Starter quiz
- A __________ is who is in a story.
- character ✓
- setting
- plot
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- The __________ is where a story takes place.
- character
- setting ✓
- plot
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- The __________ is what happens in a story.
- character
- setting
- plot ✓
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- What is a prediction for a story?
- A prediction is an explanation of the main events of a story.
- A prediction is a sensible guess about what might happen using what we know. ✓
- A prediction is guessing what a story is about without thinking about it.
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- Why are illustrations helpful when making predictions?
- They can give us clues about the plot. ✓
- They are nice to look at.
- They can give us clues about the characters and the setting of the story. ✓
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- Match each word to its definition.
- author⇔a person who writes the words of a story ✓
- illustrator⇔a person who draws the pictures or images for a story ✓
- title⇔the name of a book ✓
Exit quiz
- What is the title of the story we have been looking at?
- 'Lulu Gets a Cat' ✓
- 'Lulu Gets a Dog'
- 'A Cat Gets Lulu'
- 'Lulu Gets a Rabbit'
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- Using the illustrations, what do you think Lulu is most interested in?
- football
- cats ✓
- sleeping
- playing
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- Looking at the illustrations, which of these statements do you think is true?
- Lulu wants to have a real cat. ✓
- Lulu already has a real cat.
- Lulu does not want a cat.
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- Match each term to its example from the story 'Lulu Gets a Cat'.
- title⇔'Lulu Gets a Cat' ✓
- author⇔Anna McQuinn ✓
- character⇔Lulu ✓
- Which of these adjectives could you use to describe Lulu on the front cover?
- calm ✓
- excited
- angry
- relaxed ✓
- happy ✓
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- What can you use to make a prediction about a story?
- the title ✓
- the front cover ✓
- the illustrations ✓
- the illustrator's name
- your knowledge of the topic ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A front cover often shows the title, an illustration, the author's name and the illustrator's name
- The title and illustrations can generate a prediction about what a book might be about
- One person's prediction might be different to another person's
- Looking closely at some illustrations can help to make more detailed predictions
- Looking at illustrations and discussing a book before reading builds excitement about reading it
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to link their predictions to their own knowledge or experience.
Support pupils by contextualising prior learning (books they have read that may be similar, learning about animals, pets they may have at home etc.) Alternatively, provide them with some context e.g. "I know that cats are difficult to look after."
Keywords
Prediction - making a guess using what we already know
Illustration - a picture in a book
Character - a person or animal in a story
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