Year 1 - English
Thinking from different perspectives in 'The Three Little Pigs'
'The Three Little Pigs': reading and writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read and respond to the traditional tale 'The Three Little Pigs'. Pupils first read the story, and look at it from different perspectives, before then writing their own version of the story.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to think from a character's perspective to understand their feelings and actions.
Key Notes
- Using 'I', 'me', 'my', 'we' or 'us' is a way of speaking in the first person.
- One way of inferring a character's feelings is looking at their expressions in an illustration.
- Another way of inferring a character's feelings is reading about how they move, what they do and what they say.
- Discussing the feelings of others helps to generate powerful adjectives to describe an emotion or event.
- Considering an event in the story from a character's point of view helps us to understand the plot of the story better.
Vocabulary To Learn
- perspective: a point of view
- adjective: adds detail to a noun
- emotion: a feeling or mood
- first person: the 'I/we' perspective
- plot: what happens in a story
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may struggle to generate their own vocabulary or understand the vocabulary given to them.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Using 'I', 'me', 'my', 'we' or 'us' is a way of speaking in the first person. One way of inferring a character's feelings is looking at their expressions in an illustration.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'perspective'
a point of view.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may struggle to generate their own vocabulary or understand the vocabulary given to them. Correction: In LC2, look at the children's expression when they are freeze framing. Then, put the description into a sentence e.g. 'You look terrified.'. The children mirror the facial expression and tone from you and then repeat the sentence.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Character description of the wolf in 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Description of the houses built in 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Reading and responding to the story 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Sequencing and retelling 'The Three Little Pigs' using a story mountain Study Guide
- Writing the beginning of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the end of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the middle of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
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