human intelligence
Theme - a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story
Common misconception
Pupils may think that illustrations always depict exactly what is mentioned in the words the author writes.
Show examples throughout the illustrated chapter book where the illustrations add in additional details, such as the double page spread on 158 and 159 where Roz is switched off.
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2018 Piccadilly Press edition of The Wild Robot, written and illustrated by Peter Brown, 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).
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a person, animal or object in a story
where the story takes place
what happens in the story
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Exit quiz
6 Questions
the way that a text can be presented
when computers or robots can do things like humans
a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story
