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Developing responses to 'Swallow's Kiss' through rich discussions

'Swallow's Kiss': book club

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils explore and discuss the text 'Swallow's Kiss'. They learn about verse novels as a type of narrative and discuss the key themes in the text. Finally, pupils will make connections and recommendations to enhance their reading experiences.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to develop your own response to 'Swallow's Kiss'.

Key Notes

  • Swallow's Kiss has themes of empathy, friendship and respect.
  • Blessing demonstrates lots of positive emotions and character traits in the story.
  • Throughout the story, Blessing makes a wish for others by touching the mark on her lip, made when she was a baby.
  • Making connections and recommendations can enhance the reading experience and widen the reader's understanding of texts.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • character traits: Character traits are the special qualities that make a character in a story unique and interesting.
  • empathy: Empathy is the ability to experience and understand other people's feelings and points of view.
  • connection: How a text relates to a reader, another text or the wider world can be called a connection.
  • recommendation: A recommendation is a suggestion for a text that is well-suited to a reader's age and their interests.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils may make a wish for themselves personally in Task A.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Swallow's Kiss has themes of empathy, friendship and respect. Blessing demonstrates lots of positive emotions and character traits in the story.

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

Character traits are the special qualities that make a character in a story unique and interesting.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Pupils may make a wish for themselves personally in Task A. Correction: Ask pupils to consider the impact that they could have on their local community and wider world when discussing their wishes.

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