Analysing Dorothy's return from the unknown in Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz'
I can understand and analyse how Baum presents Dorothy’s return from the unknown in ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
Analysing Dorothy's return from the unknown in Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz'
I can understand and analyse how Baum presents Dorothy’s return from the unknown in ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Though sad to leave her companions, Dorothy was glad to return to Kansas.
- A theme of a story is a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.
- Baum used Dorothy’s time in the unknown to convey a message to the reader.
- The message is arguably that we have the tools to help ourselves and don’t need to rely on others.
Keywords
Return - to come or go back to a previous place, subject, activity, or condition
Infer - to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have
Theme - a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative
Learn - to get new knowledge or skill in a subject or activity
Tone - the overall mood or attitude of a text
Common misconception
That stories are purely intended to entertain us.
While stories are entertaining, often there is also a message or a purpose behind the story that is designed to teach us something.
Equipment
You will need an extract from 'The Wizard of Oz' which is available in the additional materials.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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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