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Characters, settings and plot in 'Wild'

'Wild': reading and writing

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Lesson Summary

You can identify the characters, setting and plot of the story 'Wild'.

Key Notes

  • Information about a character and setting can be found in the text and in illustrations.
  • A front cover shares the title, 'Wild', the author, Emily Hughes and illustrations.
  • Knowing some key information about the book, such as the setting being a forest, helps to make a prediction.
  • A setting means where a story takes place.
  • The plot is what the story is about.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • prediction: making a guess using what we already know
  • character: a person or an animal in a story
  • setting: where the story takes place
  • plot: what happens in the story

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils believe that bears live in forests in the United Kingdom.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

Information about a character and setting can be found in the text and in illustrations. A front cover shares the title, 'Wild', the author, Emily Hughes and illustrations.

2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'prediction'

making a guess using what we already know.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Pupils believe that bears live in forests in the United Kingdom. Correction: Although bears do live in the woods, they do not live in the United Kingdom. This helps to show us that "Wild" is a fictional story.

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