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Understanding the context of 'How To Train Your Dragon'

'How to Train Your Dragon': diary and narrative writing

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils use their knowledge of the text 'How To Train Your Dragon' to write a setting description, a narrative opening and a diary entry. Pupils use one stimulus to write for several outcomes, writing for different purposes by demonstrating certain techniques in each.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to understand the authorial, geographical and historical context of 'How to Train Your Dragon'.

Key Notes

  • Understanding the context of a text enables readers to engage effectively with the content.
  • The author is the person who wrote the text.
  • The illustrator is the person who illustrated the text.
  • Fiction is literature in the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • context: the factors outside a text that influence it, such as the historical period, setting and society at the time
  • fiction: a text that is based on imagination
  • narrative: a story
  • book series: a sequence of books that are grouped together as part of the same collection

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils may believe this is a non-fiction text because it is about Vikings.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Understanding the context of a text enables readers to engage effectively with the content. The author is the person who wrote the text.

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

the factors outside a text that influence it, such as the historical period, setting and society at the time.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Pupils may believe this is a non-fiction text because it is about Vikings. Correction: Give clear explanations that this is a made-up narrative set in the context of a fictional Viking community.

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