Year 3 - English
Engaging with 'The Moon Dragons'
'The Moon Dragons': reading
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read and explore the narrative fiction text 'The Moon Dragons'. They develop their comprehension and use inference to explore the character profile of the protagonist. Finally, pupils explore the key themes, as well as making connections and comparisons to other texts.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to read and summarise the story of 'The Moon Dragons'.
Key Notes
- 'The Moon Dragons' is a picture book and narrative fiction text that belongs to the genre of fantasy.
- The plot of the story is based around the search for mythical creatures called moon dragons.
- Summarising the key events in a story helps us to build our understanding of the text and the meaning behind it.
- The King offers a room filled with gold to anyone who can retrieve a moon dragon but nobody succeeds.
- Alina finds the moon dragons but keeps her discovery a secret in order to protect them.
Vocabulary To Learn
- fantasy: a genre of fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and inspired by mythology or folklore
- plot: what happens in a story
- summarising: to pull out the key events and ideas from the text
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may have questions about the genre that the story belongs to and be unsure of what constitutes mythology. Children may also notice elements within the story that are similar to fairytales.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
'The Moon Dragons' is a picture book and narrative fiction text that belongs to the genre of fantasy. The plot of the story is based around the search for mythical creatures called moon dragons.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'fantasy'
a genre of fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and inspired by mythology or folklore.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may have questions about the genre that the story belongs to and be unsure of what constitutes mythology. Children may also notice elements within the story that are similar to fairytales. Correction: Explore examples of myths that the children have been previously exposed to and ask them to identify any commonalities within 'The Moon Dragons'. Explore which features of the story are reminiscent of fairy tales.
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