Year 1 - English
Thinking from different perspectives: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
'Jack and the Beanstalk': reading and writing
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Lesson Summary
You will learn to think from the perspective of different characters.
Key Notes
- Expressions and actions of characters help us to infer how a character feels, such as when Jack races up the beanstalk
- Recalling parts of a story help us to remember what happened, such as remembering the order of what Jack steals.
- Asking questions to the character helps us to consider key events and themes
- Illustrations can offer clues as to how characters might feel or what might happen next
- Thinking from different character's perspectives helps us to decide which character is in the right or wrong
Vocabulary To Learn
- emotions: feelings or mood
- perspective: point of view
- sequence: following the order in which a series of events happened
- question: a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer and ends with a question mark
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may struggle to generate vocabulary to explain the expressions and movements.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Expressions and actions of characters help us to infer how a character feels, such as when Jack races up the beanstalk. Recalling parts of a story help us to remember what happened, such as remembering the order of what Jack steals.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'emotions'
feelings or mood.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may struggle to generate vocabulary to explain the expressions and movements. Correction: The purpose of learning cycle 1 is to provide the children with vocabulary. Narrate how the children are feeling in their freeze-frames and get them to repeat. For example, you may say 'You look famished.' and the children repeat 'We are famished'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Character description of Jack in 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Study Guide
- Character description of the giant in 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Study Guide
- Exploring the genre of fairy tales in 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Study Guide
- Expressing an opinion about events and themes in 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Study Guide
- Retelling 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and using a story mountain Study Guide
- Writing the beginning of a story, introducing character and setting: 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Study Guide
- Writing the end of the story, building suspense: 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Study Guide
- Writing the middle, building suspense: 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Study Guide
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