Year 3 - English
Understanding character relationships in 'The Sheep Pig'
'The Sheep Pig': reading
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read and explore the classic narrative 'The Sheep Pig'. They use retrieval and inference to develop their comprehension of the text. Finally, pupils identify the turning point in the story, marking the change in direction of the plot and discussing how this affects the story.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand the relationships between the characters in 'The Sheep-Pig'.
Key Notes
- Babe shows many positive character traits, including kindness, politeness, determination and friendliness.
- Babe's kindness and determination helps him to form relationships.
- Farmer Hogget forms a bond with Babe and Fly accepts Babe and teaches him.
- Role on the wall is a reading activity which helps us develop our understanding of characters in a story or text.
- We can support our ideas with evidence from the text.
Vocabulary To Learn
- characterisation: the way an author describes and develops the personalities and traits of the characters in a story
- character traits: the special qualities that make a character in a story unique and interesting
- evidence: the information from a text that can support or justify our reasoning
- relationships: the connections and interactions between characters within a narrative
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- In Task A, pupils may place character traits both on the inside and outside of the outline.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Babe shows many positive character traits, including kindness, politeness, determination and friendliness. Babe's kindness and determination helps him to form relationships.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'characterisation'
the way an author describes and develops the personalities and traits of the characters in a story.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: In Task A, pupils may place character traits both on the inside and outside of the outline. Correction: Explain to pupils that inner emotions and feelings remain inside, attributes that other characters can see go on the outside.
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