Study Guides

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils read and explore the narrative text, 'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse'. They explore the characters, setting and plot and summarise and retell the story. Finally, they identify and discuss the key themes in the text.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to summarise the story and understand the vocabulary used within it.

Key Notes

• The author's choice of vocabulary is precise and ambitious and is used to convey meaning to the reader.
• Repetition of keywords can enhance and support storytelling.
• Multiple words can be used to describe the same thing, e.g. "gobbled", "munched" and "feasted".
• Character speech is used to show the perspective and feelings of different characters and this impacts how it is read.
• Summarising a story helps us to build our understanding of a text and the meaning behind it.

Vocabulary To Learn

• vocabulary: the words we know and use to communicate to others
• repetition: the deliberate use of words or phrases that are repeated for emphasis or other effect
• speech: the words a character speaks to communicate
• summarise: to pull out the key information and ideas from the text

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Children may notice a familiar word being used in a new way and not understand its meaning, e.g. making a "toast".

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Character, setting and plot in 'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse' Study Guide
• The theme of collaboration in 'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse' Study Guide