Year 2 - English
Revisiting the genre of traditional tales
'The Children of Lir': reading
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read and explore the traditional tale, 'The Children of Lir'. They will revisit the genre, as well as building strategies for fluency and comprehension. Finally, pupils will express their opinions about the text.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explore the features of a traditional tale.
Key Notes
- Traditional tales are stories that are retold again and again and can be retold in different ways.
- Traditional tales can be set in real or fictional places.
- Some traditional tales have magical aspects such as magical potions.
- Lots of traditional tales involve talking animals or characters being turned into animals.
- Traditional tales often have heroes and villains. The villain is the stepmother.
Vocabulary To Learn
- traditional tales: stories that are retold again and again in different ways that often include fictional or magical aspects
- fictional: existing only in a made-up story and not existing in real life
- magical: made by magic
- theme: a central idea in the story
- prediction: making a guess using what we already know
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may think that all traditional tales have exactly the same features.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Traditional tales are stories that are retold again and again and can be retold in different ways. Traditional tales can be set in real or fictional places.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'traditional tales'
stories that are retold again and again in different ways that often include fictional or magical aspects.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may think that all traditional tales have exactly the same features. Correction: Talk about different traditional tales and examine similarities and differences, such as some traditional tales contain magic, some do not. Make use of physical and visual copies of traditional tales children are familiar with.
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